THE COLONY'S CROPS.

Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 99, 25 July 1902, Page 4

THE COLONY'S CROPS.

The ' AgrieiVfoural DepaHment has v fon ndit'-exceedingly difficult to proreturn of _ the g vields ’ tional nature-V f Tn ; ’the iekisurmnen - mtiy : dvs Wektbef’ 4sbyekpefrinheed’ dvfer 1 - ’> I si large portion of the eOlohyi ‘stunting - - '' the growth of th t e.'cj?opsi tdj such an pxitentthat .when theestimatedf yields weredeclsared in January, last -it wasdeemed advisable to deduct 9000 acres fr'wawi l -the for, tfa resh ipg| off*, wheat, a Pen-/ for feeding down. The long spelliof dry weather was by ~ hep vy rkip, which lasted ipj pints vtj is '■ 'i Ok>rrte¥bury.and -Otagorigbt >t|irough ~ the ha west, .consequep tly m uch of the r wheat sprouted., iA y ( e,yy larger quantity therefore, will he; unfit :fpr milling,. Thie; oats and barley are sound, but , there will be a great deal of discoloured gii&in. , ." '' ' - The estiniaten yields of wheat, oats, atrd-barley for for the pas Reason Aver e.J-fs t, f£fit,bjdsheX<" ;■ ■ f acre ; oats, 34 bushels ; barley, 28 bushels. The actual yields are :—Wheat, 24.76 bushels per acre; oats, 37.06 bushels ; barley, 32 bushels. The areas for threshing and the ; yields.for 1901-19Q2 are as follows : Wheat, 163,442 acres, 4,046,589 bushels,’'or 24.86 bushels per acre; oats, 405,924 aerps, 15,045,233 bushels average 37.06 bushels ; barley, 26,514 acres, 855,993 bushels, average 32.28 bushels; rye, 1090 acres, 17,250 bushels, average 25 bushels; maize?, 12,503 acres ; 571,834 bushels, average 45 77 bushels ; peas. 7242 acres, 164,712 bushels, average 22.88 bushels; heans, 3504 acres, 88,905 bushels, overage 25 65 bushels : ; rye grass, 16,244 acres, 356,756 bushels,, average 21:97 bushels ; cocksfoot, 27,876 acres, 4,481,3401 b. average 160.761 b; potatoes, 31,259 acres, 206,815 tons, average 6.61 tons.