CEREAL RETURNS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 177, 17 July 1908, Page 2

CEREAL RETURNS.

IXTEKESTIXG I'AKTICULARS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last flight. A return is published iu to-night's (lazclte of the areas laid down in corn, grass, etc., in. tho Dominion and the fictiuil yields. Three months ago a return showing the estimated yield per acre of wheal, oats, and barley was published, and it is now interesting to compare this with the actual results, which show that the estimates .were framed on moderate lines. The wheat was estimated to yield 27 bushels per acre. The actual yield was

28 bushels; oats, estimated at 30 bushels, actual 38 bushels: barlev, estimated at 2!) bushels, actual 32 bushels. The iiri'ii for threshing lust season was 103.03! acres, compared with 200,185 fov tlic previous season, ami the total yield was 5.507,130 bushels, compared with 5.000,252 bushels the previous year. The supplies of wheat and ilour are shown as under:—Total yield of wheat. 5,507,130 bushels; wheat and Hour on hand on Hist October, 1007, 1,041,2,51 bushels: wheat and Hour imported from Ist November to 2!lth Keliruu-rv, 124,271 bushels: total, 7,.'!:12,t'i1i1. Wheat anc Hour exported from Ist Xovember ti 2!lth Vchruary, 4750 bushels; eonsump tion_for same, period (110(1,000 person* at six bushels per head per annum) 1,020,000 bushels (last year. 1,024,75] bushels); available for all purposes ot 2!lth February, 11108, 5,407,005 bushels. Canterbury was, of course, the great est wheat-producing district, am Hawke's Hay the lowest, though sharini with Tiiraiiuki the honor of highest aver age per acre (.14 bushels). The figure show—l'anterburv, 13!),033 acres, 3,1130 SI3 bushels, 20 bushels averse; Ota,v 45.120 acres, UDD.IB4 bushels, averat:' 31: Wellington, 4010 acres, 1)0,3! bushels, average 23; Auckland, 130 acres, 42,070 bushels, average 23; M" horousih. 1204 acres. 30,330 bushels, age 24; Taranaki, 387 acres, 13,15 bushels, average 34; llawkc's Hay. X acres, 11,()S4 bushels, average 3-JJKi son, 800 acres bushels, average 20.

bushels, average :S4; llawkc's Iky, X acres. 11,1)34 bushels, average 34.

The area in oats \yas 380,885 acres, the average (as stated above.) being 38 bushels, and the yield 15,021.801 bushels. The previous season the figures were respeetivelv 351,020 acres, average 31 bushels, and yield 11.201,780 bushels. Olago had an easy lead, beating ths next best, 'Canterbury, by over two million bushels.

Lasl year's crop of barlev was 1,103,4(111 bushels. oIV 3(1,177 acres', an average. I of 32 bushels. The previous season the totals were less, being 3.12105 acres, average 31 bushels, giving a lolul of ].H3.-i.34(i bushel-. The Canlerburv district was the largest contributor,' with Marlborough next. Vnr the season under notice Hie area under potatoes was 27,035 acres, yielding 1-12,000 tons, for tin. previous,senson the figures arc respeetivelv 31,280 I acres and 100,875 lons.