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Statistics Taken from a Paper Read by Sir Julius Vogel, at the Colonial Institution, 19Th March, 1878.
I give you a statement prepared by Mr. Hayter, the Govern-ment Statist of the Colony of Victoria, of the average yield per acre of the principal crops during the six years ending 1876, in the Australasian Colonies, excepting Queensland, where com-plete returns are not made:—
Average Produce of Principal Crops in Australasian Colonies, 1872 to 1876.
Name of Colony. |
1872. |
1873. |
1874. |
1875. |
1876. |
Mean |
Wheat: Bushels per Acre.
Victoria |
13·45 |
16·51 |
13·58 |
14·57 |
15·49 |
14·72 |
New South Wales |
14·48 |
16·32 |
13·43 |
12·87 |
14·66 |
14·35 |
South Australia |
5·73 |
11·50 |
7·87 |
11·75 |
11·95 |
9·76 |
Western Australia |
— |
6·02 |
13·44 |
12·00 |
11·00 |
10·62 |
Tasmania |
13·39 |
18·62 |
16·17 |
18·51 |
16·38 |
16·61 |
New Zealand |
22·52 |
24·19 |
25·61 |
28·15 |
31·54 |
26·40 |
Oats: Bushels per Acre.
Victoria |
18·76 |
19·55 |
15·69 |
18·46 |
21·92 |
18·88 |
New South Wales |
20·36 |
19·94 |
18·71 |
16·31 |
18·72 |
18·81 |
South Australia |
10·85 |
16·39 |
10·61 |
14·61 |
16·69 |
13·83 |
Western Australia |
— |
13·24 |
19·22 |
16·00 |
15·00 |
15·87 |
Tasmania |
20·03 |
25·85 |
20·98 |
26·82 |
25·40 |
23·82 |
New Zealand |
26·78 |
27·00 |
29·81 |
35·22 |
39·34 |
31·63 |
Potatoes: Tons per Acre.
Victoria |
3·22 |
3·45 |
2·86 |
3·53 |
3·37 |
3·29 |
New South Wales |
3·03 |
2·98 |
2·98 |
2·83 |
2·98 |
2·96 |
South Australia |
3·48 |
3·28 |
3·41 |
3·72 |
4·52 |
3·68 |
Western Australia |
— |
2·34 |
2·67 |
3·00 |
3·00 |
2·75 |
Tasmania |
2·77 |
3·92 |
3·16 |
3·75 |
3·54 |
3·43 |
New Zealand |
3·53 |
4·92 |
4·46 |
5·24 |
4·89 |
4·61 |
Hay: Tons per Acre.
Victoria |
1·40 |
1·32 |
1·27 |
1·32 |
1·33 |
1·33 |
New South Wales |
1·50 |
1·61 |
1·64 |
1·37 |
1·15 |
1·43 |
South Australia |
1·00 |
1·21 |
1·02 |
1·26 |
1·21 |
1·14 |
Western Australia |
— |
1·51 |
2·00 |
1·50 |
1·00 |
1·50 |
Tasmania |
·98 |
1·39 |
1·08 |
1·35 |
1·42 |
1·24 |
New Zealand |
1·16 |
1·25 |
1·43 |
·84 |
1·46 |
1·23 |
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A more complete Colonial return, but only for two years, I borrow from Mr. Giffen's valuable Report to the Board of Trade:—
From the same source I give you the average returns from foreign countries. Mr. Giffen does not state the average for the United Kingdom:—
Statement of the Estimated Average Yield per Statute Acre of the Principal Corn Crops, and of Potatoes, in Imperial Bushels, in various Foreign Countries.
Countries. |
Date of Returns. |
Wheat. |
Barley. |
Oats. |
Rye. |
Beans and Peas. |
Maize. |
Potatoes. |
|
|
Bushels |
Bushels |
Bushels |
Bushels |
Bushels |
Bushels |
Bushels. |
Russia |
1872 |
5·5 |
8·0 |
16·6 |
8·2 |
— |
— |
117·0 |
Sweden |
1874 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
123·7 |
Norway |
1870 |
22·1 |
30·3 |
35·7 |
25·9 |
20·5* |
— |
— |
Bavaria |
1863 |
16·3 |
20·1 |
22·5 |
16·3 |
15·3 |
24·9 |
103·4 |
Wurtemberg |
1875 |
18·1 |
21·2 |
29·3 |
18·7 |
15·0 |
26·0 |
74·1 |
Holland |
1874 |
28·4 |
41·9 |
44·4 |
20·9 |
21·8 |
— |
172·8 |
Belgium |
1866 |
20·3 |
34·9 |
41·2 |
24·6 |
23·2 |
— |
— |
France |
1873 |
13·4† |
18·7 |
23·8 |
12·1 |
15·3 |
16·4 |
113·9 |
Portugal |
1865 |
8·9 |
11·1 |
18·6 |
6·7 |
— |
20·0 |
— |
Austria (Proper) |
1875 |
12·5 |
13·5 |
16·2 |
13·2 |
— |
21·6 |
109·4 |
Hungary |
1872 |
8·6 |
13·6 |
16·5 |
8·3 |
8·4 |
13·5 |
38·1 |
Greece |
1867 |
13·2 |
18·8 |
19·0 |
— |
— |
17·4 |
— |
Egypt |
1871 |
15·4 |
20·2 |
— |
— |
14·2 |
18·3 |
— |
United States |
1874 |
12·3 |
20·6 |
22·0 |
13·4 |
— |
20·7 |
80·9 |
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