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Journal of the Department op Agriculture. 



CROP AND LIVE STOCK REPORT. 



July, 1920. 



CONDITION OF LIVE STOCK. 

 Compiled from Reports furnished by Sheep and Stock Inspectors. 



Area. 



Large Stock. 



Small Stock. 



Capk — 



South- West 



North- West 



South Coast 

 Southern Karroo 

 Central Karroo... 

 Northern Karroo 

 Eastern Karroo 

 Bechuanaland ... 

 Qriqualand West 



North- Eastern 



Border 



Transkeian Territories... 



Transvaal — 



Eastern High Veld 

 Central ... 

 Western High Veld 

 Low Veld 



O RANGE Free State - 

 North-Eastern ... 

 North- Western .. . 

 South-Eastern ... 

 Sonth-Western ... 



Natal — 



High Veld or Highlands 

 Middle Veld or Midlands 

 Coast 



Poor, Medium in parts 

 Good to medium. Fat in parts 

 Good to medium 

 Good ... 



Good. ... 



Good 



Good ... 

 Good ... 



Good 



Medium 



Good to medium 



yfedium 



Medium 



Medium. Good in pans 



Good to medium 



Good to mpdiinn. Fat in [larts 



(I'ood to medium 

 Good ... 



Good. Fat in parts 

 Good to medium 



Medium to poor. 



Good to medium. Fat in parts. 



Good to medium. 



Good. 



Good. 



Good. 



Good. 



Good. 



Good. 



Medium. 



Good to medium. 



Medium. 



Medium. 



Medium. Good in parts. 



Good to medium. 



Good to medium. Fat in parts. 



Good to mediuiii. 



Good. 



Good. Fat in parts. 



Medium. Good in parts. 



Good to medium 

 Good to medium 

 Good to medium. 



Good to medium. 

 Good to medium. 

 Good to medium. 



The 1920 Wheat, Oats, and Barley Sowings. 



The Department's crop correspondents were requested to report this month on the area 

 put under wheat, oats, and barley this 1920 season. For the purpose the figure 100 is taken 

 as representing the acreage last season, and any change this season is shown by variations 

 from that figure. The accompanying statement, shows the position as revealed by these, 

 reports. While the main wheat producing districts of the Union report an increase in 

 acreage under this crop, the prevalence of drought principally is responsible for a considerable 

 shrinkage in certain other parts of the country, particularly those subject to summer rainfall. 

 so that the total acreage under wheat in the Union this season is estimated to be 2 per cent, 

 less than it was last year. Given an ordinary favourable season the crop from the reduced 

 acreage is estimated to yield 2,702,300 bags of wheat. On the other hand the Union's 

 requirements nonnally are estimated to be about 3,800,000 bags annually, consequently thei'e 

 is likely to be a shortage of nearly 1,100,000 bags of wheat which will need to be made good 

 by importation from other countries. 



The following statement gives the estimated ^voAaction, prodded the .sea.ion proves to be 

 an ordinarfi fuvouruhle oiw and the crops make normal growth. For purposes of comparison 

 it may be added that last season's crops were considerably below normal in growth (j-ide 

 Crop and Live Stock Report, November, 1919) and it is estimated that the yield was 

 approximately 1,989,100 bags wheat, 1,604.100 bags oats, 36,357,800 bundles oat hay, and 

 347,900 bass barlev. 



