Reports on Foreign Crops. 405 



Agricultural Returns of South Australia 

 for 1900-01. 



The Government Statist of South Australia has recently 

 issued statistics as to the agriculture and live stock 

 of that colony for the past season, 1900-1 901. From 

 these figures the following table has been compiled, showing 

 the area and production of the leading crops, together with 

 the number of the more important classes of live stock. 

 Comparative figures have been added for the previous 

 season : — 



Crop. 



Area. 



Production. 













1900-01. 



1899-1900. 



1 1900-01. 



1899-1900. 



Wheat" - 



Barley* ... - 

 Oats* .... 

 Peas .... 



Acres. 

 1,913,200 

 15,400 

 28,000 

 4,500 



Acres. 

 1,821,100 

 15,800 

 20,200 

 3,800 



Bushels. 



11,253,100 

 211,100 

 366,200 

 67,400 



Bushels. 



8,453,ioo 

 188,900 

 218,300 

 52,900 



Potatoes - 



Hay 



In Fallow- 

 Orchards - - - - 

 Vines .... 



6,600 

 341,300 

 887,500 

 16,000 

 20,200 



8,400 

 311,400 

 822,000 

 15,500 

 19,400 



Tons. 

 14,600 

 353,700 



Tons. 



19,700 

 229,800 



Live Stock. 



1900- 



1901. 



1 899- 1 900. 



Horses - 



Cattle-f Milch CoWS " 

 Uattle tOther Cattle- 

 Sheep - 



Pigs- - - - - 

 Goats - - 



No. 



166,800 

 75,900 

 138,800 

 5>235,200 

 89,700 

 8,900 



No. 

 168,700 

 83,500 

 192,300 

 5,667,300 

 82,900 

 7,400 



* In addition to the areas noted above, 3,000 acres of wheat, barley, and oats in 

 1900-01, and 1, ico acres in 1899-1900 are stated to have been cut green for forage. 

 In the area for wheat in 1899- 1900 are included 339,000 acres which are reported to 

 have been sown, but not reaped. 



It is also stated that 6,000,000 lb. of butter and 1,000,000 lb- 

 of cheese were made in the past season. 



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