350 
Home Produce, Imports, Consumption, 
Table IV. 
Total 
required for 
Consumption ; 
at 5 • 1 bush. 
1st 8 Years, 
at 5"5 bush. 
2nd 8 Years, 
at 5-6 bush. 
3rd 8 Years, 
at 5 '65 bush, 
last 4 Years, 
per head per 
Annum. 
Imports. 
Difference ; 
required from 
Home Produce 
within each 
Harvest Year. 
Home Produce 
available for 
Consumption 
according to 
Annua'l 
Estimates of 
Avei age Produce 
per Acre 
(2i bushels per 
Acre deducted 
for Seed). 
Available 
Home Produce 
according to 
Annual 
Estimates 
+ or — 
calculated 
requirement 
within each 
Harvest Year. 
Quarters. 
17,538,354 
17,607,749 
17,701,710 
17,816,807 
17,932,364 
18,055,062 
18,183,671 
18,306,247 
19,874,968 
20,025,576 
20,165,540 
20,287,594 
20,419,321 
20,547,130 
20,684,813 
20,830,600 
21,368,178 
21,532,105 
21,909,347 
22,224,385 
22,428,445 
22,022,952 
22,840,258 
23,082,333 
23,537,495 
23,826,133 
24,058,216 
(24,334,025) 
Quarters. 
5,902,000 
0,092,000 
2,983,000 
3,265,000 
4,112,584 
5,795,687 
4,555,670 
4,516,332 
10,023,908 
9,099,455 
9,205,080 
0,991,270 
5,500,705 
7,313,026 
7,633,033 
9,015,543 
8,243,389 
10,000,004 
8,841,090 
9,316,600 
12,291,403 
11,583,645 
11,739,710 
13,948,644 
12,158,006 
14,511,181 
14,431,971 
Quarters. 
11,636,354 
11,515,749 
14,718,710 
14,551,807 
13,819,780 
12,259,975 
13,628,001 
13,789,915 
9,851,000 
10,926,121 
10,960,454 
13,290,324 
14,918,610 
13,234,104 
13,051,780 
11,815,057 
13,124,789 
11,532,101 
13,008,257 
12,907,785 
10,136,982 
11,039,307 
11,100,548 
9,133,689 
11,379,489 
9,314,952 
9,026,245 
Quarters. 
10,433,404 
9,337,540 
10,427,742 
12,770,300 
13,007,453 
10,143,915 
15,147,874 
12,004,575 
9,950,012 
11,175,1X3 
12,882,069 
10,881,807 
15,179,783 
12,950,305 
10,458,045 
8,545,890 
15,020,000 
12,301,205 
13,089,893 
10,382,493 
10,438,729 
9,290,313 
12,898,085 
9,033,000 
8,857,015 
10,039,073 
11,698,672 
(5,047,840) 
Quarters. 
- 1,202,890 
- 2,178,203 
+ 1,709,032 
- 1,775,507 
- 812,327 
+ 3,883,940 
+ 1,519,873 
- 1,785,340 
+ 105,012 
+ 249,002 
+ 1,921,615 
+ 3,585,483 
+ 261,167 
- 283,799 
- 2,593,135 
- 3,269,167 
+ 2,501,271 
+ 769,104 
+ 21,636 
- 2,525,292 
+ 301,747 
- 1,748,964 
+ 1,797,537 
- 100,689 
- 2,522,474 
+ 724,121 
+ 2,072,427 
Averages. 
8 Years, 1 
1852-'59 / 
8 Years, 1 
1860-'67 / 
8 Years, \ 
1868-'75 / 
3 Years, \ 
1876-78 / 
27 Years, 
1852-78 
17,892,820 
4,652,784 
13,240,030 
13,159,859 
80,177 
20,354,443 
8,097,761 
12,256,682 
12,253,711 
2,971 
22,251,000 
10,745,568 
11,505,432 
11,032,476 
+ 
127,044 
23,807,281 
13,700,380 
10,100,895 
10,198,253 
+ 
91,358 
20,570,005 
8,484,076 
12,086,589 
12,109,746 
+ 
23,157 
