384 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. (1 Duc.,'1902. 
“QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURE GENERALLY. 
“The prominent features of our agrarian industries during the last few 
years have been—the steady increase in the areas under cultivation, the 
development of the sugar industry, the establishment of the modern dairy 
system, the attention given to the cultivation of particular products—notably 
wheat, malting barley, coffee, and tobacco—and the sale of wheat and wool by 
auction instead of direct to the individaal buyer. 
“Every year shows an increase in the area under cultivation. The additions 
for 1901 represent 26,945 acres, which the Registrar-General finds is a 
centesimal increase of 5°61. The increase in population for the same period 
was only 2°46 per cent. The principal increase was in the area placed under 
fodder plants, which shows that the farmers are becoming more alive to the 
necessity for providing for their stock food other than the natural grasses. 
Of the principal crops, the advance for wheats, oats, barley, and rye was 
13,415 acres ; sugar-cane increased by 3,496 acres, and fodder crops by 18,906 
acres. The decreases were—in maize 10,991 acres, and in rice 66 acres. The 
grain crop, therefore, shows a net increase of 2,358 acres. 
“< Wheat.—The wheat crop for 1901 was on the whole satisfactory. The 
area under crop for grain rose from 79,304 acres in 1900 to 87,282 acres in 
1901, the total yield from 1,194,088 bushels to 1,692,222, and the average yield 
from 1506 bushels to 19:40 bushels to the acre. Though rust affected 10,070 
acres, the crop was such a good one that even with this misfortune the average 
yield has been only once exceeded—in 1894—when it reached 19:48 bushels to 
the acre. For a comparison, the wheat crop of South Australia may be taken. 
There, it is stated, 1,415,658 acres were reaped for an average of 4°60 bushels 
to the acre. The Ailora district covered the largest area, with 22,131 acres ; 
the Toowoomba district came next with 18,609 acres ; the third in order was 
Warwick, with 14,762 acres. The highest average return was in the Nanango 
district, with 22°23 bushels to the acre, followed by Crow’s Nest, with 20°12 
bushels. The average yield of wheat in the various States of Australia are :— 
Queensland... os oes te ... 19:40 bushels 
New South Wales... rs se ae OIG ae 
South Australia re sat es wn HED. 5 
Western Australia... = a xe DEIR gy 
Victoria wee we : ces ee AGS og 
“The imports for 1901 were equal to 1,820,240 bushels, and the quantity 
grown in Queensland was 1,692,222 bushels. If the total be valued at 
3s. 24d. per bushel it will be seen that the requirements of the raw material for 
the present population amount to £559,798 12s. 7d. The quantity produced 
in Queensland in 1901 was 43 per cent. of the total requirements. ‘lwo new 
flourmills were erected, making a total of 18. The value of the flour made by 
all mills was £204,842, of bran and pollard £38,182, and of meal £1,605. 
“ Barley.—Malting barley was grown on 6,818 acres, as against 6,302 acres 
in 1900; and the yield was better by 11:27 bushels to the acre, the average for 
1901 being 28:39 bushels to the acre. Toowoomba had the largest crop with 
2,440 acres; Allora came second with 1,358 acres ; and Warwick third with 
1,219 acres. The total yield was 193,538 bushels, as against 107,910 bushels 
for 1900. The total requirements of malt for the State were 191,424 bushels, 
of which 36 per cent. was made from Queensland barley, the imports of malt 
being 121,424 bushels; but of the malt mado in Queensland, 69,000 bushels or 
986 per cent. were made from Queensland grown material. In 1900 the 
proportion was 79 per cent. 
“ Yaize.—Maize showed a fairly average yield for the State, but in some 
districts there were failures, of which the dry weather that followed the planting 
was the cause. The acreage planted fell from 127,974 in 1900 to 116,983 in 
