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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — NEW SOUTH WALES
The area under cultivation in New South Wales during the last five j'^ears and the crops produced were as follow :■
Wheat
Acres 1 Bush. Acres ' Bush. Acres Bush. Grain . I,.394,056!l5,483,276 1,990,180 28,532,029 2,128,826 27,913,547
/
iHay . 490,828
Acres 2,380,710
Maize Grain .
/Grain. Barley {
iHay .
( Grain . O-vts {
I Hay . Potatoes . Lucerne (Hay)
Tobacco .
Tons. 426,916 Bush.
180.812 5,216,038 166,538 Tons. I
Tons I Tons
380,784 565,549 422,973 j 467,669: 440,243 ' Bush. ! Bush.
9, .51
1,.566
59,881
169,441 j
26,3011 54,061 j
618
l,757i Bush. 1,119,558: Tons
186,243
71,794'
115,088
Cwts. i
3,8381
212,797 15,091
7,U9S,i^53 272,663
Tons
1,844
2,451
Bush.
81,452
1,966,586!
Tons !
178,968
255,781
35,725
100,143
68,995
157,331
Cwts. 1
959
6,498
7,0b2' 82,0051
j Tons ,
1,014 1,128
Bush 77,9911 1,702,706
Tons
142.8051 193,064
44'.452i 121,033
70,5.59! 179,860
' Cwts.
1,096 8,513
167,781 10,803
1,246
71,110
147,647 43,148 63,824
1,501
Bush.
25,088,102
Tons
423,262
Bush.
4,. 507, 342
129,008
Tons
1,267 Bush. 1,155,164 Tons 155,646 75,166 147,423 Cwts. 15,045
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Cane-sugar
Grapes
Year
ended
31 March
Total Area
Acres 17,953 16,981 14,937 14,736 14,375
Tons
277,390 144,760 131,081 160,311
147,799
Total Area
Wines Brandy
Table Fruit
1908 1909 1910 1911 1912
Acres 8,483 8,251 8,330 8,321 8,231
Gallons Gallons
778,500 28,887 736,262 29,953 808,870 26,439 805,600 32,750 850,210 24,247
Tons 2,948 3,150 4,181 3,914 ' 4,223
The principal fruit-culture of the State is that of the orange. There were in March, 1912, 20,423 acres under citrus fruit, with an estimated pro- duction of 946,196 bushels of oranges, 256,433 bushels of lemons, 475,121 bushels of mandarins, and 4,560 busliels of other citrus fruit.
In 1911-12 the State had 44,982,637 sheep, 3,182,939 cattle, 688,414 horses 371,093 pigs. The production of wool as in the grease in 1905, 297 154 000 lbs., in 1906, 325,441,000 lbs., in 1907, 367,446,000 lbs., in 1908, 338,129,000 lbs., in 1909, 370,808,000 lbs., in 1910, 415,338,000 lbs., and in 1911, 371,546,000 lbs.
There were 154,372 persons engaged in agricultural and pastoral pursiiits during the year 1911-12.
There is a Forest Conservation Department. The timber reserves, in which State forests are included, cover an area of 7,379,395 acres. The revenue from royalties, licences, &c., amounted in 1907 to 55,730L ; in 1908 to 57,129Z. ; in 1909 to 57,241Z. ; in 1910 to 81,837Z., and in 1911 to
90,318Z.
IT. MiNE.s AND Minerals.
Gold is found in all parts of New South Wales. The following table
shows the quantity and value of the gold won in New South Wales since its
discovery in 1851 : —
