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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — NEW SOUTH WALES
mainly for grazing, but small areas in or near townships are leased for special purposes.
The total land alienated or in process of alienation on June 30, 1919, was 62,077,258 acres, exclusive of Federal Capital Territory. The total land occupied under leases of various kinds was 113,476,973 acies.
The area under cultivation in New South Wales during four years and the principal crops produced were as follow : —
Year euded June 30
1916
1917
1918
1919
Area under
Acres
Acres
Acres
Acres
Cultivation
5,794,835
5,lrt3,030
4,462,916
3,S93,602
Value of all
Crops
20,362,360?.
11,487,83W.
13,684,900J.
12,280,190*.
Produce
Area
Principal Crops
Area
Acres
Produce
Area
Area
Produce
Produce
Bush.
Acres
Bush.
Acres
Bush.
Acres
Bush.
/Grain . Wheat {
4,188,865
66,764,910 Tons
3,806,604
36,598,000 Tons.
3,329,371
37,712,000 Tons
2,409,669
18,325,000 Tons
I Hay .
879,678
1,211,677 Bush.
633,605
813,768 Bush.
435,180
484,708 Bush.
613,544
517,370 Bush.
Maize Grain . /■Grain. Barley {
154,130 6,369
3,773,600 114,846 Tons
155,378 5,195
4,333,480 73,370 Tons.
145,754 6,370
3,499,960
97,824 Tons
114,582 7,980
2,091,921 86,313 Tons
I Hay .
1,348
1,678
Bush.
866
1,205 Bush.
844
1,083 Bush.
1,238
1.00S Bush .
1 Grain . Oats {
I Hay . Potatoes .
58,636
1,345,69S Tons
67,111
1,084.980 Tons
S2.591
1,455,111 Tons
86,474
1,27$,75J
Tons
176,183 19,589
259,470
44,445
161,723
22,449
210,953 45,331
118,017
22,580
150,097 49,984
152,842 20,879
145,038
Lucerne (Hay)
50,544
100,075 Cwts.
ti 1,584
147,365
Cwts.
04,708
147,172 Cwts.
46,359
88,403 Cwts.
Tobacco .
1,277
9,563
952
9211
791
2,609
1,680
20,951
1 Crop failed.
The area sown for Wheat during the season 1919-20 was 3,050,330 acres, of which 1,450,540 acres were for grain, 715,930 were reaped for 354,53 tons of hay, while 883,860 acres were fed off". The total yield of grain was 4,296,630 bushels. The total acreage sown with wheat for the 1920-21 season is about 2,946,600 acres, of which approximately 638,700 will be cut for hay. During September, 1920, the rainfall was general throughout the State, and the prospects for the harvest are most encouraging.
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i-sugar
Grapes
Year ended June SO
Total Area
Tons
Total Area
Wines
Brandy
Table Fruit
1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
Acres 11,421
11,258 10,969 10,596 10,490
181,606 157,748 143,558 174,881 105,234
7,985 7,883 8,666 5,920 6,021 »
Gallons 549,140 571,000 628,950 538,210 555,770
Gallons 15,259 18,148 18,856 19,192 11,299
Tons
2,667 2,940
2,211 1,710 2,415
1 In addition there were 574 acres for drying purposes producing 5,940 cwt. of sul- tanas, raisins, 4c.
