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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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Can<

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.