Sir L Fraserasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make a statement about this year's harvest.
Mr. AmoryThe latest reports for cereal crops were that the quality of wheat and oats was generally satisfactory, but barley showed some variation and in some cases was of poor malting quality. Estimates of yields per acre of cereal crops are well above the average of the preceding five years.
The hay crop was very good. The general condition and feeding quality are
— 1954 Average 1950.54 1955 (a) (Preliminary Estimate) Wheat 22.6 cwt. 22.4 cwt. 25.3 cwt. Barley 21.4 cwt. 20.6 cwt. 24.3 cwt. Oats 19.2 cwt. 19.3 cwt. 21.3 cwt. Mixed corn 18.4 cwt. 19.2 cwt. 21.4 cwt. Rye 18.5 cwt. 18.2 cwt. 19.7 cwt. Beans for stockfeeding 15.8 cwt. 16.9 cwt. 18.3 cwt. Peas for stockfeeding 9.6 cwt. 13.6 cwt. 17.1 cwt. Potatoes (1st and 2nd earltes and main crop) 7.9 tons 8.0 tons 7.1 tons Turnips and swedes 16.0 tons 15.6 tons 12.4 tons Mangolds 22.0 tons 23.3 tons 18.8 tons Sugar beet 10.5 tons 11.4 tons 10.6 tons Hay from temporary grass 29.1 cwt. 30.2 cwt. 32.6 cwt. Hay from permanent grass 21.3 cwt. 21 .2 cwt. 22.7 cwt. (a) Final estimates of yields per acre will not be available until early next year.