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Among farm crops, the sale of corn is the largest source of 
revenue, the aggregate value of this group being £24,000,000, or 
10-7 per cent. of the total value of all produce. Of this amount, 
wheat accounts for £12,070,000 and barley for £7,380,000, other 
Smaller sums being obtained for oats, beans, peas, mixed corn 
and rye. In view of the importance which is usually attached 
to the corn crops as an item of farm economy it is a somewhat 
striking fact that their value (apart from their use for feeding 
to live stock) is only a little over 10 per cent. of the total of 
agricultural products. Apart from corn, the most important item 
in this group is potatoes, with a sale value of £11,830,000, or 
about the same as wheat taken alone. Hops account for 
£3,370,000, and hay, straw, sugar beet and some miscellaneous 
items for £6,760,000. 
The third group of products comprises fruit, vegetables, 
flowers, &c., and these have an aggregate of £24,630,000, or 
practically 11 per cent. of the total. The value of the fruit crop 
is estimated at £9,700,000, vegetables at £8,400,000, glasshouse 
produce at £4,800,000, while flowers grown in the open, nursery 
stock and honey account for the balance. 
Calculations on the above lines were made in 1908* and the 
information published in the previous report enables the following 
comparison to be made :(— 
ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCE SOLD OFF FARMS. 
Live stock  - - 
Dairy produce - - 
Poultry and eggs - - 
Wool - 
Total Live Stock and Live 
Stock Products - - - 
Farm crops and vegetables  - 
Fruit, flowers, &ec. - - - 
Total 
1908. 
| 1995. 
Thousands of £. 
50,800 78,970 
25,500 57,600 
4,350 15,080 
2.100 3.000 
82,750 
£0,200 
4,200 
154,650 
54,450 
16,230 
127.150 
295.330 
Percentage 
Increases. 
Per cent. 
55 
126 
247 
43 
87 
35 
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The change as between 1925 and 1908 is, of course, due partly 
bo alterations in price and partly to increases and decreases in 
output. It is interesting to notice that the aggregate value of 
* Full details in regard to the items included in 1908 are not available 
and. the comparison is not exact in all cases. It is believed, however, to 
be approximately correct, except in the case of fruit, flowers, &e., which 
exclude elasshouse produce and honey in 1908.