✨ Agricultural Statistics
PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND.—LAND, CULTIVATION, AND CROPS, LIVE STOCK, AGRICULTURAL MACHINES, &c.
ELECTORAL DISTRICTS.
| MONSOL. | BAY OF ISLANDS. | MARSDEN. | NORTHERN DIVISION. | CITY OF AUCKLAND EAST. | CITY OF AUCKLAND WEST. | PARNELL. | NEWTON. | PENSIONER SETTLEMENTS. | TOWN OF ONEHUNGA. | FRANKLIN. | RAGLAN. | TOTALS. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Extent of Holding | |||||||||||||
| Number of Acres, Freehold | 39,313 | 82,507 | 115,682 | 121,471 | 2,227 | 9,820 | 4,101 | 6,328 | 3,956 | 1,693 | 166,809 | 147,919 | 692,826 |
| Number of Acres, Leasehold | 21,923 | 3,861 | 64,643 | 14,693 | — | 96 | 9,300 | 313 | 1,262 | 754 | 284,265 | 80,602 | 431,753 |
| 61,236 | 86,368 | 180,325 | 136,164 | 2,227 | 9,916 | 13,401 | 6,641 | 5,218 | 2,447 | 451,074 | 228,521 | 1,124,107 |
| 2. Fencing | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Extent and description of Fencing | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Number of chains of Post and Rail | 4,064 | 13,628 | 33,236 | 21,170 | 155 | 746 | 2,592 | 2,414 | 7,830 | 1,822 | 42,982 | — | 196,075 |
| Wire Fence | 38 | 615 | 1,181 | 1,541 | — | 14 | — | — | — | 285 | 291 | 231 | 1,379 |
| Ditch and Bank | 1,624 | 1,49 | 1,569 | 1,541 | — | — | 196 | 116 | 6,168 | 10,826 | 543 | 866 | 22,188 |
| Live Fence | 200 | 553 | 883 | 1,482 | — | 88 | 543 | 16 | 13,323 | 515 | 17,785 | 1,399 | 50,432 |
| Stone Fence | — | 2,514 | 1,061 | 223 | — | 92 | 16 | — | 4,928 | 2,362 | 1,800 | — | 13,180 |
| Other kinds | 1,030 | 848 | 4,300 | 1,675 | 93 | 4 | 208 | — | 286 | 73 | 31,725 | 1,864 | 31,725 |
| Total number of Acres Fenced | 6,951 | 18,307 | 41,171 | 39,091 | 202 | 833 | 4,623 | 3,280 | 26,276 | 4,707 | 96,583 | 14,918 | 314,032 |
| | 12,544 | 13,241 | 28,741 | 23,128 | 66 | 286 | 1,725 | 1,417 | 4,707 | 1,012 | 52,087 | 69,040 | 207,994 |
| 3. Crops | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Number of Acres— | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| In Wheat | 41 | 18 | 533 | 130 | — | 12 | — | — | 42 | 79 | 362 | 475 | 1,675 |
| Oats | 17 | 9 | 413 | 673 | 34 | 38 | — | 29 | 159 | 26 | 1,337 | 1,888 | 4,196 |
| Barley | 14 | — | 22 | 45 | — | 1 | 10 | — | 25 | — | 54 | 153 | 264 |
| Maize or Sorghum | 204 | — | 71 | — | — | — | 61 | — | 15 | — | 497 | 523 | 2,011 |
| Rye or Bere | — | — | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 210 | 47 | 366 |
| Hay (mown) | 93 | 361 | 1,014 | 15 | — | 52 | — | 18 | 12 | 52 | 2,932 | 9,207 | 7,318 |
| Sown Grasses (including Land in Hay)| 1,605 | 2,307 | 12,504 | 13,649 | 58 | 373 | 79 | 40 | 884 | 530 | 34,608 | 35,889 | 112,636 |
| Peas or Beans | 55 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 109 | 206 |
| Potatoes | 57 | 87 | 388 | 268 | — | 75 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 141 | 1,800 | 1,845 | 5,076 |
| Turnips or Rape | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 47 | 31 | 196 | 174 |
| Mangold, Beet, Carrots, Parsnips, or Onions | 3 | 1 | 15 | 29 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 5 | 47 | 50 | 154 |
| Garden or Orchard | 63 | 14 | 191 | 435 | 10 | 17 | 77 | 10 | 16 | — | 57 | 113 | 973 |
| Tobacco | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 |
*In very many cases no return was made of the Extent of Fencing, otherwise than as acres fenced, and where it was done, in many cases it was evidently merely a guess at the number of chains.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1868, No 25
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