Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1867 – No. 54

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✨ Agricultural Statistics

I.—CULTIVATION AND CROPS.

SUB-DISTRICTS.	No. of Acres Grown.	No. of Bushels Reaped.
	Wheat.	Oats.
1.—Kaiapoi Island	69	306
2.—Rangiora and Eyre Swamps	41	1,827
3.—Moeraki Downs	50	1,255
4.—Eyreton	30	595
5.—Native Reserve	...	250
6.—Kaiapoi, Woodend, and Rangiora	132	1,988
7.—Plains	32	415
8.—Ashley	122	2,821
9.—Haughton Valley	22	722
10.—Waipara	29	792
Totals	572	10,671

Note.—A very heavy loss has been experienced this season in the Grain Crop from Rust. On several Farms the whole of the Crops had to be burnt on the ground; but the above Return includes all the Crops sown, whether reaped and thrashed or destroyed.

II.—AVERAGE PRODUCE OF CROPS PER ACRE.

SUB-DISTRICTS.	WHEAT.	OATS.	BARLEY.
	Bushels.	Bushels.	Bushels.
1.—Kaiapoi Island	...	20	35
2.—Rangiora and Eyre Swamps	23	39	29
3.—Moeraki Downs	17	37	24
4.—Eyreton	21	32	36
5.—Native Reserve	19	38	34
6.—Kaiapoi, Woodend, and Rangiora	27	30	27
7.—Plains	27	30	27
8.—Ashley	17	29	27
9.—Haughton Valley	8	27	26
10.—Waipara	19	27	25
Average for the whole of the Northern District	20	33	28

III.—AMOUNT OF GRAIN HELD IN STOCK BY FARMERS on the 1st of August, 1867.

SUB-DISTRICTS.	WHEAT.	OATS.	BARLEY.
	Bushels.	Bushels.	Bushels.
1.—Kaiapoi Island	2,432	8,880	1,600
2.—Rangiora and Eyre Swamps	9,867	13,395	4,282
3.—Moeraki Downs	14,208	20,267	1,152
4.—Eyreton	5,642	12,870	...
5.—Native Reserve	977	68	...
6.—Kaiapoi, Woodend, and Rangiora	28,805	37,738	8,652
7.—Plains	5,601	2,940	1,000
8.—Ashley	27,138	19,631	1,394
9.—Haughton Valley	3,490	5,530	584
10.—Waipara	12,495	5,652	...
Totals	110,655	126,971	19,629

IV.—AMOUNT OF GRAIN SHIPPED FROM KAIAPOI, AND IN STORE AT THE WHARVES awaiting Shipment, on the 1st of August, 1867.

	WHEAT.	OATS.	BARLEY.
	Bushels.	Bushels.	Bushels.
Shipped prior to the 1st of August	33,992	21,231	520
In Store on the 1st of August	9,739	18,539	2,650
Totals	43,731	39,770	3,170

V.—NUMBER OF FLOUR MILLS IN THE NORTHERN DISTRICT.

	Number
Water Mills	8
Steam Mills	2
Wind Mill	1
Total	11

Note.—Oatmeal is made at one of these Mills.

JAMES WYLDE,
Secretary,
Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Association.

CHRISTCHURCH:
Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Canterbury, at the 'Press' Office, Cashel-street, by JAMES EDWARD FITZGERALD, Printer for the time being to the said Government.

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🌾 Cultivation and Crops Statistics for Northern District

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated1 August 1867
KeywordsAgriculture, Cultivation, Crops, Statistics, Northern District, Canterbury
👩‍💼 Officials

James Wylde, Secretary, Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Association

🌾 Average Produce of Crops Per Acre

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated1 August 1867
KeywordsAgriculture, Crop Yield, Statistics, Northern District, Canterbury
👩‍💼 Officials

James Wylde, Secretary, Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Association

🌾 Amount of Grain Held in Stock by Farmers

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated1 August 1867
KeywordsAgriculture, Grain Stock, Statistics, Northern District, Canterbury
👩‍💼 Officials

James Wylde, Secretary, Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Association

🌾 Amount of Grain Shipped and in Store

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated1 August 1867
KeywordsAgriculture, Grain Shipment, Statistics, Northern District, Canterbury
👩‍💼 Officials

James Wylde, Secretary, Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Association

🌾 Number of Flour Mills in the Northern District

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated1 August 1867
KeywordsAgriculture, Flour Mills, Statistics, Northern District, Canterbury
👩‍💼 Officials

James Wylde, Secretary, Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Association

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