Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1874 – No. 16

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✨ Agricultural statistics table



ACCOUNT OF LAND IN CULTIVATION, AND OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE THEREOF, IN NEW ZEALAND, FEBRUARY, 1874.

(Taken under the authority of "The Census Acts Amendment Act, 1867.")

SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR'S RETURN—PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. NUMBERS OF HOLDINGS. EXTENT OF LAND BROKEN UP, BUT NOT UNDER CROP. (ACRES) IN WHEAT. ACRES (SOWN FOR GRAIN ONLY). IN WHEAT. ESTIMATED GROSS PRODUCE (IN BUSHELS). IN OATS. ACRES (FOR GREEN FOOD OR HAY). IN OATS. ACRES (FOR GRAIN). IN OATS. ESTIMATED GROSS PRODUCE OF GRAIN (IN BUSHELS). IN BARLEY. ACRES (SOWN FOR GRAIN ONLY). IN BARLEY. ESTIMATED GROSS PRODUCE (IN BUSHELS). IN SOWN GRASSES. IN HAY. ACRES. IN SOWN GRASSES. IN HAY. ESTIMATED GROSS PRODUCE (IN TONS). IN SOWN GRASSES. IN PERMANENT ARTIFICIAL GRASS (INCLUDING LAND IN HAY IN PREVIOUS COLUMN). ACRES. IN POTATOES. ACRES. IN POTATOES. ESTIMATED GROSS PRODUCE (IN TONS). IN OTHER CROPS. ACRES. TOTAL NUMBERS OF ACRES UNDER CROP (INCLUDING SOWN GRASSES). QUANTITY OF LAST YEAR'S CROP REMAINING ON HAND WHEN FORM WAS FILLED UP. WHEAT (BUSHELS). QUANTITY OF LAST YEAR'S CROP REMAINING ON HAND WHEN FORM WAS FILLED UP. OATS (BUSHELS). QUANTITY OF LAST YEAR'S CROP REMAINING ON HAND WHEN FORM WAS FILLED UP. BARLEY (BUSHELS).
CHEVIOT 14 362 1½ 20 66 183 4,130 — — — — 3,813 9 48 — 4,072½ — — —
ASHLEY 530 6,204½ 11,396½ 202,470 739 5,381½ 112,682 1,075 17,800 2,179 2,267½ 25,865½ 216 502½ 1,226 45,900 1,270 451 232
KAIAPOI 462 806 6,456½ 167,827 116½ 5,479½ 101,695 1,395½ 46,494 1,844 1,838 18,580½ 183½ 847 477½ 32,689½ 15 — —
CHRISTCHURCH EAST 41 3 10 205 5 11 530 3½ 155 112 259 628½ 39½ 214 25½ 723½ — — —
CHRISTCHURCH WEST 97 60 17 510 4 43½ 2,353 — — 35½ 46 855 8½ 47½ 14 942½ — — —
LYTTELTON Nil. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
AVON 484 378 2,447½ 70,620 119½ 2,666½ 78,302½ 604 25,660 1,249½ 2,849½ 17,750½ 510½ 2,830½ 1,248½ 25,347½ — 70 —
HEATHCOTE 579 866½ 4406 126,539½ 370 3,625½ 110,464 1,522 41,927 2,083 3,239½ 30,926 261½ 1424 520½ 41,681½ 864 202 1,085
AKAROA 230 606½ 27½ 610 712 27 596 — — 530½ 649 25,334½ 36 171½ 328½ 26,465 — 40 —
SELWYN 523 6,183½ 15,159 338,911 200 8,760½ 228,049 3,315 81,687 3,687 4,149½ 46,699 157½ 516½ 1,488½ 75,779 1,091 1,164 230
COLERIDGE 417 18,469½ 13,046½ 283,451 1,760½ 4,718½ 118,210 471 10,077 799 1,222 26,441½ 136 548 2,648½ 49,222½ 50 520 —
TIMARU 386 16,077½ 14,892 397,732 261½ 4,811½ 171,556 610½ 15,900 1,884½ 3,053½ 26,908½ 195½ 889 294 47,973½ 24 77 —
GLADSTONE 206 11,347 3,966½ 117,843 261 3,276½ 124,982 204½ 9,990 1,067½ 1,384 21,715½ 99½ 483½ 1,907½ 31,430½ 227 164 —
General Totals for Province 3,969 61,364½ 71,826½ 1,706,738½ 4,615 38,984½ 1,053,549½ 9,200½ 249,690 14,872½ 20,957½ 245,518½ 1,853½ 8,522 10,178½ 382,177½ 3,541 2,688 1,547



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🎓 Account of land in cultivation and agricultural produce in the Province of Canterbury

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
1 February 1874
Agricultural statistics, Canterbury, Land cultivation, Crops, Census