New Zealand Gazette – 1875 – No. 23

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✨ Agricultural Statistics Table



ACCOUNT of LAND in CULTIVATION, and of the AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE thereof, in NEW ZEALAND, in February, 1875 (being a Summary of Information already
published in more detail in the Gazette from time to time as received from the several Superintendent Collectors); including a Comparison with the Agricul-
tural Statistics in February, 1874.

PROVINCES. Year NUMBERS OF HOLDINGS EXCEEDING ONE ACRE. 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 (in bushels). IN BARLEY. Acres (sown for Grain only). IN BARLEY. Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). IN HAY. Acres. IN HAY. Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). IN POTATOES. In permanent artificial Grass (including Land in Hay in previous column). Acres. IN POTATOES. Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). IN OTHER CROPS. Acres. TOTAL NUMBERS OF ACRES UNDER CROP, INCLUDING SOWN GRASSES.
PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND 1875 3,926 32,867 2,976 65,110 3,475 2,537 54,862 181¾ 4,927 10,210¾ 10,470 256,870 3,127 12,597 1,919
1874 3,796 16,101½ 3,142½ 55,207½ 2,189½ 1,820½ 27,406½ 226¾ 3,270 6,264 5,806 214,699¾ 3,486½ 12,371½ 1,915
PROVINCE OF TARANAKI 1875 560 1,355 744¾ 16,859 90¾ 479½ 12,302 2 80 876 1,160 54,927½ 410 1,769 287½
1874 557 3,139 945¾ 19,290 82 363 8,709 29 470 735 938 41,069¾ 477½ 1,946 215
PROVINCE OF WELLINGTON 1875 1,515 9,324 955 22,202 946½ 3,654½ 111,841 194¾ 4,266 4,801½ 6,907½ 295,238½ 972½ 6,254 383½
1874 1,624 8,658 1,787½ 41,738 435½ 2,839 71,996 130 2,943 4,712 7,330½ 270,679 867½ 5,432½ 212½
PROVINCE OF HAWKE'S BAY 1875 492 3,587½ 37½ 1,006 476 1,208½ 30,268 96½ 1,569 3,583 4,679½ 201,509½ 393½ 2,463 623½
1874 388 10,146 197½ 3,694 175½ 671¼ 16,384 324 6,820 2,848 5,081½ 115,336½ 225 1,127 109½
PROVINCE OF MARLBOROUGH 1875 393 2,881½ 1,129½ 23,164 1,039½ 1,697 41,011 1,774½ 42,702 732½ 859 29,722½ 267½ 1,378½ 175¼
1874 320 2,731½ 1,853½ 30,373 693½ 1,315½ 35,537 2,301½ 58,812 695½ 991½ 20,308 197½ 1,012½ 125½
PROVINCE OF NELSON 1875 1,234 2,560½ 1,850½ 37,524 2,173½ 3,316½ 75,089 921½ 24,746 2,486½ 3,017½ 49,787½ 1,063½ 6,137½ 1,204½
1874 1,112 3,778½ 2,600½ 44,874 2,607½ 3,267½ 76,300 1,020½ 20,480 2,649½ 3,584½ 43,650½ 962½ 4,576½ 590½
PROVINCE OF WESTLAND 1875 251 278½ 17 550 378 40 1,545 3¾ 67 176½ 291½ 3,198 232½ 1,408 94
1874 204 687½ 2½ 7 286½ 74 130 279½ ... 525 241½ 2,121½ 1½ 1,333 71
PROVINCE OF CANTERBUEY 1875 3,928 59,047 69,847½ 1,827,795 3,868½ 63,823 2,203,663 8,006½ 230,369 10,701½ 12,917¾ 299,262½ 2,343½ 13,252¼ 23,153½
1874 3,969 61,364 71,826½ 1,706,738½ 4,615 38,984½ 1,053,549½ 9,200½ 249,690 14,872½ 20,957½ 245,518½ 1,853½ 8,522½ 10,178½
PROVINCE OF OTAGO 1875 3,809 42,985½ 28,115½ 980,128 8,605½ 80,787½ 3,018,148 5,054½ 168,436 7,592 11,899 244,466¼ 3,341½ 18,419½ 13,286
1874 3,913 41,742¾ 50,068½ 1,489,711 11,132 60,204¾ 2,002,794 8,890½ 264,007 10,558 16,970½ 227,985½ 3,303½ 15,436½ 10,714½
TOTALS 1875 16,092 154,888 105,673 2,974,339 21,053½ 157,543½ 5,548,729 16,235 477,162 41,159 52,201½ 1,434,982½ 12,152½ 63,682 41,127
1874 15,883 148,350 132,425 3,391,633 22,216½ 109,472½ 3,292,806 22,123 606,492 43,614 62,185½ 1,181,368 11,614½ 51,757½ 24,131½
INCREASE IN 1875 ... 209 6,538 ... 46,070½ 2,255,923 ... 5,888 129,329½ ... 2,455 ... 537½ 11,925 16,996 285,445
DECREASE IN 1875 ... ... 26,752 417,294 ... 1,162½ ... ... ... ... 9,984 ... ... ... ... ...

21st April, 1875.

WM. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General.

THE NEW
ZEALAND
GAZETTE.
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21 April 1875
Agriculture, Statistics, Crop yields, Land cultivation, Provincial comparison, 1874, 1875
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