✨ Agricultural Statistics Tables
Printed under authority of the New Zealand Government, by GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.
Return of Agricultural Statistics of the Provincial District of Marlborough.
Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 29th March, 1877.
THE following RETURN OF AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS of the Provincial District of MARLBOROUGH in February, 1877, is published for general information :—
N.B.—The differences between the estimated Crops of 1876 and 1877, for the Provincial District, are as follow:—
| Crop | 1876. | 1877. | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat (bushels) | 25,716 | 37,876 | Increase, 12,160 Bushels. |
| Oats (bushels) | 74,603 | 45,361 | Decrease, 29,242 " |
| Barley (bushels) | 70,624 | 93,443 | Increase, 22,819 " |
| Potatoes (tons) | 1,628 | 2,029 | Increase, 401 Tons. |
It has been calculated that the above figures for 1877 are in excess of the actual yield by the undermentioned amounts, on account of damage done to the crops in the Picton and Wairau
Districts: Wheat, 3,341 bushels; barley, 28,003 bushels; and potatoes, 472 tons.
WM. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General.
ACCOUNT OF LAND IN CULTIVATION, AND OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE THEREOF, IN NEW ZEALAND, FEBRUARY, 1877.
(Taken under the authority of "The Census Acts Amendment Act, 1867.")
PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF MARLBOROUGH.
SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR'S RETURN.
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. (Page 368)
| ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. | NUMBERS OF HOLDINGS. | Extent of Land broken up, but not under Crop. | IN WHEAT. | IN OATS. | IN BARLEY. | IN SOWN GRASSES. | IN HAY. | IN POTATOES. | IN OTHER CROPS. | TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES UNDER CROP, INCLUDING SOWN GRASSES. | QUANTITY OF LAST YEAR'S CROP REMAINING ON HAND WHEN FORM WAS FILLED UP. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold. | Rented. | Part Free. Part Rented. | Total. | Acres. | Acres (sown for Grain only). | Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). | Acres. | For Green Food or Hay. | For Grain. | Estimated Gross Produce of Grain (in bushels). | |
| WAIRAU | 147 | 36 | 19 | 202 | 1,697$ rac{1}{2}$ | 1,133$ rac{1}{2}$ | 29,208 | 468 | 1,061 | 34,661 | |
| CHEVIOT (part of) | 45 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 343 | 159$ rac{1}{2}$ | 4,450 | 136 | 158$ rac{1}{2}$ | 4,850 | |
| PICTON | 95 | 22 | 30 | 147 | 286 | 191$ rac{1}{2}$ | 4,218 | 151 | 182 | 5,850 | |
| TOTALS | 287 | 67 | 57 | 411 | 2,326$ rac{1}{2}$ | 1,484$ rac{1}{2}$ | 37,876 | 755 | 1,401$ rac{1}{2}$ | 45,361 |
I certify that the above is a correct compilation from the original Returns.—S. L. MULLER, Superintendent Collector.
NZ Gazette 1877, No 29
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- WM. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General
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- S. L. MULLER, Superintendent Collector