Agricultural Statistics




Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce, February, 1879 and 1880.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 14th April, 1880.

THE results of the collection made in February last for the under-mentioned Counties (as returned by the Superintendent Collectors) are published for general information, with the results of the previous collection (1879) for comparative purposes.

Wm. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General.

COUNTIES. NUMBERS OF HOLDINGS OVER 1 ACRE IN EXTENT. Extent of Land broken up, but not under Crop. IN WHEAT. IN OATS. IN BARLEY. IN POTATOES. IN OTHER CROPS. TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES UNDER CROP, EXCLUSIVE OF LAND UNDER GRASSES. IN SOWN GRASSES. QUANTITY OF LAST YEAR'S CROP REMAINING ON HAND WHEN FORM WAS FILLED UP.
Freehold. Rented. Part Freehold, Part Rented. Total Numbers of Holdings. Acres. Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). Acres. Estimated Gross Produce of Grain (in bushels). Acres.
For Green Food or Hay. For Grain.
MONGONUI { 1879 97 37 12 146 198 32 399 24 8 125
{ 1880 93 25 12 130 110 12 125 33 10
BAY OF { 1879 84 9 13 106 43 16 376 66 18 456
ISLANDS { 1880 118 24 11 153 59 17 425 102 36 450
HOKIANGA { 1879 13 4 2 19 6 2 14 ... ... ...
{ 1880 18 5 2 25 4 ... ... ... ...
WHANGAREI { 1879 403 13 8 424 963 143 1,768 179 168 2,434
{ 1880 415 17 8 440 1,095 76 1,115 297 171
HOBSON { 1879 140 14 9 163 78 43 644 68 34 484
{ 1880 182 5 8 195 319 21 285 96 45
RODNEY { 1879 473 26 11 510 879 39 804 254 102 2,051
{ 1880 484 20 9 513 1,891 26 490 236 167
WAITEMATA { 1879 320 35 15 370 1,585 22 460 445 112 2,539
{ 1880 300 48 13 361 2,045 3 75 431 94
EDEN { 1879 381 149 58 588 830 227 6,287 495 41 1,060
{ 1880 655 197 83 935 2,534 398 10,604 769 6
MANUKAU { 1879 1,151 107 41 1,299 10,932 3,596 95,917 1,296 1,727 42,349
{ 1880 1,227 102 61 1,390 11,677 3,486 70,541 2,505 1,832
COROMAN- { 1879 36 7 6 49 81 2 54 45 21 280
DEL { 1880 34 8 8 50 103 1 20 131 19 370
THAMES { 1879 60 61 14 135 457 29 363 161 7 128
{ 1880 131 79 8 218 12,116 ... ... 103 14
PIAKO { 1879 30 3 2 35 9,379 558 11,280 595 43 880
{ 1880 38 4 3 45 3,409 1,612 25,290 874 10
WAIPA { 1879 288 19 15 322 3,325 365 8,097 408 445 12,114
{ 1880 307 34 26 367 3,920 488 17,024 784 709
WAIKATO { 1879 170 35 19 224 1,117 468 8,149 2,810 673 21,402
{ 1880 147 31 15 193 1,212 351 6,085 489 806
RAGLAN { 1879 60 6 9 75 769 36 486 177 78 2,036
{ 1880 79 17 10 106 914 53 986 146 180
KAWHIA { 1879 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
{ 1880 1 ... ... 1 ... 10 150 ... 25


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🌾 Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
14 April 1880
Agriculture, Land cultivation, Crop statistics, Counties, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Potatoes, Grasses, 1879, 1880
  • Wm. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General