New Zealand Gazette – 1885 – No. 22

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✨ Agricultural Statistics



Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce, February, 1885.

Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 14th April, 1885.

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.

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

Counties. Numbers of Holdings over One Acre in Extent. Extent of Land broken up, but not under Crop. In Wheat. In Oats. In Barley. In Potatoes. In Turnips or Rape. In Other Crops. Total Number of Acres under Crop, exclusive of Land under Grasses. In Sown Grasses. Grass Seed, Produce of. In Garden or Orchard.
Freehold. Rented. Part Freehold, part Rented. Total Numbers of Holdings. Acres. Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). For Green Food or Hay. For Grain. Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). Acres. Acres. In Hay. In Grasses after having been broken up (including such as in Hay). Grass-sown Lands not previously ploughed (including such as in Hay). Cocks-foot. Rye-grass. Acres.
Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). Acres. Acres. Bshls. Bshls.
Hawera .. 301 163 89 553 343 183 5,775 86 1,213 58,369 82 2,915 206 1,470 2,833 112 4,715 423 960 15,729 54,471 9,130 1,424 330
Patea .. 157 85 50 292 214 700 26,533 19 1,264 53,062 49 1,468 106 699 3,507 123 5,768 542 885 14,892 46,604 1,948 3,660 156
Waitotara .. 88 103 31 222 8 329 11,900 163 732 33,740 148 4,328 160 960 1,379 79 2,990 417 708 21,718 34,351 302 2,015 220
Wanganui .. 93 100 14 207 40 431 10,430 189 198 7,405 56 1,582 90 548 338 13 1,315 326 546 9,454 62,256 .. 296 151
Sounds .. 38 16 22 76 26 2 30 5 .. .. 1 30 6 57 10 2 26 23 36 183 9,977 373 118 41
Marlborough .. 348 106 127 581 3,233 2,253 57,297 1,413 2,369 99,060 4,161 141,100 354 3,337 2,457 334 13,341 895 1,397 22,860 47,691 303 5,248 407
Mackenzie .. 39 26 24 89 841 2,113 49,557 518 2,730 106,060 5 125 41 189 5,509 15 10,931 44 71 36,340 4,619 .. 5,700 38
Geraldine .. 760 228 136 1,124 15,943 26,136 730,808 1,163 26,851 900,253 2,928 107,450 544 2,737 29,917 942 88,481 3,555 3,605 180,505 18,070 765 27,803 676
Waimate .. 227 59 40 326 4,717 14,994 405,203 685 17,148 670,243 1,576 48,530 207 1,011 19,656 134 54,400 1,063 2,077 151,329 7,288 700 36,184 311
Waitaki .. 328 213 68 609 6,630 18,533 565,212 595 17,937 739,939 2,619 84,996 2,366 14,876 21,568 1,140 64,758 1,128 1,798 260,286 12,431 2,700 11,034 342
Waihemo .. 148 61 37 246 2,620 2,859 90,274 499 6,131 246,405 327 12,360 185 942 4,207 17 14,225 134 209 28,502 12,725 12 1,515 153
Southland .. 1,677 226 136 2,039 19,844 17,358 457,066 11,064 68,502 2,793,782 2,182 65,216 1,051 5,616 58,833 244 159,284 1,310 1,844 209,276 21,544 1,996 64,798 731
Wallace .. 414 40 59 513 7,874 3,670 99,609 5,148 20,323 780,129 1,593 51,696 293 1,497 23,952 58 55,037 659 937 65,691 16,024 2,088 29,246 165
Stewart Island.. 16 1 .. 17 .. .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. .. 6 26 .. .. 9 .. .. 29 22 .. .. 4


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🌾 Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
14 April 1885
Agriculture, Land, Cultivation, Crop, Statistics, Counties, Holdings, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Potatoes, Turnips, Rape, Grasses, Hay, Orchard, Garden
  • Wm. R. E. Brown, Registrar-General