Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce, February, 1890.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 2nd April, 1890.

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. The figures are subject to revision.

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. | In Orchard. | Horned Cattle (including Calves). | Breeding Cows (included in foregoing). |
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| | 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. | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Acres. | Acres. | | | | | | | | | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). | 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. | No. of. | No. of. |
| Rodney | 498 | 37 | 6 | 541 | 626 | 86 | 1,344 | 236 | 94 | 1,959 | .. | .. | 77 | 160 | 9 | 261 | 763 | 161 | 161 | 5,730 | 25,778 | 1,620 | 298 | 54 | 706 | 7,010 | 2,784 |
| Otamatea | 222 | 21 | .. | 243 | 79 | 64 | 1,008 | 153 | 102 | 2,214 | 5 | 83 | 43 | 107 | 20 | 161 | 548 | 3 | 2 | 1,762 | 19,182 | 939 | 132 | 20 | 196 | 4,725 | 1,663 |
| Coromandel | 75 | 29 | 18 | 122 | 289 | 2 | 35 | 110 | 6 | 120 | .. | .. | 34 | 137 | .. | 45 | 197 | 78 | 93 | 834 | 2,999 | 67 | .. | 42 | 68 | 2,595 | 882 |
| Thames | 136 | 42 | 12 | 190 | 272 | 2 | 25 | 268 | 8 | 240 | .. | .. | 82 | 298 | 8 | 91 | 459 | 235 | 378 | 3,827 | 6,109 | 74 | 6 | 16 | 222 | 3,603 | 1,383 |
| Piako | 124 | 55 | 2 | 181 | 1,299 | 28 | 520 | 843 | 1,273 | 34,589 | 6 | 130 | 140 | 568 | 5,917 | 40 | 8,247 | 268 | 322 | 55,207 | 94,312 | .. | .. | 23 | 245 | 19,674 | 4,367 |
| Waikato | 236 | 76 | 80 | 392 | 1,200 | 2,196 | 55,553 | 952 | 2,219 | 72,775 | 79 | 2,555 | 355 | 1,770 | 4,123 | 154 | 10,078 | 556 | 635 | 18,462 | 31,586 | 41 | 255 | 47 | 386 | 11,785 | 3,996 |
| Waipa | 361 | 96 | 90 | 547 | 954 | 3,663 | 82,266 | 893 | 2,122 | 61,076 | 45 | 1,130 | 825 | 3,934 | 4,741 | 330 | 12,619 | 773 | 873 | 36,841 | 22,522 | 253 | .. | 78 | 580 | 13,956 | 4,508 |
| Raglan | 114 | 21 | 18 | 153 | 268 | 172 | 3,249 | 194 | 211 | 5,991 | 3 | 50 | 173 | 920 | 134 | 40 | 927 | 41 | 60 | 6,679 | 13,139 | 1,433 | 50 | 28 | 103 | 11,893 | 2,519 |
| Kawhia | 25 | 2 | .. | 27 | 12 | 89 | 1,272 | 14 | 70 | 1,475 | .. | .. | 85 | 480 | .. | 24 | 282 | 14 | 42 | 877 | 1,182 | 72 | 80 | 16 | 16 | 605 | 147 |
| Cook | 135 | 143 | 71 | 349 | 958 | .. | .. | 137 | 667 | 28,254 | 1,581 | 59,175 | 217 | 1,629 | 2,393 | 824 | 5,819 | 895 | 1,493 | 11,135 | 226,850 | 14,085 | 52,160 | 87 | 239 | 18,093 | 6,461 |
| Hawera | 560 | 290 | 119 | 969 | 1,053 | 1,085 | 35,362 | 115 | 2,731 | 76,451 | 397 | 11,791 | 394 | 2,945 | 3,176 | 112 | 8,010 | 642 | 1,167 | 28,369 | 89,884 | 15,529 | 2,230 | 341 | 185 | 44,625 | 10,141 |
| Patea | 190 | 103 | 62 | 355 | 332 | 1,506 | 49,027 | 128 | 1,628 | 67,791 | 101 | 3,496 | 152 | 917 | 2,094 | 46 | 5,655 | 153 | 280 | 28,256 | 44,623 | 8,006 | 350 | 49 | 124 | 12,706 | 3,402 |
| Waitotara | 146 | 155 | 34 | 335 | 93 | 1,688 | 74,270 | 295 | 782 | 34,731 | 284 | 10,787 | 292 | 1,848 | 1,598 | 83 | 5,022 | 158 | 222 | 22,804 | 41,592 | 1,004 | 161 | 138 | 193 | 9,185 | 2,602 |
| Southland | 1,948 | 453 | 251 | 2,652 | 31,080 | 5,811 | 149,910 | 17,110 | 80,583 | 2,753,072 | 1,213 | 35,197 | 1,177 | 5,965 | 47,193 | 249 | 153,336 | 746 | 1,067 | 303,905 | 19,984 | 2,324 | 58,151 | 685 | 332 | 44,982 | 16,833 |
| Wallace | 422 | 91 | 70 | 583 | 2,299 | 1,953 | 55,786 | 5,359 | 18,230 | 606,262 | 221 | 7,532 | 218 | 1,091 | 12,710 | 622 | 39,313 | 655 | 964 | 126,219 | 2,713 | .. | 31,784 | 70 | 58 | 13,589 | 4,167 |
| Stewart Island | 18 | 2 | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 26 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 35 | 46 | .. | .. | 4 | 3 | 79 | 45 |