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

Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 9th 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. | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). | Acres. | Acres. | | In Hay. | | | | Cocksfoot. | Rye-grass. | Acres. | Acres. | No. of. | No. of. |
| | | | | | | | | 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). | Bshls. | Bshls. | | | | |
| Mongonui .. | 112 | 28 | 17 | 157 | 126 | 137 | 2,050 | 91 | 211 | 3 | 35 | 84 | 201 | 1 | 353 | 879 | 138 | 135 | 3,535 | 3,775 | 68 | 1,001 | 34 | 74 | 5,817 | 2,345 |
| Whangaroa .. | 60 | 13 | 9 | 82 | 6 | 15 | 255 | 28 | 2 | 60 | .. | .. | 17 | 23 | .. | 63 | 125 | 18 | 17 | 448 | 1,508 | 9 | 81 | 27 | 59 | 1,261 | 370 |
| Hokianga .. | 71 | 124 | 5 | 200 | 53 | 28 | 233 | 15 | 8 | 196 | .. | .. | 54 | 116 | .. | 89 | 194 | 15 | 28 | 173 | 3,194 | 150 | 134 | 60 | 116 | 1,431 | 510 |
| Bay of Islands.. | 187 | 35 | 12 | 234 | 100 | 27 | 478 | 174 | 67 | 1,830 | 16 | 218 | 76 | 303 | 25 | 32 | 417 | 160 | 190 | 3,435 | 17,075 | 232 | 22 | 55 | 150 | 6,052 | 1,940 |
| Whangarei .. | 690 | 62 | 10 | 762 | 763 | 327 | 5,686 | 662 | 433 | 10,513 | 7 | 135 | 253 | 1,032 | 10 | 503 | 2,195 | 484 | 715 | 17,015 | 33,624 | 1,297 | 1,207 | 138 | 858 | 13,666 | 5,101 |
| Hobson .. | 120 | 13 | 23 | 156 | 114 | 1 | 30 | 132 | 1 | 30 | .. | .. | 32 | 116 | 7 | 64 | 237 | 51 | 103 | 557 | 5,238 | 25 | 50 | 13 | 114 | 4,154 | 1,172 |
| Waitemata .. | 576 | 83 | 10 | 669 | 1,589 | 30 | 522 | 850 | 13 | 366 | 30 | 835 | 157 | 516 | 116 | 244 | 1,440 | 412 | 452 | 11,110 | 13,609 | 441 | 26 | 162 | 912 | 7,667 | 2,817 |
| Eden .. | 702 | 323 | 52 | 1,077 | 352 | 258 | 6,115 | 561 | 104 | 2,680 | 12 | 810 | 781 | 3,417 | 12 | 291 | 2,019 | 1,123 | 1,135 | 18,915 | 5,949 | .. | .. | 621 | 502 | 5,851 | 3,349 |
| Ohinemuri .. | 54 | 45 | 9 | 108 | 112 | .. | .. | 199 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 85 | 285 | 112 | 36 | 432 | 173 | 241 | 3,366 | 3,984 | .. | 190 | 18 | 105 | 1,987 | 686 |
| Tauranga .. | 183 | 63 | 47 | 293 | 1,608 | 844 | 16,898 | 787 | 708 | 20,131 | 10 | 165 | 257 | 1,314 | 1,049 | 1,165 | 4,820 | 164 | 205 | 16,537 | 11,270 | 321 | 25 | 40 | 203 | 6,901 | 2,269 |
| Rotorua .. | 1 | 12 | .. | 13 | 44 | .. | .. | 51 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 13 | 17 | .. | 75 | 3 | 4 | 237 | 93 | .. | .. | 4 | 5 | 141 | 51 |
| Whakatane .. | 152 | 51 | 28 | 231 | 184 | 107 | 2,620 | 81 | 317 | 11,520 | 48 | 1,970 | 108 | 626 | 307 | 3,245 | 4,213 | 275 | 414 | 10,414 | 11,338 | 423 | 690 | 6 | 81 | 5,046 | 1,698 |
| East Taupo .. | 6 | 6 | .. | 12 | 29 | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 27 | .. | .. | 17 | 15 | 60 | 149 | 300 | .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 291 | 120 |
| West Taupo .. | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 30 | 540 | 13 | 28 | 885 | .. | .. | 11 | 42 | 58 | .. | 140 | 33 | 48 | 4,230 | 585 | 10 | .. | 2 | 4 | 903 | 45 |
| Motiti Island .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 8 | .. | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 600 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 250 | 75 |
| Wanganui .. | 99 | 115 | 13 | 227 | 80 | 700 | 24,070 | 275 | 261 | 8,760 | 36 | 1,088 | 161 | 916 | 1,262 | 6 | 2,701 | 116 | 138 | 12,006 | 78,086 | 270 | 130 | 25 | 190 | 10,890 | 3,661 |
| Rangitikei .. | 299 | 81 | 32 | 412 | 661 | 3,850 | 78,527 | 70 | 4,269 | 161,308 | 169 | 4,649 | 160 | 1,083 | 3,556 | 42 | 12,116 | 291 | 590 | 47,327 | 110,307 | 1,050 | 1,255 | 33 | 229 | 17,585 | 4,808 |
| Manawatu .. | 195 | 65 | 38 | 298 | 2,064 | 1,978 | 46,627 | 245 | 3,532 | 130,011 | 77 | 1,350 | 125 | 976 | 3,328 | 65 | 9,350 | 155 | 248 | 11,391 | 71,411 | 40 | 670 | 34 | 132 | 16,197 | 4,339 |
| Oroua .. | 992 | 154 | 86 | 1,232 | 1 | 541 | 15,117 | 168 | 1,139 | 43,187 | 103 | 3,743 | 439 | 3,452 | 665 | 183 | 3,238 | 628 | 895 | 4,037 | 150,502 | 3,233 | 1,222 | 201 | 346 | 24,703 | 7,419 |
| Horowhenua .. | 87 | 31 | 20 | 138 | 80 | 1 | 36 | 23 | 67 | 1,766 | .. | .. | 73 | 651 | 122 | 22 | 308 | 49 | 117 | 1,037 | 35,642 | 588 | 596 | 5 | 38 | 2,993 | 997 |
| Buller .. | 143 | 29 | 10 | 182 | 270 | .. | .. | 63 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 73 | 455 | 1 | 3 | 140 | 91 | 147 | 750 | 3,819 | .. | .. | 27 | 78 | 2,524 | 1,094 |
| Inangahua .. | 67 | 23 | 32 | 122 | 184 | .. | .. | 594 | 2 | 70 | 1 | 20 | 157 | 859 | 41 | 3 | 798 | 152 | 218 | 3,769 | 6,720 | 30 | .. | 13 | 55 | 4,134 | 1,310 |