New Zealand Gazette – 1890 – No. 28

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✨ Agricultural Statistics



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

THE results of the collection made in February last, arranged according to provincial districts and counties, are published for general information.

TABLE I.-HOLDINGS, ACREAGE, AND PRODUCE-COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS YEAR.

Provincial Districts. 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. 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). For Green Food or Hay. For Grain. Acres. Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels).
AUCKLAND 1890 6,408 1,588 608 8,604 16,435 12,576 269,641 13,219 12,246 358,172
1889 6,104 1,534 473 8,111 18,457 14,701 394,598 9,914 12,333 360,471
TARANAKI 1890 1,595 703 280 2,578 2,116 3,104 83,004 667 5,326 136,318
1889 1,525 640 256 2,421 2,675 73,753 565 3,260 128,297 356
HAWKE'S BAY 1890 1,061 425 232 1,718 8,065 1,827 49,153 1,859 6,603 226,629
1889 1,113 385 204 1,702 24,770 965 28,605 1,329 5,141 147,371
WELLINGTON 1890 3,364 1,524 487 5,375 5,214 13,890 369,934 3,907 17,523 634,897
1889 3,160 1,315 503 4,978 3,061 12,883 335,629 2,758 12,047 406,906
MARLBOROUGH 1890 505 187 149 841 2,639 6,461 173,575 3,931 4,733 168,349
1889 473 189 153 815 2,260 5,877 124,124 2,070 3,691 114,839
NELSON 1890 1,353 321 341 2,015 8,079 4,809 117,538 8,096 3,261 88,996
1889 1,233 319 315 1,867 4,625 101,329 6,241 3,143 82,428 6,388
WESTLAND 1890 261 66 25 352 153 .. .. 409 .. ..
1889 229 85 28 342 140 .. .. 348 .. ..
CANTERBURY 1890 4,655 2,042 1,105 7,802 37,378 228,734 5,550,974 36,796 158,446 4,823,527
1889 4,399 1,906 941 7,246 38,742 239,527 5,487,902 22,996 132,880 3,607,244
OTAGO 1890 5,818 2,065 1,010 8,893 69,900 65,460 1,834,687 52,417 217,933 7,235,696
1889 5,494 1,859 912 8,265 51,709 81,400 2,224,306 38,401 194,730 6,129,509
TOTALS 1890 25,020 8,921 4,237 38,178 149,979 335,861 8,448,506 121,301 426,071 13,673,584
1889 23,730 8,232 3,785 35,747 142,747 362,153 8,770,246 84622 367,225 10,977,065
INCREASE IN 1890 .. 1,290 689 452 2,431 7,232 .. 36,679 58,846 2,696,519 .. 4,246
DECREASE IN 1890 .. .. .. .. .. 26,292 321,740 .. .. 2,625 59,714 ..
  • Including 6,253 acres in maize, produce 270,282 bushels.

3,038 ,, rye and bere ,, 54,286 ,,

7,926 ,, peas ,, 200,510 ,,

4,954 ,, beans ,, 172,364 ,,

585 ,, hops ,, 5,715 cwt.

25 acres in tobacco, produce 11,370 lb. dried leaf.

3,983 ,, mangold, beet, carrots, parsnips, and onions.

1,675 ,, maize, cut for green food.

2,844 ,, other crops.

NOTE.-In the returns of Agricultural Statistics as above summarised, gardens, orchards, plantations of forest-trees, holdings of one acre or less in extent, and holdings occupied by aboriginal natives, are not included, but the returns for 1890 show a total extent of land in garden of 8,568 acres, in orchard of 15,771 acres, and in plantations of forest-trees of 28,928 acres.

Besides the agricultural statistics, the following information as to the number of cattle and breeding cows was also obtained at the collection:-

Auckland .. .. .. 190,110 cattle, of which 66,740 were breeding cows. Westland .. .. .. 6,341 cattle, of which 2,157 were breeding cows.

Taranaki .. .. .. 99,886 ,, ,, 31,108 ,, ,, Canterbury .. .. .. 88,126 ,, ,, 35,661 ,, ,,

Hawke's Bay .. .. 53,379 ,, ,, 16,319 ,, ,, Otago .. .. .. 143,856 ,, ,, 56,628 ,, ,,

Wellington .. .. 152,621 ,, ,, 49,874 ,, ,,

Marlborough .. .. 9,327 ,, ,, 3,369 ,, ,,

Totals .. .. 772,358 ,, ,, 272,144 ,, ,,

The returns also show that at the time of the collection there were 197 silos or ensilage stacks in the colony.



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Agriculture, Land, Holdings, Crop Production, Provincial Districts, Counties, Cattle, Breeding Cows, Silos