✨ Agricultural Statistics




Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce, 1894.

THE results of the collection made in February and March last, arranged according to provincial districts, are published for general information. The figures are subject to revision.

Registrar-General's Office, Wellington, 5th May, 1894.
E. J. von DADELSZEN, Registrar-General.

PRELIMINARY RETURN OF HOLDINGS, ACREAGE, AND PRODUCE.

Column Categories:

  • Province Districts
  • Numbers of Holdings over One Acre in Extent:
    • Freehold
    • Rented
    • Part Freehold, Part Rented
    • Total Number of Holdings
  • Extent of Land broken up, but not under Crop (Acres)
  • In Wheat:
    • Acres
    • Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels)
  • In Oats:
    • For Green Food or Hay (Acres)
    • For Grain (Acres)
    • Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels)
  • In Barley:
    • Acres
    • Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels)
  • In Potatoes:
    • Acres
    • Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels)
  • In Turnips or Rape (Acres)
  • In Other Crops (Acres)
  • Total Number of Acres under Crop, exclusive of Land under Grasses
  • In Sown Grasses:
    • In Hay:
      • Acres
      • Estimated Gross Produce (in tons)
    • In Grasses after having been broken up (including such as in Hay):
      • Acres
    • Grass-sown Lands not previously ploughed (including such as in Hay):
      • Acres
  • Grass Seed, Produce in Bushels:
    • Cocksfoot
    • Ryegrass
  • Quantity of Last Year's Crop remaining on hand when Form was filled up:
    • Wheat (bushels)
    • Oats (bushels)
    • Barley (bushels)

Provinces Listed:

  • AUCKLAND
  • TARANAKI
  • HAWKE'S BAY
  • WELLINGTON
  • MARLBOROUGH
  • NELSON
  • WESTLAND
  • CANTERBURY
  • OTAGO

Summary Rows:

  • TOTALS (1894)
  • TOTALS (1893)
  • INCREASE IN 1894
  • DECREASE IN 1894


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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1894, No 34





✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🌾 Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
5 May 1894
Agriculture, Cultivation, Produce, Statistics, Provincial Districts
  • E. J. von Dadelsez, Registrar-General