New Zealand Gazette – 1897 – No. 74

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✨ Agricultural Statistics



"The Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics Act, 1895."—Acreage and Actual Yields of Maize, Peas, Beans, Rye-grass, Cocksfoot, and Potato Crops, 1896–97.—Notice No. 473.

Department of Agriculture, Wellington, 13th August, 1897.

THE following information is now supplied in continuation of the return published in the New Zealand Gazette of the 8th ultimo, and completes the publication of “Actual Yields” for the season.

JOHN D. RITCHIE, Secretary.

ACREAGE AND ACTUAL YIELD IN CORN-CROPS, ETC.

Provincial District. Maize. Peas. Beans. Rye-grass. Cocksfoot. Potatoes.
Acres. Yield per Acre in Bushels. Total Bushels. Acres: Yield per Acre in Bushels. Total Bushels. Acres. Yield per Acre in Bushels. Total Bushels. Acres. Yield per Acre in Bushels of 90 lb. Total Bushels. Acres. Yield per Acre in Pounds. Total Pounds. Acres. Yield per Acre in Tons. Total Tons.
Auckland .. {1897 11,112 42½ 472,260 146 27½ 4,015 85 20 1,700 6,428 14 89,992 3,512 100 351,200 6,795 4
{1896 11,734 46 539,764 105 25 2,625 46 27 1,242 9,218 10 92,180 2,844 90 255,960 7,304 5·53
Hawke’s Bay .. {1897 989 20 19,780 42 35 1,470 34 26 884 3,700 18 66,600 4,237 142 601,654 1,760 4
{1896 1,105 35 38,675 37 30 1,110 171 34 5,814 3,289 18·35 60,353 1,559 240 374,160 1,536 4·14
Taranaki .. {1897 260 24 6,240 35 35 1,225 243 33½ 8,140 497 14½ 7,206 6,747 172 1,160,484 1,906 6
{1896 557 34 18,938 20 30 600 312 37 11,544 791 20 15,820 4,992 257 1,282,944 1,801 5·41
Wellington .. {1897 158 34 5,372 638 30¾ 19,618 218 32¾ 7,139 1,863 12½ 23,287 5,198 125 649,750 3,393 6
{1896 420 32 13,440 561 33 18,513 289 36 10,404 2,338 17·40 40,681 7,054 90 634,860 4,401 7·66
Marlborough .. {1897 .. .. .. 1,294 21¾ 28,144 76 26 1,976 436 22 9,592 636 270 171,720 697 7
{1896 1 25 25 1,269 22 27,918 176 30 5,280 346 21·69 7,505 319 240 76,560 713 6
Nelson .. {1897 *13 .. .. 695 19¾ 13,725 122 18½ 2,257 219 15¼ 3,339 175 158 27,650 1,328 6·25
{1896 1 38 38 215 25 5,375 74 28 2,072 163 15·38 2,507 64 291 18,624 634 5·63
Westland .. {1897 .. .. .. *1 .. .. .. .. .. 32 17 544 .. .. .. 346 5
{1896 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. *60 .. .. 3 150 450 299 5·29
Canterbury .. {1897 *2 .. .. 4,608 23 105,984 3,148 30 94,440 10,802 16½ 178,233 28,210 188 5,303,480 7,781 6
{1896 16 20 320 4,844 28 135,632 3,784 36 136,224 16,954 19 322,126 19,055 224 4,268,320 8,368 8·22
Otago .. {1897 .. .. .. 92 30 2,760 13 26 338 17,841 25½ 454,945 907 100 90,700 5,984 5
{1896 .. .. .. 149 20 2,980 11 26 286 23,948 23·41 560,623 850 152 129,200 6,941 5·56
Totals .. {1897 12,534 40·23 503,652 7,551 23·44 176,941 3,939 29·67 116,874 41,818 19·94 833,738 49,622 168 8,356,638 29,990 5·25
{1896 13,834 44·18 611,200 7,200 27·05 194,753 4,863 35·55 172,866 57,107 19·31 1,101,795 36,740 192 7,041,078 31,997 6·47
  • Not included in averages.


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🌾 Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics for 1896-97

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
13 August 1897
Agriculture, Statistics, Maize, Peas, Beans, Rye-grass, Cocksfoot, Potatoes, Yields, Acreage
  • John D. Ritchie, Secretary