CORN CROPS SOWN OR INTENDED TO BE SOWN THIS SEASON.

SUMMARY OF PROVINCES.

| Provincial District. | Wheat. | | | | | Oats. | | | | | Barley. | | | | Rye. | | | | Maize. | | | | Peas. | | | | Beans. | | | Vetches or Tares. | | | | Linseed. | | Hops. | | Other Crops. | | | | |
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| | Acreage. | | | | Quantity of Grain now on Hand, in Bushels. | Acreage. | | | | Quantity of Grain now on Hand, in Bushels. | Acreage. | | | Quantity of Grain now on Hand, in Bushels. | Acreage. | | | Quantity of Grain now on Hand, in Bushels. | Acreage. | | | Quantity now on Hand, in Bushels. | Acreage. | | | Quantity now on Hand, in Bushels. | Acreage. | | Quantity now on Hand, in Bushels. | Acreage. | | | Quantity now on Hand, in Bushels. | Acreage. | Quantity now on Hand, in Pounds. | Acreage. | Quantity now on Hand, in Pounds. | Acreage. | | | | Quantity now on Hand. |
| | For Threshing. | For Chaffing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. | | For Threshing. | For Chaffing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. | | For Threshing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. | | For Threshing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. | | For Threshing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. | | For Threshing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. | | For Threshing. | For Ensilage. | | For Threshing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. | | | | | | For Threshing. | For Chaffing. | For Ensilage. | For Feeding down with Stock. | |
| AUCKLAND .. {1897-98 | 7,413 | 587 | 2 | 313 | 68,480 | 5,602 | 28,164 | 286 | 1,281 | 11,211 | 1,420 | 5 | 227 | 855 | 41 | 12 | 19 | 100 | 13079 | 78 | 1428 | 168703 | 141 | 1 | 18 | 194 | 82 | .. | 168 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1,560 | 1 | 40 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 300 | .. |
| {1896-97 | 5,231 | 361 | 6 | 204 | 92,322 | 7,244 | 27,787 | 650 | 1,159 | 8,531 | 1,179 | 37 | 162 | 90 | 68 | 1 | 36 | 124 | 11112 | 130 | 1354 | 39105 | 146 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 85 | .. | 36 | 13 | .. | 16 | .. | 16 | .. | 8 | .. | 180 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 200 |
| HAWKE’S BAY {1897-98 | 979 | 113 | .. | 50 | 1,512 | 4,312 | 5,960 | 3 | 296 | 17,665 | 1,951 | 18 | 137 | 7,334 | 103 | 4 | 25 | 827 | 1,043 | .. | 22 | 8,330 | 41 | .. | .. | 208 | 43 | .. | 146 | 4 | .. | 3 | 55 | 6 | 8,558 | 7 | 7,028 | 2 | .. | .. | 44 | .. |
| {1896-97 | 998 | .. | .. | 90 | 823 | 6,529 | 6,089 | 18 | 1,070 | 8,343 | 2,127 | 40 | 414 | 2,718 | 58 | 4 | 304 | 224 | 989 | 1 | 31 | 93 | 42 | .. | 3 | .. | 34 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 36 | 5 | .. | 6 | 62 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 141 |
| TARANAKI .. {1897-98 | 2,585 | 82 | .. | 60 | 7,462 | 5,284 | 2,019 | 93 | 655 | 6,867 | 816 | 12 | 70 | 488 | 67 | .. | 90 | 160 | 439 | 8 | 22 | 138 | 55 | .. | .. | 108 | 217 | 8 | 230 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 144 | .. | 56 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| {1896-97 | 1,948 | 85 | .. | 100 | 12,393 | 4,618 | 1,948 | 99 | 403 | 3,051 | 523 | .. | 27 | 10 | 64 | .. | 128 | .. | 260 | 8 | 1 | .. | 35 | .. | .. | 40 | 243 | .. | 960 | 1 | .. | 15 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| WELLINGTON {1897-98 | 13,142 | 572 | .. | 706 | 22,474 | 19,705 | 12,145 | 104 | 1,397 | 64,077 | 531 | 100 | 86 | 2,838 | 102 | 1 | 9 | 90 | 241 | 9 | 1 | 1,063 | 775 | 20 | 5 | 363 | 232 | 3 | 170 | 5 | 2 | .. | 607 | 21 | 678 | 2 | 1,258 | 3 | .. | 2 | .. | .. |
| {1896-97 | 8,978 | 301 | .. | 538 | 25,691 | 20,609 | 10,996 | 44 | 1,929 | 38,378 | 601 | .. | 76 | 3,114 | 197 | .. | 2 | 312 | 158 | .. | 10 | 177 | 638 | .. | 11 | 178 | 218 | .. | 316 | 12 | .. | 7 | 33 | 23 | 197 | 6 | 966 | 4 | .. | .. | 42 | .. |
| MARLBOROUGH {1897-98 | 6,000 | 144 | 15 | 200 | 9,272 | 3,227 | 6,303 | 250 | 110 | 2,399 | 3,374 | .. | 238 | 132 | 14 | .. | 80 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1080 | .. | .. | 71 | 73 | .. | .. | 10 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| {1896-97 | 4,653 | 154 | 1 | 300 | 21,268 | 3,965 | 5,421 | 30 | 859 | 3,108 | 3,245 | .. | 163 | .. | 79 | .. | 140 | 120 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1294 | .. | .. | 110 | 76 | .. | 50 | 41 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| NELSON .. {1897-98 | 4,245 | 112 | .. | 303 | 6,887 | 4,490 | 12,679 | 34 | 303 | 3,105 | 3,594 | 12 | 239 | 203 | 51 | .. | 40 | 135 | 18 | .. | 1 | 457 | 589 | .. | 14 | 206 | 55 | .. | 45 | 16 | 3 | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | 832 | 5,500 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| {1896-97 | 3,914 | 185 | .. | 241 | 3,719 | 5,246 | 11,267 | 12 | 462 | 12,473 | 3,657 | .. | 184 | 558 | 54 | .. | 1 | 68 | 13 | .. | 5 | .. | 695 | .. | 13 | 93 | 122 | .. | .. | 27 | .. | 5 | .. | 11 | .. | 721 | .. | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| WESTLAND .. {1897-98 | .. | 44 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 717 | 34 | 63 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| {1896-97 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 828 | 30 | 53 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| CANTERBURY {1897-98 | 200992 | 15484 | 7 | 7764 | 716,692 | 115253 | 56,988 | 252 | 13585 | 245,991 | 10298 | .. | 2266 | 27,803 | 216 | .. | 1032 | 408 | 17 | .. | 1 | 60 | 4004 | .. | 226 | 8803 | 2,287 | 8 | 7849 | 76 | 53 | 16 | 1317 | 27 | 2,982 | .. | 25604 | 8 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. |
| {1896-97 | 174579 | 5865 | 120 | 10034 | 926,932 | 130113 | 51,585 | 144 | 9,375 | 391,343 | 10929 | 4 | 1751 | 91,377 | 924 | 11 | 312 | 260 | 2 | .. | 17 | 297 | 4608 | .. | 130 | 4014 | 3,148 | .. | 2927 | 210 | .. | 1 | 1654 | 201 | 1,893 | .. | 10630 | 16 | .. | .. | 19 | .. |
| OTAGO .. {1897-98 | 80,445 | 3608 | .. | 2048 | 316,882 | 196946 | 74,717 | 283 | 6049 | 1055281 | 7,936 | 2 | 681 | 52,069 | 1320 | 13 | 1152 | 629 | .. | .. | .. | 189 | 67 | .. | 5 | 14 | 5 | .. | 20 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 948 | 32357 | .. | 5,899 | .. | .. | .. | 23 | .. |
| {1896-97 | 58,307 | 2189 | .. | 3,011 | 230,924 | 194273 | 70,547 | 10 | 10032 | 649820 | 7,552 | 40 | 1097 | 74,189 | 1801 | .. | 1223 | 1391 | .. | .. | .. | 133 | 92 | .. | 1 | 47 | 13 | .. | 4 | 161 | .. | 8 | 20 | 1671 | 136514 | .. | 1,437 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| TOTALS {1897-98 | 315801 | 20746 | 24 | 11444 | 1149661 | 354819 | 199692 | 1339 | 23739 | 1406596 | 29920 | 149 | 3944 | 91722 | 1915 | 30 | 2447 | 2351 | 14837 | 95 | 1475 | 178940 | 6752 | 21 | 263 | 9967 | 2,994 | 19 | 8628 | 129 | 78 | 68 | 1991 | 1017 | 46281 | 845 | 45385 | 47 | 1 | 10 | 368 | .. |
| {1896-97 | 258608 | 9140 | 127 | 14518 | 1314072 | 372607 | 186468 | 1037 | 24842 | 1115047 | 29813 | 121 | 3874 | 172056 | 3245 | 16 | 2146 | 2499 | 12534 | 139 | 1418 | 39805 | 7551 | 7 | 174 | 4488 | 3,939 | .. | 4293 | 471 | .. | 52 | 1750 | 1945 | 138632 | 746 | 13095 | 213 | 9 | 13 | 118 | 341 |
| INCREASE .. | .. | 57,193 | 11606 | .. | .. | .. | 13,224 | 302 | .. | 291,549 | 107 | 28 | 70 | .. | .. | 14 | 301 | .. | 2,303 | .. | 57 | 139135 | .. | 14 | 89 | 5479 | .. | 19 | 4335 | .. | 78 | 16 | 241 | .. | .. | 99 | 32290 | .. | .. | .. | 250 | .. |
| DECREASE .. | .. | .. | .. | 103 | 3074 | 164,411 | 17,788 | .. | 1,103 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 80,334 | 1330 | .. | .. | 148 | .. | .. | 44 | .. | 799 | .. | .. | .. | 945 | .. | .. | 342 | .. | .. | .. | 928 | 92351 | .. | .. | 166 | 8 | 3 | .. | 341 |

The reductions made last year from the areas under wheat, oats, and barley “for threshing” on account of the dry season (see Gazette notice No. 486, 8th July, 1897) have been apportioned, and added to the areas “for feeding down” and “for chaffing”; and this year 30,000 acres have been deducted from each of the totals under wheat and oats, and 2,000 acres from the total under barley, and similarly apportioned.