Agricultural Statistics




ACREAGE AND ACTUAL YIELD OF CORN-CROPS, GRASSES, ETC.

Provincial District. Wheat. Oats. Barley. Rye.
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. Total Bushels.
Auckland .. .. (1897-98 8,101 20·49 151,935 6,170 21·66 121,354 1,513 26·39 37,475 41 17·50
688 21 109,851 568 26 188,344 93 33 38,907 68 15 1,020
(1896-97 7,413 5,602 1,420
5,231 7,244 1,179
Hawke’s Bay .. .. (1897-98 1,129 18·59 18,204 4,748 30·28 130,602 2,076 34·73 67,777 103 28·40
150 25 24,950 436 23 150,167 125 31 65,937 58 20 1,160
(1896-97 979 4,312 1,951
998 6,529 2,127
Taranaki .. .. (1897-98 2,716 39·24 101,446 5,509 46·41 245,247 866 46·87 38,255 67 36·27
131 30 58,440 225 33 152,394 50 32 16,736 64 23 1,472
(1896-97 2,585 5,284 816
1,948 4,618 523
Wellington .. .. (1897-98 14,366 25·25 331,860 21,679 28·68 565,349 563 35·22 18,706 102 25·84
1,224 25 224,450 1,974 30 618,270 32 29 17,429 197 25 4,925
(1896-97 13,142 19,705 531
8,978 20,609 601
Marlborough .. .. (1897-98 6,344 24·72 148,380 3,550 26·38 85,135 3,592 28·67 96,737 14 22·50
344 20 93,060 323 23 91,195 218 17 55,165 79 20 1,580
(1896-97 6,000 3,227 3,374
4,653 3,965 3,245
Nelson .. .. .. (1897-98 4,645 25·01 106,193 4,945 24·26 108,967 3,831 19·28 69,300 51 19·21
400 15 58,710 455 21 110,166 237 22 80,454 54 18 972
(1896-97 4,245 4,490 3,594
3,914 5,246 3,657
Westland .. .. .. (1897-98 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. *1 ..
(1896-97 .. .. .. *10 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Canterbury .. .. (1897-98 222,461 15·10 3,035,404 128,992 20 2,312,020 11,015 18·35 189,066 216 15·96
21,469 21 3,666,159 13,739 24 3,122,712 717 30 327,870 924 20 18,480
(1896-97 200,992 115,253 10,298
174,579 130,113 10,929
Otago .. .. .. (1897-98 86,039 22·08 1,776,595 209,226 31·32 6,169,717 8,464 24·26 192,558 1,320 19·51
5,594 29 1,690,903 12,280 35 6,799,555 528 29 219,008 1,801 20 36,020
(1896-97 80,445 196,946 7,936
58,307 194,273 7,552
Totals .. .. (1897-98 315,801 17·95 5,670,017 354,819 27·44 9,738,391 29,920 23·72 709,874 1,915 20·47
(1896-97 258,608 23 5,926,523 372,597 30 11,232,803 29,813 28 821,506 3,245 20
  • Not included in averages.


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🌾 Acreage and Yield Statistics for Corn Crops and Grasses by Provincial District, 1897–98

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
20 July 1898
Agriculture, Corn crops, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye, Yield statistics, Provincial districts, 1897-98