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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| | 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 .. {1898-99 | 11,420 | 249 | 5 | 43 | 55,307 | 8,459 | 34,610 | 404 | 1,255 | 18,110 | 580 | 2 | 113 | 343 | 76 | 5 | 20 | 40 | 15720 | 41 | 1404 | 75,578 | 129 | 1 | 23 | 154 | 60 | 6 | 80 | 10 | .. | 23 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .. | 165 | 1 | .. | 61 | 5 |
| | 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 | 13 | 194 | 82 | .. | 168 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1,560 | 1 | 40 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 300 | .. |
| HAWKE'S BAY {1898-99 | 2,494 | 175 | .. | .. | 1,466 | 7,487 | 9,234 | 6 | 159 | 16,980 | 4,540 | 40 | 371 | 1,780 | 275 | 1 | .. | 128 | 2,483 | .. | 59 | 12,696 | 131 | .. | .. | 138 | 119 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 50 | 15 | 312 | 6 | 300 | 1 | .. | 10 | 23 | .. |
| | 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 | .. |
| TARANAKI .. {1898-99 | 1,934 | 2 | .. | 6 | 3,990 | 5,792 | 1,881 | 118 | 961 | 5,969 | 861 | 3 | 37 | 973 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 180 | 93 | 3 | 9 | 270 | 102 | .. | .. | 164 | 175 | .. | 132 | 2 | .. | .. | 12 | 2 | 63 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
| | 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| WELLINGTON {1898-99 | 19,937 | 103 | .. | 3 | 59,916 | 23,187 | 17,149 | 54 | 592 | 29,026 | 1,176 | 42 | 34 | 1,976 | 249 | 1 | .. | 2525 | 220 | 7 | 10 | 454 | 929 | .. | 6 | 366 | 173 | 1 | 28 | 15 | .. | 15 | 6 | 11 | 156 | 5 | 4,390 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | 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 | .. | .. |
| MARLBOROUGH {1898-99 | 7,784 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 13,423 | 3,570 | 6,702 | .. | 34 | 1,852 | 5,622 | .. | .. | 55 | 63 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 977 | .. | .. | 186 | 103 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 60 | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| NELSON .. {1898-99 | 3,548 | 22 | .. | .. | 3,868 | 3,898 | 9,243 | 4 | 67 | 1,695 | 4,063 | .. | 12 | 239 | 555 | 46 | .. | .. | 58 | 35 | .. | .. | 185 | 492 | .. | .. | 411 | 14 | .. | 130 | 23 | .. | 11 | 18 | 1 | 122 | 922 | 6,000 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | 1897-98 | 4,245 | 112 | .. | 303 | 6,887 | 4,490 | 12,679 | 34 | 303 | 3,105 | 3,594 | .. | .. | 203 | 51 | .. | 40 | 135 | 18 | .. | 1 | 457 | 589 | .. | 14 | 206 | 55 | .. | 45 | 16 | 3 | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | 832 | 5,500 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| WESTLAND .. {1898-99 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 434 | 11 | 32 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | 1897-98 | .. | 44 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 717 | 34 | 63 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| CANTERBURY {1898-99 | 248639 | 489 | 87 | .. | 997,835 | 141137 | 58,776 | 4 | 4,770 | 145,855 | 15388 | 63 | 1067 | 39,889 | 512 | .. | 268 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3713 | 2 | 59 | .. | 2,011 | .. | .. | 204 | 7 | 65 | .. | 29 | .. | .. | 25604 | 8 | .. | 15 | 1 | .. |
| | 1897-98 | 200992 | 15484 | 7 | 7,764 | 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 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. |
| OTAGO .. {1898-99 | 99,780 | 69 | 30 | 53 | 454,656 | 220433 | 66,281 | 134 | 2,046 | 891,172 | 14068 | 7 | 255 | 66,681 | 1722 | 35 | 693 | 3219 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 376 | 101 | 1 | 16 | 31 | 18 | .. | .. | 19 | .. | 1 | .. | 391 | 42,234 | .. | 56912 | .. | .. | .. | 23 | .. |
| | 1897-98 | 80,445 | 3,608 | .. | 2,048 | 316,882 | 196946 | 74,717 | 283 | 6,049 | 1055281 | 7,936 | 2 | 681 | 52,069 | 1320 | 13 | 1152 | 629 | .. | .. | .. | 189 | 67 | .. | 5 | 14 | 5 | .. | 20 | 15 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 948 | 32,357 | .. | 5899 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| TOTALS {1898-99 | 395536 | 1,121 | 123 | 109 | 1590461 | 413963 | 204310 | 735 | 9,916 | 1110659 | 46298 | 157 | 1877 | 112252 | 2989 | 52 | 982 | 6152 | 18554 | 51 | 1482 | 89559 | 6575 | 4 | 104 | 1450 | 2,673 | 7 | 371 | 277 | 7 | 115 | 88 | 456 | 42,951 | 944 | 67602 | 171 | 1 | 29 | 84 | 5 |
| | 1897-98 | 315801 | 19625 | 24 | 11444 | 1149661 | 354819 | 199692 | 1339 | 23739 | 1406596 | 29920 | 149 | 3944 | 91,722 | 1915 | 30 | 2447 | 2351 | 14837 | 95 | 1475 | 178940 | 6752 | 21 | 263 | 9967 | 2,994 | 19 | 8628 | 129 | 78 | 68 | 1991 | 1017 | 46,281 | 845 | 45385 | 47 | 1 | 10 | 368 | .. |
| INCREASE .. | 79,735 | .. | 99 | .. | 440,800 | 59,144 | 4,618 | .. | .. | .. | 16378 | 8 | .. | 20,530 | 1074 | 22 | .. | 3801 | 3,717 | .. | 7 | 89,381 | 177 | 17 | 159 | 8517 | 321 | 12 | 8257 | .. | 71 | .. | 1903 | 561 | 3,330 | 99 | 22217 | 124 | .. | 19 | .. | .. |
| DECREASE .. | .. | 18504 | .. | 11335 | .. | .. | .. | 604 | 13823 | 295,937 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1465 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 284 | .. |