New Zealand Gazette – 1902 – No. 20

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✨ Agricultural Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 20

BARLEY.

The area returned “For Threshing” was—

1901-2 .. .. .. .. 28,114 acres
Less deduction for “Feeding down” .. 1,600 "
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26,514 acres
1900-1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 30,831 "
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Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,317 "

The areas under the headings “For Ensilage” and “Feeding down” were—

1901-2 .. .. .. .. 4,941 acres
Plus deduction shown above .. 1,600 "
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6,541 acres
1900-1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4,506 "
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,035 "

The following table gives the areas under corn crops, grasses, &c., for the years 1900-1 and 1901-2. The respective increases and decreases are also shown :—

INCREASES. DECREASES.
Crop. Area. Increase. Crop. Area. Decrease.
1900-1. 1901-2. Acres. 1900-1. 1901-2. Acres.
Peas .. .. 6,023 7,689 1,666 Wheat .. .. 208,084 167,474 40,610
Beans .. .. 2,937 3,505 568 Oats .. .. 641,041 605,432 35,609
Vetches .. .. 403 436 33 Barley .. .. 35,337 33,055 2,282
Linseed .. .. 715 2,880 2,165 Rye .. .. 3,659 2,840 819
Other (corn) crops .. 319 1,524 1,205 Maize .. .. 15,751 14,392 1,359
Potatoes .. .. 28,524 31,259 2,735 Hops .. .. 1,050 844 206
Mangolds .. .. 7,341 8,249 908 Turnips .. .. 404,333 398,508 5,825
Beet .. .. 385 515 130 Rape .. .. 124,318 123,334 984
Carrots .. .. 1,627 1,684 57 Other (green) crops.. 4,529 4,226 303
Private gardens .. 13,743 13,787 44 Fallow land .. .. 67,747 55,947 11,800
Market gardens .. 3,668 3,897 229 Plantations .. .. 49,394 48,770 624
Orchards .. .. 25,255 26,294 1,039
Vineyards .. .. 522 543 21
Grasses, &c. .. 33,264,868 33,950,805 685,937

SUMMARY.

1900-1. 1901-2. Increase. Decrease.
Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres.
Corn crops .. .. 915,319 840,071 .. 75,248
Grasses, &c. .. .. 33,264,868 33,950,805 685,937 ..
Green crops .. .. 571,057 567,775 .. 3,282
Fallow land .. .. 67,747 55,947 .. 11,800
Plantation, orchards, &c. .. 92,582 93,291 709 ..
Totals .. .. 34,911,573 35,507,889 686,646 90,330

Land dealt with, 1901-2 .. .. .. 35,507,889 acres.
" 1900-1 .. .. .. 34,911,573 "
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Increase for colony .. .. .. 596,316 acres.

STOCK.

The following table gives the total of stock in the colony for the years 1900-1 and 1901-2.

Horses.—1901-2 .. .. .. .. .. 280,078
1900-1 .. .. .. .. .. 266,725
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. 13,353

Cattle.—1901-2 .. .. .. .. .. 1,361,784
1900-1 .. .. .. .. .. 1,256,680
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. 105,104

Swine.—1901-2 .. .. .. .. .. 224,024
1900-1 .. .. .. .. .. 250,975
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Decrease .. .. .. .. .. 26,951

Sheep.—As at 30th April, 1901 .. .. .. 20,233,099
" 1900 .. .. .. 19,355,195
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. 877,904

JOHN D. RITCHIE,
Secretary for Agriculture.



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🌾 Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics for 1901-2

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
6 March 1902
Barley, Corn Crops, Grasses, Fallow Land, Plantations, Orchards, Vineyards, Horses, Cattle, Swine, Sheep, Agricultural Statistics, 1901-2, 1900-1
  • John D. Ritchie, Secretary for Agriculture