New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 12

Page 429

✨ Agricultural Statistics

Feb. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 429

TOTALS FOR COLONY.

TOTAL AREA IN COLONY IN CORN AND PULSE CROPS.

Year.	Wheat.*†	Oats.*	Barley.*	Maize.*	Peas and Beans.*	Other Similar Crops.†	Total under Corn and Pulse Crops.
	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.
1895–96	249,654	536,344	37,217	15,250	12,217	12,223	862,905
1896–97	282,393	584,954	33,808	14,091	11,671	8,974	935,891
1897–98	348,015	579,589	34,013	16,407	10,049	6,955	995,028
1898–99	400,389	631,928	47,703	20,069	9,069	6,043	1,115,201
1899–00	270,442	591,695	50,778	19,172	10,338	7,067	949,492
1900–01	208,084	641,041	35,337	15,751	8,960	6,146	915,319
1901–02	167,474	605,432	33,055	14,392	11,194	8,524	840,071
1902–03	195,255	689,016	30,112	13,410	11,942	7,350	947,085
1903–04	230,959	620,798	37,262	12,919	13,360	4,894	920,192
1904–05	258,896	548,938	32,201	11,840	14,302	5,479	871,656

Includes area grown for all purposes. † Includes hops, rye, vetches, linseed, &c.

TOTAL AREA IN COLONY IN GREEN CROPS.

Year.	Potatoes.	Turnips.	Mangolds.	Rape.	Carrots.	Beet.	Other Green Crops.	Total under Green Crops.
	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.
1895–96	31,997	391,558	8,300	54,040	1,735	471	4,594	492,695
1896–97	29,990	408,668	7,755	63,607	1,553	911	2,684	515,168
1897–98	36,402	393,451	9,353	77,131	1,709	621	3,527	522,194
1898–99	38,604	416,024	8,069	103,921	1,967	490	4,427	573,502
1899–00	36,984	415,462	8,051	125,367	1,755	615	4,732	592,966
1900–01	28,524	404,333	7,341	124,318	1,627	385	4,529	571,057
1901–02	31,259	398,508	8,249	123,334	1,684	515	4,226	567,775
1902–03	31,408	392,830	8,141	119,856	1,833	376	3,462	557,906
1903–04	31,778	408,659	7,808	118,662	1,800	932	3,933	573,572
1904–05	26,331	447,244	8,376	131,588	1,920	642	6,965	623,066

TOTAL AREA IN COLONY UNDER CROP.

Year.	Corn and Pulse Crops.	Green Crops.	Total Area under Crop.
	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.
1895–96	862,905	492,695	1,355,600
1896–97	935,891	515,168	1,451,059
1897–98	995,028	522,194	1,517,222
1898–99	1,115,201	573,502	1,688,703
1899–00	949,492	592,966	1,542,458
1900–01	915,319	571,057	1,486,376
1901–02	840,071	567,775	1,407,846
1902–03	947,085	557,906	1,504,991
1903–04	920,192	573,572	1,493,764
1904–05	871,656	623,066	1,494,722

TOTAL AREA IN COLONY IN OCCUPATION.

Year.	Crops.	Fallow Land.	Sown Grasses.	Native Grasses, &c.	Orchards, Plantations, Gardens, &c.	Total Area in Occupation.
	Acres.	Acres.	Land ploughed.	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.
			Acres.
1895–96	1,355,600	58,039	4,254,983	5,030,247	18,239,209*	80,357
1896–97	1,451,059	57,158	4,308,720	5,733,138	21,516,744	86,845
1897–98	1,517,222	60,792	4,123,304	5,743,245	22,452,083	91,110
1898–99	1,688,703	51,164	4,065,860	6,178,879	22,314,553	87,129
1899–00	1,542,458	78,751	4,337,594	6,515,708	21,857,909	90,233
1900–01	1,486,376	67,747	4,425,738	6,656,174	22,182,956	92,582
1901–02	1,407,846	55,947	4,695,200	6,924,978	22,330,627	93,291
1902–03	1,504,991	44,494	4,558,346	7,249,869	22,431,136	98,611
1903–04	1,493,764	61,069	4,607,165	7,342,006	22,877,322	95,155
1904–05	1,494,722	63,313	4,741,702	7,568,337	22,545,576	97,504

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