New Zealand Gazette – 1906 – No. 12

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✨ Agricultural and livestock statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No 12

BARLEY.

The area returned “For Threshing” was—
1905-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,644 acres.
1904-5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,484 ”
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. 160 ”

The areas returned under the headings “For Ensilage” and “Feeding down” were—
1905-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,270 acres.
1904-5 .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,717 ”
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. 553 ”

The following table shows the areas under corn crops, green crops, grasses, &c., for the years 1904-5 and 1905-6:—

INCREASES. DECREASES.
Crops, &c. Area. Increase. Crops, &c. Area. Decrease.
1904-5. 1905-6. 1904-5. 1905-6.
Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres.
Oats .. .. 548,938 599,256 50,318 Wheat .. .. 258,896 223,571 35,325
Barley .. .. 32,201 32,914 713 Beans .. .. 2,566 2,066 500
Rye .. .. 2,498 2,923 425 Vetches .. .. 196 143 53
Maize .. .. 11,840 13,110 1,270 Other corn crops .. 1,177 448 729
Peas .. .. 11,736 13,652 1,916 Mangolds .. .. 8,376 7,090 1,286
Linseed .. .. 714 1,010 296 Beet .. .. 642 277 365
Hops .. .. 894 1,008 114 Fallow land .. .. 63,313 54,080 9,233
Potatoes .. .. 26,331 26,834 503 Orchards.. .. 26,911 26,760 151
Turnips .. .. 447,244 469,579 22,335 Vineyards .. .. 571 550 21
Rape .. .. 131,588 131,742 154
Carrots .. .. 1,920 1,971 51
Other green crops .. 6,965 7,790 825
Sown grasses—
Land ploughed .. 4,741,702 4,779,734 38,032
Land not ploughed 7,568,337 7,745,727 177,390
Native grasses, &c. 22,545,576 22,944,831 399,255
Plantations .. 52,846 61,479 8,633
Private gardens .. 13,418 14,843 1,425
Market gardens .. 3,758 4,072 314

SUMMARY.

1904-5. 1905-6. Increase. Decrease.
Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres.
Corn and pulse crops .. .. .. 871,656 890,101 18,445 ..
Green crops .. .. .. 623,066 645,283 22,217 ..
Grasses, &c. .. .. .. 34,855,615 35,470,292 614,677 ..
Fallow land .. .. .. 63,313 54,080 .. 9,233
Plantations, orchards, &c. .. .. 97,504 107,704 10,200 ..
Total .. .. .. 36,511,154 37,167,460 665,539 9,233

Land in occupation, 1904-5 .. .. .. 36,511,154 acres.
1905-6 .. .. .. 37,167,460 ”
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Increase for colony .. .. .. 656,306 ”

STOCK.

The following table gives the number of stock in the colony for the years 1904-5 and 1905-6:—

Horses.—1905-6 .. .. .. .. .. 326,966
1904-5 .. .. .. .. .. 314,770
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. 12,196

Cattle.—1905-6 .. .. .. .. .. 1,810,936
1904-5 .. .. .. .. .. 1,736,850
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. 74,086

Swine.—1905-6 .. .. .. .. .. 249,727
1904-5 .. .. .. .. .. 255,320
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Decrease .. .. .. .. .. 5,593

Sheep.—As at 30th April, 1905 .. .. .. 19,130,875
1904 .. .. .. 18,280,806
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. 850,069

JOHN D. RITCHIE,
Secretary for Agriculture.



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🌾 Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics Return (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
12 February 1906
Agricultural statistics, Crop areas, Livestock numbers, Wheat, Oats, Grasses, Horses, Cattle, Swine, Sheep
  • John D. Ritchie, Secretary for Agriculture