Agricultural Statistics




GRASSES, CLOVERS, ETC.

SUMMARY OF DISTRICTS.

| District. | Land ploughed. | Grasses, in Acres. | Clovers, in Acres. | Surface-sown Grasses, Acres. | Tussock, Native Grass, and Unimproved Land, Acres. | For Feeding down. | Land not ploughed. | Grasses, in Acres. | Clovers, in Acres. | Surface-sown Grasses, Acres. | For Hay only (not to be threshed). | Land ploughed. | Grasses, in Acres. | Clovers, in Acres. | For Ensilage. | Land not ploughed. | Grasses, in Acres. | For Seed. | Rye-grass. | Land ploughed, Acres. | Land not ploughed, Acres. | Seed on Hand, in Pounds. | Cocksfoot. | Land ploughed, Acres. | Land not ploughed, Acres. | Seed on Hand, in Pounds. | White Clover. | Land ploughed, Acres. | Land not ploughed, Acres. | Seed on Hand, in Pounds. | Red Clover or Cow-grass. | Land ploughed, Acres. | Land not ploughed, Acres. | Seed on Hand, in Pounds. | Other Kinds. | Land ploughed, Acres. | Land not ploughed, Acres. | Seed on Hand, in Pounds. |
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| AUCKLAND* | 1905–6 | 603417 | 4468 | 984574 | 3190490 | 13941 | 462 | 619 | 495 | 15 | 395 | 753 | 41 | 175896 | 563 | 223 | 58649 | 13 | 18379 | 136 | 22724 | 639 | 14 | 11995 | 5376 | 46573 | 470 | 4270 | 136 | 507 | 2192 | 10812 | 16359 | 3085 | 1094 | 10762 | 402 |
| | 1904–5 | 599842 | 3992 | 903728 | 3112375 | 11277 | 286 | 1284 | 189 | 18 | 115 | 481 | 1 | 18837 | 581 | 134 | 6950 | 3 | 7260 | 1 | 23718 | 499 | 39 | 35010 | 6109 | 40104 | 487 | 4944 | 5 | 448 | 1002 | 10670 | 10756 | 2560 | 978 | 10854 | 423 |
| HAWKE’s Bay | 1905–6 | 357537 | 949 | 2187258 | 1721772 | 7980 | 534 | 1566 | 120 | ... | 40 | 7448 | 25 | 988747 | 618 | 573 | 158445 | 10 | 281957 | 2 | 11491 | 58 | ... | 92616 | 2678 | 13418 | 666 | 14320 | 22 | 65 | 1610 | 858 | 5573 | 2125 | 2213 | 109 |
| | 1904–5 | 373236 | 5665 | 2175968 | 1658627 | 7292 | 455 | 1549 | 134 | 1 | 1113 | 7314 | 284 | 561918 | 847 | 1597 | 152937 | ... | 18548 | 76 | 9224 | 182 | 150 | 88654 | 2381 | 10412 | 737 | 16331 | 250 | 80 | 1321 | 3465 | 4872 | 1054 | 2029 | 108 |
| TARANAKI | 1905–6 | 183370 | 66 | 703655 | 315566 | 10362 | 54 | 224 | 1113 | ... | 25 | 111 | 15 | 16810 | 374 | 420 | 23740 | ... | 23740 | ... | 6286 | 170 | 5666 | ... | 15 | 6720 | 1428 | 13759 | 837 | 2623 | 1 | 657 | 201 | 58 | 1090 | 936 | 57 | 756 | 3 |
| | 1904–5 | 160867 | 246 | 699094 | 318216 | 9800 | 66 | 466 | 1294 | 9 | 71 | 8 | ... | 2110 | 290 | 1276 | 3792 | 12 | 288 | ... | 436 | 36 | 7 | 916 | 1113 | 11947 | 779 | 2220 | ... | 653 | 176 | 216 | 1029 | 799 | 84 | 835 | ... |
| WELLINGTON | 1905–6 | 276911 | 15940 | 2398463 | 1229852 | 8980 | 562 | 2124 | 126 | 2 | 64 | 471 | 30 | 268954 | 209 | 218 | 105747 | 9 | 84964 | 265 | 113288 | 167 | 81 | 136696 | 2997 | 24094 | 753 | 23178 | 9 | 192 | 480 | 1868 | 5267 | 1721 | 1046 | 3552 | 23 |
| | 1904–5 | 278541 | 1718 | 2370079 | 1244102 | 10138 | 428 | 2515 | 241 | ... | 40 | 165 | 15 | 677496 | 301 | 342 | 68685 | ... | 20833 | 104 | 24194 | 229 | 156 | 83304 | 2816 | 22131 | 798 | 23701 | 18 | 156 | 395 | 1809 | 4544 | 1322 | 929 | 3628 | 23 |
| MARLBOROUGH | 1905–6 | 87141 | 1306 | 254634 | 2044868 | 1835 | 231 | 5376 | 72 | ... | 150 | 304 | 8 | 83130 | 245 | 890 | 24340 | 24 | 1636 | 313 | 2185 | ... | ... | ... | 1560 | 649 | 3818 | 235 | 4140 | 1 | 36 | 231 | 1059 | 1706 | 263 | 77 | 470 | ... |
| | 1904–5 | 96162 | 442 | 282327 | 2029136 | 1668 | 177 | 3 | ... | ... | 279 | ... | 38245 | 59 | 804 | 18529 | 15 | 7089 | 162 | 38710 | ... | ... | ... | 24050 | 571 | 4414 | 314 | 3752 | 68 | 61 | 7 | 1191 | 1556 | 224 | 45 | 505 | 1 |
| NELSON | 1905–6 | 37139 | 1501 | 226324 | 478888 | 2492 | 191 | 357 | 24 | ... | ... | 19 | 3 | 2820 | 85 | 60 | 3766 | 9 | 590 | 38 | 4602 | ... | 2 | 7019 | 1111 | 3444 | 78 | 815 | 22 | 69 | 1241 | 457 | 333 | 164 | 2994 | 4 |
| | 1904–5 | 40240 | 475 | 251834 | 432912 | 2584 | 156 | 155 | ... | ... | 18 | ... | 3950 | 109 | 115 | 4336 | ... | 1212 | 71 | 2670 | ... | ... | 8364 | 972 | 3035 | 64 | 555 | 1 | 63 | 18 | 439 | 283 | 229 | 166 | 3055 | 5 |
| WESTLAND | 1905–6 | 7463 | 61 | 51265 | 573886 | 625 | 13 | 607 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 4000 | ... | ... | ... | 3730 | ... | 602 | 1 | 74 | ... | ... | 668 | 172 | 556 | 3 | ... | 23 | ... | 1 | 6 | 45 | 23 | 221 | ... |
| | 1904–5 | 8609 | 118 | 48722 | 539796 | 362 | 32 | 761 | 20 | ... | 5 | 33 | 5840 | ... | ... | 3800 | 8 | 954 | ... | ... | 946 | ... | ... | 190 | 205 | 4 | ... | 6 | ... | 9 | 7 | 57 | 12 | 236 | ... |
| CANTERBURY | 1905–6 | 1586920 | 8202 | 562509 | 5191277 | 10401 | 1056 | 139 | 180 | 5 | ... | 4303 | ... | 1541751 | 1281 | 30967 | 197442 | 1529 | 206130 | 1941 | 102973 | 223 | ... | 348481 | 6564 | 164982 | 3221 | 69633 | 86 | 382 | 2845 | 14713 | 25418 | 3942 | 742 | 3351 | 7 |
| | 1904–5 | 1557107 | 5165 | 496409 | 5215899 | 12639 | 539 | 795 | 51 | ... | 18 | 7031 | 43 | 757235 | 6095 | 26818 | 1170358 | 1120 | 230928 | 1425 | 407413 | 281 | 52 | 233843 | 7135 | 155807 | 3691 | 66373 | 269 | 398 | 3750 | 14478 | 24072 | 4064 | 799 | 3302 | 8 |
| OTAGO | 1905–6 | 1492545 | 1878 | 330921 | 8198232 | 8879 | 423 | 716 | 450 | 14 | ... | 16965 | 130 | 2637588 | 307 | 6 | 325628 | 42 | 256177 | 436 | 171494 | 1202 | ... | 217324 | 5859 | 198935 | 827 | 12763 | ... | 40 | 145 | 23470 | 5603 | 3393 | 566 | 2441 | 2 |
| | 1904–5 | 1487066 | 4659 | 298226 | 7994513 | 11876 | 319 | 1194 | 71 | 5 | ... | 15985 | ... | 1793854 | 334 | 5 | 308459 | 13 | 163373 | 83 | 131968 | 1203 | ... | 723940 | 5044 | 199189 | 1502 | 13706 | 31 | 45 | 296 | 31036 | 5727 | 3109 | 521 | 2467 | 3 |
| TOTALS | 1905–6 | 4632443 | 34371 | 7699603 | 22944831 | 65495 | 3526 | 11728 | 2580 | 36 | 675 | 30374 | 252 | 5719696 | 3682 | 33357 | 2681487 | 1636 | 856721 | 3302 | 434497 | 2289 | 112 | 823079 | 26834 | 469579 | 7090 | 131742 | 277 | 1971 | 7790 | 54080 | 61479 | 14843 | 4072 | 26760 | 550 |
| | 1904–5 | 4601670 | 22480 | 7526387 | 22545576 | 67636 | 2458 | 8722 | 2000 | 33 | 1357 | 31286 | 376 | 3859485 | 8616 | 31091 | 1737846 | 1171 | 450485 | 1922 | 639279 | 2430 | 404 | 1198081 | 26331 | 447244 | 8376 | 131588 | 642 | 1920 | 6965 | 63313 | 52846 | 13418 | 3758 | 26911 | 571 |
| INCREASE | | 30773 | 11891 | 173216 | 399255 | ... | 1068 | 3006 | 580 | 3 | ... | 1860211 | ... | 2266 | 943641 | 465 | 406236 | 1380 | ... | ... | 503 | 22335 | ... | 154 | ... | 51 | 825 | ... | 8633 | 1425 | 314 | ... | 151 | 21 |
| DECREASE | | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2141 | ... | ... | ... | 682 | 912 | 124 | ... | 4934 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 204782 | 141 | 292 | 375002 | ... | ... | 1286 | ... | 365 | ... | ... | 9233 | ... | ... | ... | 21 |

GREEN CROPS SOWN OR INTENDED TO BE SOWN THIS YEAR.

PLANTATIONS, ORCHARDS, ETC.

Mangolds, Acres. Potatoes, Acres. Turnips, Acres. Rapo, Acres. Beet, Acres. Carrots, Acres. Other Crops, Acres. Ploughed Land not to be cropped this Season, Acres. Plantations, Acres. Private Gardens, Acres. Market Gardens, Acres. Orchard, Quarter-acre and over, Acres. Vineyard, Quarter-acre and over, Acres.
  • The Counties of Waiapu and Cook are included in the Hawke’s Bay District.
  • The Counties of Amuri and Cheviot are included in the Canterbury District.


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1906, No 12





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🌾 Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics Return - Grasses, Clovers, and Green Crops (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
12 February 1906
Agricultural statistics, Grasses, Clovers, Green crops, Mangolds, Potatoes, Turnips, Rapo, Beet, Carrots, Plantations, Orchards, Vineyards, Auckland District, Hawke's Bay District, Taranaki District, Wellington District, Marlborough District, Nelson District, Westland District, Canterbury District, Otago District