New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 19

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✨ Agricultural and livestock statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 19

BARLEY.

The area returned “For Threshing” was—

1906-7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,305 acres.
1905-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 29,644 "
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,661 "

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

1906-7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,883 acres.
1905-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,270 "
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. 113 "

The following table shows the areas under corn crops, green crops, grasses, &c., for the years 1905-6 and 1906-7:—

INCREASES. DECREASES.
Crops, &c. Area. Increase. Crops, &c. Area. Decrease.
1905-6. 1906-7. 1905-6. 1906-7.
Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres.
Oats .. .. 599,256 633,279 34,023 Wheat .. .. 223,571 212,090 11,481
Barley .. .. 32,914 36,688 3,774 Rye .. .. 2,923 2,668 255
Vetches or tares .. 143 158 15 Maize .. .. 13,110 10,729 2,381
Linseed .. .. 1,010 1,094 84 Peas .. .. 13,652 11,903 1,749
Hops .. .. 1,008 1,011 3 Beans .. .. 2,066 1,996 70
Potatoes .. .. 26,834 31,289 4,455 Other corn crops .. 448 178 270
Turnips .. .. 469,579 514,341 44,762 Mangolds .. .. 7,090 6,571 519
Rape .. .. 131,742 137,364 5,622 Beet .. .. 277 196 81
Other green crops .. 7,790 8,702 912 Carrots .. .. 1,971 1,880 91
Sown grasses— Native grasses, &c. 22,944,831 22,922,047 22,784
Land ploughed .. 4,779,734 4,815,157 35,423 Fallow land .. 54,080 52,119 1,961
Land not ploughed 7,745,727 7,903,374 157,647 Plantations .. 61,479 57,079 4,400
Orchards .. .. 26,760 27,515 755 Private gardens .. 14,843 14,330 513
Vineyards .. .. 550 654 104 Market gardens .. 4,072 4,061 11

SUMMARY.

— 1905-6. 1906-7. Increase. Decrease.
Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres.
Corn and pulse crops .. .. .. 890,101 911,794 21,693 ..
Green crops .. .. .. 645,283 700,343 55,060 ..
Grasses, &c. .. .. .. 35,470,292 35,640,578 170,286 ..
Fallow land .. .. .. 54,080 52,119 .. 1,961
Plantations, orchards, &c. .. .. 107,704 103,639 .. 4,065
Total .. .. .. 37,167,460 37,408,473 247,039 6,026

Land in occupation, 1905-6 .. .. .. 37,167,460 acres.
1906-7 .. .. .. 37,408,473 "
Increase for colony .. .. .. 241,013 "

STOCK.

The following table gives the number of stock in the colony for the years 1905-6 and 1906-7:—

Horses.—1906-7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 343,059
1905-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 326,966
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,093

Cattle.—1906-7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,851,750
1905-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,810,936
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. 40,814

Swine.—1906-7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 242,273
1905-6 .. .. .. .. .. .. 249,727
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Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,454

Sheep.—As at 30th April, 1906 .. .. .. .. 20,108,471
" 1905 .. .. .. .. 19,130,875
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. 977,596

JOHN D. RITCHIE,
Secretary for Agriculture.



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🌾 Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics Return

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19 February 1907
Agricultural statistics, Crop areas, Livestock numbers, Drought effects, Barley, Oats, Wheat, Turnips, Rape, Corn crops, Green crops, Grasses, Fallow land, Plantations, Orchards, Vineyards, Horses, Cattle, Swine, Sheep
  • John D. Ritchie, Secretary for Agriculture