New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 14

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✨ Agricultural Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 14

BARLEY.

The area returned “For Threshing” was—

1907-8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 36,177 acres.
1906-7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 33,305 „
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,872 „

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

1907-8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,058 acres.
1906-7 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,383 „
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,675 „

The following table shows the areas under corn crops, green crops, grasses, &c., for the years 1906-7 and 1907-8:—

INCREASES. DECREASES.
Crops, &c. Area. Increase. Crops, &c. Area. Decrease.
1906-7. 1907-8. 1906-7. 1907-8.
Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres.
Oats 633,279 681,528 48,249 Wheat 212,090 193,889 18,201
Barley 36,688 41,235 4,547 Peas 11,903 8,998 2,905
Rye 2,668 4,339 1,671 Beans 1,996 1,172 824
Maize 10,729 10,967 238 Linseed 1,094 508 586
Vetches or tares 158 234 76 Hops 1,011 865 146
Other corn crops 178 505 327 Potatoes 31,289 27,154 4,135
Turnips 514,341 549,209 34,868 Native grasses, &c. 22,922,047 22,234,029 688,018
Mangolds 6,571 9,242 2,671 Fallow land 52,119 49,272 2,847
Rape 137,364 163,704 26,340 Vineyards 654 621 33
Beet 196 481 285
Carrots 1,880 1,974 94
Other green crops 8,702 13,578 4,876
Sown grasses—
Land ploughed 4,815,157 4,958,233 143,076
Land not ploughed 7,903,374 8,498,391 595,017
Plantations 57,079 67,943 10,864
Private gardens 14,390 14,422 92
Market gardens 4,061 4,162 101
Orchards 27,515 27,623 108

SUMMARY.

—— 1906-7. 1907-8. Increase. Decrease.
Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres.
Corn and pulse crops 911,794 944,240 32,446 ..
Green crops 700,343 765,342 64,999 ..
Grasses, &c. 35,640,578 35,690,653 50,075 ..
Fallow land 52,119 49,272 .. 2,847
Plantations, orchards, &c. 103,639 114,771 11,132 ..
Total 37,408,473 37,564,278 155,805 2,847

Land in occupation, 1906-7 .. .. .. 37,408,473 acres.
1907-8 .. .. .. 37,564,278 „

Increase for Dominion .. .. .. 155,805 „

STOCK.

The following table gives the number of stock in the Dominion for the years 1906-7 and 1907-8:—

Horses.—1907-8 .. .. .. .. .. 353,257
1906-7 .. .. .. .. .. 343,059
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,198

Cattle.—1907-8 .. .. .. .. .. 1,816,299
1906-7 .. .. .. .. .. 1,851,750
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Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. 35,451

Swine.—1907-8 .. .. .. .. .. 241,128
1906-7 .. .. .. .. .. 242,273
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Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,145

Sheep.—As at 30th April, 1907 .. .. .. 20,983,772
„ 1906 .. .. .. 20,108,471
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. 875,301

JOHN D. RITCHIE,
Secretary for Agriculture.



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