New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – 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—
1908-9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48,853 acres.
1907-8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 36,177 ”
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,676 ”

The areas returned under the headings “For Ensilage” and “Feeding down” were—
1908-9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,713 acres.
1907-8 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,058 ”
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Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,345 ”

The following table shows the areas under corn crops, green crops, grasses, &c., for the years 1907-8 and 1908-9:—

INCREASES. DECREASES.
Crops, &c. Area. Increase. Crops, &c. Area. Decrease.
1907-8. 1908-9. 1907-8. 1908-9.
Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres.
Wheat .. .. 193,889 253,229 59,340 Peas .. .. 8,998 7,399 1,599
Oats .. .. 681,528 746,720 65,192 Linseed .. .. 508 413 95
Barley .. .. 41,235 52,566 11,331 Hops .. .. 865 688 177
Rye .. .. 4,339 6,709 2,370 Turnips .. .. 549,209 530,636 18,573
Maize .. .. 10,967 14,093 3,126 Beet .. .. 481 411 70
Beans .. .. 1,172 1,292 120 Other green crops.. 13,578 10,703 2,875
Vetches or tares .. .. 234 397 163 Sown grasses—
Other corn crops .. .. 505 1,203 698 Land ploughed .. 4,958,233 4,755,323 202,910
Potatoes .. .. 27,154 30,039 2,885 Native grasses, &c. 22,562,348 22,524,406 37,942
Mangolds .. .. 9,242 11,849 2,607 Plantations .. 67,943 65,063 2,880
Rape .. .. 163,704 220,240 56,536
Carrots .. .. 1,974 2,043 69
Sown grasses—
Land not ploughed 8,170,072 8,868,205 698,133
Fallow land .. .. 49,272 52,150 2,878
Private gardens .. .. 14,422 14,622 200
Market gardens .. .. 4,162 4,733 571
Orchards .. .. 27,623 28,554 931
Vineyards.. .. 621 663 42

SUMMARY.

| —— | 1907-8. | 1908-9. | Increase. | Decrease. |
|———|———|———|———|———|
| | Acres. | Acres. | Acres. | Acres. |
| Corn and pulse crops .. .. .. | 944,240 | 1,084,709 | 140,469 | .. |
| Green crops .. .. .. | 765,342 | 805,921 | 40,579 | .. |
| Grasses, &c. .. .. .. | 35,690,653 | 36,147,934 | 457,281 | .. |
| Fallow land .. .. .. | 49,272 | 52,150 | 2,878 | .. |
| Plantations, orchards, &c. .. .. | 114,771 | 113,635 | .. | 1,136 |
| Total .. .. .. | 37,564,278 | 38,204,349 | 641,207 | 1,136 |

Land in occupation, 1907-8 .. .. .. .. 37,564,278 acres.
1908-9 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38,204,349 ”
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Increase for Dominion .. .. .. .. 640,071 ”

STOCK.

The following table gives the number of stock in the Dominion for the years 1907-8 and 1908-9:—

Horses.—1908-9 .. .. .. .. .. .. 363,778
1907-8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 353,257
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,521

Cattle.—1908-9 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,773,326
1907-8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,816,299
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Decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. 42,973

Swine.—1908-9 .. .. .. .. .. .. 245,092
1907-8 .. .. .. .. .. .. 241,128
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,964

Angora goats.—1908-9 .. .. .. .. .. 2,494

Sheep.—As at 30th April, 1908 .. .. .. 22,449,053
1907 .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,983,772
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Increase .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,465,281

JOHN D. RITCHIE,
Secretary for Agriculture.



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🌾 Statistics of Corn and Green Crops, Livestock, and Sheep (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
23 February 1909
Agriculture, Crops, Livestock, Sheep, Statistics, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye, Maize, Beans, Vetches, Potatoes, Mangolds, Rape, Carrots, Grasses, Horses, Cattle, Swine, Angora goats
  • John D. Ritchie, Secretary for Agriculture