New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 14

Page 537

✨ Agricultural Statistics



Feb. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 537

SUMMARY OF CORN AND PULSE CROPS FOR 1908-9.

ACREAGE.

District. Wheat. Oats. Barley. Rye. Maize. Peas. Beans. Vetches. Linseed. Hops. Other Similar Crops. Total.
Auckland* .. 2,648 45,286 1,380 207 10,353 248 34 56 2 3 801 61,018
Hawke’s Bay .. 711 32,327 3,758 643 2,828 110 24 87 1 3 35 40,527
Taranaki .. 829 9,200 1,411 51 593 78 20 8 .. .. .. 12,190
Wellington .. 6,074 46,894 1,996 556 275 636 394 32 7 .. 32 56,896
Marlborough .. 1,978 21,331 13,648 264 11 706 29 4 .. 5 200 38,176
Nelson† .. 1,087 18,005 3,955 28 31 504 11 25 14 677 6 24,343
Westland .. .. 760 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 762
Canterbury.. 183,466 288,303 19,205 2,639 1 4,801 777 173 203 .. 129 499,697
Otago .. 56,436 284,614 7,213 2,320 1 315 3 12 186 .. .. 351,100
Totals .. 253,229 746,720 52,566 6,709 14,093 7,399 1,292 397 413 688 1,203 1,084,709

SUMMARY OF GREEN CROPS FOR 1908-9.

ACREAGE.

District. Potatoes. Turnips. Mangolds. Rape. Beet. Carrots. Other Green Crops. Total.
Auckland* .. 5,263 50,274 679 7,349 39 431 2,626 66,661
Hawke’s Bay .. 2,223 16,568 1,215 24,007 2 95 1,221 45,331
Taranaki .. 579 16,638 1,580 4,076 7 811 343 24,034
Wellington .. 2,505 25,521 1,043 32,625 84 195 583 62,556
Marlborough .. 669 6,407 450 8,583 .. 32 480 16,621
Nelson† .. 868 5,493 132 1,859 5 53 48 8,458
Westland .. 120 346 6 35 .. 26 6 539
Canterbury .. 9,419 167,460 4,225 104,772 237 323 5,219 291,655
Otago .. 8,393 241,929 2,519 36,934 37 77 177 290,066
Totals .. 30,039 530,636 11,849 220,240 411 2,043 10,703 805,921

SUMMARY OF GRASSES FOR 1908-9.

ACREAGE.

District. For Feeding Down. Hay. Ensilage. For Seed. Total.
Land ploughed.
Grasses. Clovers. Land not ploughed.
Surface-sown Grasses. Native Grass and Unimproved Land.
Auckland* .. 676,030 7,970 1,192,680 3,175,620 15,545
Hawke’s Bay .. 307,433 6,260 2,549,619 1,646,252 8,013
Taranaki .. 175,461 6 758,004 263,926 11,630
Wellington.. 258,897 1,889 2,667,741 1,205,639 11,642
Marlborough .. 100,815 356 346,846 1,944,447 6,000
Nelson† .. 55,216 199 257,574 493,782 7,032
Westland .. 8,646 132 81,595 573,708 967
Canterbury .. 1,505,914 5,238 689,141 4,854,749 18,315
Otago .. 1,509,575 1,055 325,643 8,366,283 7,423
Totals .. 4,597,987 23,105 8,818,843 22,524,406 86,567

SUMMARY OF FALLOW LAND, PLANTATIONS, ORCHARDS, ETC., FOR 1908-9.

ACREAGE.

District. Fallow Land. Plantations. Private Gardens. Market Gardens. Orchards. Vineyards. Total (not including Fallow Land).
Auckland* .. 13,422 15,181 2,744 1,423 10,960 494 30,802
Hawke’s Bay .. 1,400 4,754 1,065 384 2,569 135 8,907
Taranaki .. 201 1,286 681 74 742 .. 2,783
Wellington .. 1,865 5,873 1,701 1,280 3,415 15 12,284
Marlborough .. 272 2,377 284 34 560 .. 3,205
Nelson† .. 567 332 285 134 3,961 5 4,717
Westland .. 31 3 38 20 208 .. 269
Canterbury .. 8,864 28,135 4,599 852 3,346 6 36,938
Otago .. 25,528 7,122 3,275 532 2,793 8 13,730
Totals .. 52,150 65,063 14,622 4,733 28,554 663 113,635
  • 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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🌾 Summary of Corn and Pulse Crops for 1908-9 (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Agriculture, Statistics, Crops, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Maize, Peas, Beans, Districts

🌾 Summary of Green Crops for 1908-9

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Agriculture, Statistics, Green Crops, Potatoes, Turnips, Mangolds, Rape, Districts

🌾 Summary of Grasses for 1908-9

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Agriculture, Statistics, Grasses, Feeding Down, Hay, Ensilage, Seed, Districts

🌾 Summary of Fallow Land, Plantations, Orchards, etc., for 1908-9

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Agriculture, Statistics, Fallow Land, Plantations, Gardens, Orchards, Vineyards, Districts