✨ Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics
JULY 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2161
The Census and Statistics Act, 1910.—Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics.
Office of the Registrar-General, Wellington, 27th June, 1911.
THE last collection of the Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics was made by the Department of Agriculture in October, 1908, for the 1908-9 season.
No collection was made either in 1909 or in 1910, but in April last a return, in connection with the General Census, was taken under the provisions of the Census and Statistics Act, 1910.
On the 3rd April, the date of the Census, the crops were all harvested, but farmers and others were requested to show the crops on their land for the 1910-11 season, and although, owing to change of ownership of land, and other causes, some of the schedules were not as accurate as they might have been, the totals will not be materially affected.
The following return of corn and green crops must be treated as an “interim return,” as there are still some schedules outstanding. The figures, however, may be taken as substantially correct. Comparing the grain and green crops with the returns of two years ago, both show a large decrease this year. This can be accounted for by the drought experienced in several parts of the Dominion last summer; and by the increase of dairying and of sheep-farming. The principal decreases are in Canterbury and Otago, where the drought was very severe, and where the turnip and other crops were, in many instances, total failures. In grain crops it will be noticed that whilst there is an increase in the area under wheat amounting to 81,859 acres, oats, on the other hand, show the very large decrease of 155,557 acres.
The following tables show the summarized increases and decreases for the Dominion, and the respective totals by districts and counties.
M. FRASER,
Government Statistician.
TABLE showing INCREASES and DECREASES in CROPS for the Season 1910-11, as compared with the 1908-9 Season.
INCREASES. DECREASES.
Acres. Acres.
Wheat . . . . . . . . . . 81,859 Oats . . . . . . . . 155,557
Maize . . . . . . . . . . 4,138 Barley . . . . . . . . 14,225
Peas . . . . . . . . . . 8,634 Rye . . . . . . . . 419
Beans . . . . . . . . . . 566 Potatoes . . . . . . . . 1,854
Vetches . . . . . . . . . . 14 Turnips . . . . . . . . 83,017
Linseed . . . . . . . . . . 2,009 Rape and kale . . . . . . 13,860
Hops . . . . . . . . . . 14 Other (green) crops . . . . 2,760
Other grain crops . . . . . . 386
Mangolds . . . . . . . . . . 1,880
Beet . . . . . . . . . . 171
Carrots . . . . . . . . . . 307
Total . . . . . . . . . . 100,028 Total . . . . . . . . 271,692
Total net decrease, 171,664 acres.
TABLE showing AREAS under GRAIN and PULSE CROPS and GREEN and ROOT CROPS in each County in the Dominion, 1910-11.
| County. | Grain and Pulse Crops. | Green and Root Crops. | Total Area in Crop. | County. | Grain and Pulse Crops. | Green and Root Crops. | Total Area in Crop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acres. | Acres. | Acres. | Acres. | Acres. | Acres. | ||
| PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND. | PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF TARANAKI. | ||||||
| Mangonui | 506 | 347 | 853 | Clifton | 707 | 2,046 | 2,753 |
| Whangaroa | 74 | 145 | 219 | Taranaki | 3,814 | 5,488 | 9,302 |
| Hokianga.. | 492 | 621 | 1,113 | Egmont | 1,299 | 2,836 | 4,135 |
| Bay of Islands | 690 | 770 | 1,460 | Stratford | 1,864 | 3,784 | 5,648 |
| Whangarei | 1,426 | 487 | 1,913 | Whangamomona | 24 | 102 | 126 |
| Hobson | 438 | 345 | 783 | Eltham | 981 | 2,145 | 3,126 |
| Otamatea | 815 | 242 | 1,057 | Waimate West | 1,043 | 1,586 | 2,629 |
| Rodney | 989 | 305 | 1,294 | Hawera | 875 | 1,748 | 2,623 |
| Waitemata | 1,485 | 746 | 2,231 | Patea | 1,315 | 4,132 | 5,447 |
| Eden | 295 | 238 | 533 | Totals | 11,922 | 22,867 | *35,789 |
| Manukau | 8,921 | 4,732 | 13,653 | ||||
| Coromandel | 133 | 138 | 271 | ||||
| Thames | 652 | 201 | 853 | ||||
| Waikato | 4,004 | 4,542 | 8,546 | ||||
| Raglan | 1,166 | 2,043 | 3,209 | ||||
| Waipa | 4,243 | 5,836 | 10,079 | ||||
| Kawhia | 69 | 157 | 226 | ||||
| Waitomo | 1,020 | 2,041 | 3,061 | ||||
| Awakino | 18 | 345 | 363 | ||||
| Ohinemuri | 725 | 1,125 | 1,850 | ||||
| Piako | 2,602 | 5,141 | 7,743 | ||||
| Matamata | 3,225 | 6,656 | 9,881 | ||||
| Tauranga.. | 6,475 | 3,116 | 9,591 | ||||
| East Taupo and Rotorua | 773 | 867 | 1,640 | ||||
| West Taupo and Ohura | 654 | 1,737 | 2,391 | ||||
| Whakatane | 1,543 | 619 | 2,162 | ||||
| Opotiki | 2,571 | 856 | 3,427 | ||||
| Waiapu | 503 | 4,554 | 5,057 | ||||
| Cook | 4,208 | 4,716 | 8,924 | ||||
| Waikohu | 1,221 | 1,946 | 3,167 | ||||
| Totals | 51,936 | 55,614 | 107,550 |
PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF HAWKE’S BAY.
| County. | Grain and Pulse Crops. | Green and Root Crops. | Total Area in Crop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wairca | 1,971 | 4,447 | 6,418 |
| Hawke’s Bay | 7,448 | 11,827 | 19,275 |
| Waipawa | 7,392 | 9,187 | 16,579 |
| Waipukurau | 981 | 2,208 | 3,189 |
| Patangata and Weber | 1,428 | 2,758 | 4,186 |
| Dannevirke | 1,929 | 2,867 | 4,796 |
| Woodville | 1,360 | 1,565 | 2,925 |
| Totals | 22,509 | 34,859 | 57,368 |
PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF WELLINGTON.
| County. | Grain and Pulse Crops. | Green and Root Crops. | Total Area in Crop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pahiatua | 763 | 1,257 | 2,020 |
| Akitio | 139 | 403 | 542 |
| Eketahuna | 385 | 924 | 1,309 |
| Waimarino | 368 | 829 | 1,197 |
| Kaitieke | 48 | 293 | 341 |
| Waitotara | 846 | 2,132 | 2,978 |
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NZ Gazette 1911, No 56
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🌾 Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics for 1910-11
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources27 June 1911
Census and Statistics Act, Agricultural Statistics, Pastoral Statistics, Crop areas, Increases and decreases, Drought impact, Dairying, Sheep farming, Wheat, Oats, Maize, Barley, Peas, Beans, Vetches, Linseed, Hops, Potatoes, Turnips, Rape, Kale, Mangolds, Beet, Carrots, Provincial Districts, Counties
- M. Fraser, Government Statistician