Agricultural Statistics




The Census and Statistics Act, 1910.—Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics.

Census and Statistics Office, Wellington, 22nd October, 1918.

THE appended tables give final figures of areas and yields of grain and pulse crops, grasses and clovers, and green and root crops for the season 1917-18. Tables giving particulars of other cultivation, live stock, &c., are in course of preparation, and will be published shortly.

MALCOLM FRASER, Government Statistician.

GRAIN AND PULSE CROPS, 1917-18.

TABLE SHOWING FOR EACH COUNTY IN THE DOMINION THE AREA UNDER GRAIN AND PULSE CROPS FOR THE SEASON 1917-18.

County. Wheat. Oats. Barley. Maize. Peas and Beans for Threshing. Other Crops for Threshing. Hops. Total Area in Grain and Pulse Crops.
For Threshing. For Chaff, Hay, or Ensilage. Not harvested (fed off, &c.). For Threshing. For Chaff, Hay, or Ensilage. Not harvested (fed off, &c.). For Threshing. For Chaff, Hay, or Ensilage. For Threshing. For Ensilage.
Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres.
LAND DISTRICT OF AUCKLAND.
Mongonui .. .. .. .. 107 24 1 .. 88 .. .. .. .. 224
Whangaroa .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. 4 24 .. .. .. .. 34
Bay of Islands .. .. .. 3 20 .. 35 361 .. 105 11 .. .. 540
Hokianga .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 164 8 .. 66 .. .. 238
Whangarei .. .. .. 8 .. .. .. 372 38 .. 15 30 6 469
Hobson .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 221 .. 20 22 .. .. 265
Otamatea .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 143 2 .. 73 6 .. 226
Rodney .. .. .. 28 8 .. 5 587 16 .. 41 22 3 705
Waitemata .. .. .. 4 4 2 1 616 16 9 39 48 .. 743
Eden .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 3 .. 1 16 3 91
Great Barrier .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. 1 .. 2 3
Manukau .. .. .. 38 7 .. .. 398 15 61 6 22 7 565
Franklin .. .. .. 165 31 26 10 1,588 29 67 55 37 45 2,059
Waikato .. .. .. 64 35 .. 16 947 15 29 3 5 .. 1,131
Raglan .. .. .. 7 4 .. .. 1,093 6 2 12 9 3 1,139
Waipa .. .. .. 100 46 50 9 1,102 12 59 .. 10 8 1,397
Kawhia .. .. .. 6 .. .. 4 327 .. .. 7 1 .. 345
Awakino. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 97 .. 7 3 .. .. 108
Waitomo .. .. .. 43 3 .. 4 974 16 .. 9 28 .. 1,077
Coromandel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 78 .. .. 14 .. .. 92
Thames .. .. .. .. .. 12 .. 210 38 .. 3 102 .. 365
Ohinemuri .. .. .. 5 5 4 .. 312 .. 1 5 5 .. 337
Tauranga .. .. .. 35 11 .. .. 986 .. 49 2,310 4 .. 3,395
Piako .. .. .. 24 .. .. 51 1,041 40 2 1 7 3 1,169
Matamata .. .. .. 46 .. .. 20 1,167 29 11 6 15 .. 1,279
Rotorua .. .. .. 3 .. .. .. 183 .. 40 12 1,567 7 2
Whakatane .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 375 .. .. .. 471 3 ..
Opotiki .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 141 .. .. .. 16 .. ..
East Taupo .. .. .. 14 .. .. 30 258 .. .. .. 33 10 ..
West Taupo .. .. .. 60 12 .. .. 754 .. 10 .. 33 10 ..
Totals .. .. 653 192 97 207 14,679 307 333 135 4,960 398 72 12

LAND DISTRICT OF HAWKE'S BAY.

County. Wheat. Oats. Barley. Maize. Peas and Beans for Threshing. Other Crops for Threshing. Hops. Total Area in Grain and Pulse Crops.
For Threshing. For Chaff, Hay, or Ensilage. Not harvested (fed off, &c.). For Threshing. For Chaff, Hay, or Ensilage. Not harvested (fed off, &c.). For Threshing. For Chaff, Hay, or Ensilage. For Threshing. For Ensilage.
Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres.
Waiapu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 484 1 .. 9 .. 861 16
Waikohu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 403 .. 10 448 3 303 70
Cook .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 850 .. 39 25
Wairoa .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. .. 117 3,455 51 1,101 ..
Hawke's Bay .. .. .. 216 .. 8 .. .. .. 5 424 20 5 ..
Waipukurau .. .. .. 8 .. .. .. .. .. 319 2,467 111 70 5
Waipawa .. .. .. 298 .. .. .. .. .. 9 556 77 7 ..
Woodville .. .. .. 137 3 .. .. .. .. 30 1,371 81 25 59
Dannevirke .. .. .. 246 40 20 .. .. .. 25 573 .. 33 1
Patangata .. .. .. 30 .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 16 .. ..
Weber .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Totals .. .. 945 43 28 515 11,053 360 1,559 192 3,094 83 76 38


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🌾 Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics for 1917-18

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
22 October 1918
Agriculture, Statistics, Crops, Livestock, Census
  • Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician