✨ 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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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1918, No 144
NZLII —
NZ Gazette 1918, No 144
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🌾 Agricultural and Pastoral Statistics for 1917-18
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources22 October 1918
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- Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician