Otago Provincial Gazette – 1870 – No. 658

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✨ Agricultural Statistics



ACCOUNT OF LAND IN CULTIVATION,
AND OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE THEREOF,
IN NEW ZEALAND, FEBRUARY, 1870.

(Taken under the Authority of "The Census Acts Amendment Act 1867.")

SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR’S RETURN.—PROVINCE OF OTAGO.

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. Number of Holdings. Extent of Land broken up, but not cropped. IN WHEAT. IN OATS. IN BARLEY. IN SOWN GRASSES. IN POTATOES. Total number of acres under crop.
Acres. Acres. Estimated gross produce (in bushels). For green food or hay. Acres. Estimated gross produce (of grain in bushels). For grain.
Roslyn 143 36 2 70 771 302 9,837 6
Caversham 298 263 117 3,873 705 408 14,330 48
Port Chalmers 215 86 38 1,200 187 330 9,072 1
Taieri 326 784 2,930 86,368 461 7,720 261,909 853
Bruce 366 2,387 1,785 57,328 321 8,850 304,371 766
Clutha 345 5,454 1,601 46,279 623 6,936 224,310 811
Oamaru 292 15,045 10,192 287,698 384 8,913 385,318 2,700
Waikouaiti 271 2,206 2,131 63,670 464 5,324 200,629 458
Manuherikia 238 195 249 7,659 658 1,857 56,732 57
Hampden 119 1,467 1,756 60,000 204 1,346 50,348 36
Wallace (in Otago) 91 189 60 1,630 411 418 2,559 7

Total for 1869-70 | 2,704 | 28,112 | 20,861 | 615,775 | 5,189 | 42,404 | 1,519,415 | 5,743 | 202,113 | 4,293 | 6,228 | 91,741 | 2,950 | 16,007| 3,115 | 172,003 |

I certify that the above is a correct compilation from the original returns,

John Hislop, Superintendent Collector.

Note.—Holdings of less than one acre in extent, and gardens attached to residences, are not included.




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🌾 Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce in Otago, February 1870

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Agriculture, Land cultivation, Crop production, Otago, Statistics, Wheat, Oats, Barley, Sown grasses, Potatoes
  • John Hislop, Superintendent Collector