Otago Provincial Gazette – 1874 – No. 901

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✨ Agricultural Statistics



SUPPLEMENT to GAZETTE, April 1, 1874.

Account of Land in Cultivation, and of the Agricultural Produce thereof, in New Zealand, February, 1874.

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

SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR’S RETURN.—PROVINCE OF OTAGO.

ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. Nos. of Holdings. Extent of Land broken up, but not under crop. Acres. In WHEAT. In OATS. In BARLEY. In SOWN GRASSES. In POTATOES. In other Crops. Total Numbers of Acres under Crop (including Sown Grasses.) Quantity of Last Year’s Crop remaining on hand when Form was filled up.
Acres (sown for grain only.) Estimated gross produce (in bushels) For green Food or For grain. Hay. Estimated Gross Produce of Grain (in bushels) Acres (sown for Grain only.) Estimated gross produce in bushels) In HAY. In Permanent artificial grass (including land in Hay in previous column) Acres. Acres. Estimated Gross Produce in Tons. Acres. Wheat Bushels Oats Bushels Barley Bushels
*Bruce 329 2,678¼ 3,400¼ 97,327 345¼ 6,769¼ 501¼ 11,496 798 902¼ 265¼ 1,098¾ 1,236 31,651¼ 11,788 8,024
Caversham 317 448¼ 189¼ 6,090 1,031 674¼ 23 767 503¼ 935 141¼ 901¼ 212 10,606¼ 900 40
Clutha 352 3,992¼ 1,958¼ 63,024 682 5,917¼ 386¼ 13,159 719¼ 906 220 1,077¼ 1,765 36,910¼ 2,496 4,485
Dunstan 163 298¼ 183 5,445 403 2,697¼ 93¼ 8,006 340 433¼ 258¼ 807¼ 95 4,463¼ 70 248
Mount Ida 113 541¼ 33 1,005 520¼ 1,005 8¼ 200 110¼ 211¼ 703 464 89 2,576 — 250
Mataura 896 3,396 1,184 32,692 1,831 3,994 65 1,703 380 497¼ 259¼ 1,355 2,166 36,642 1,772 441
Port Chalmers 204 32¼ 35 1,376 97¼ 319 2 42 177¼ 336¼ 95 573¼ 48¼ 3,034¼ 95 573
Roslyn 126 1 85 1,376 974 3,994¼ 2 42 177¼ 336¼ 95 573¼ 48¼ 3,034¼ 95 573
Riverton 333 3,215 2,433 76,200 583 6,572 69½ 121 1,548 151 77¼ 64 2,1 69,645 24,945 3,604
Tuapeka 180 3,756 1,053 39,645 732¼ 2,005 611 18,525 727 946¼ 196 859¼ 266¼ 11,183 2,508 2,098
Waitaki 369 16,560 25,500 723,451 505 13,458 3,302 93,555 62,478 311 1,098 990 106,851¼ 1,334 3,520 10
Waikouaiti 369 2,638 5,282 152,765 6,496± 206,208 780 18,836 1,425½ 2,427¼ 196 1,051¼ 423¼ 32,891 13,862 2,690
Wakatipu 137 557 3,400 111,391 841¼ 2,334 891 14,148 494¼ 977 200 900 110 10,099 15,290 3,450
Wakaia 122 1,309 492 16,315 746 1,161 7 240 483¼ 115 213 523 213 3,833 4,162 302
Wallace 83 991 72 2,213 746 353 72 2,213 188 284 744 353¼ 277¼ 7,046 1,606 —
GENERAL TOTALS FOR PROVINCE 3,913 41,742¼ 50,068¼ 1,489,711 11,132 60,204¼ 2,002,794 8,800¼ 264,007 10558 16,970¼ 227,985¼ 3303¼ 15,436¼ 10,714¼ 372,298¼

I certify that the above is a correct compilation from the original Returns.

J. SPERREY, Superintendent Collector.

  • In addition to the produce of Hay in these districts, the former raised 1570 bushels, and the latter 5000 bushels. Grass Seed: total, 6570 bushels.


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🌾 Account of Land in Cultivation and Agricultural Produce in Otago, February 1874

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  • J. Sperrey, Superintendent Collector