✨ Agricultural Statistics
Account of Land in Cultivation, and of the Agricultural Produce thereof, in New Zealand, February 1876.
(Taken under the authority of "The Census Acts Amendment Act, 1867.")
SUPERINTENDENT COLLECTOR’S RETURN.—PROVINCE OF OTAGO.
| ELECTORAL DISTRICTS. | Extent of Land broken up, but not under crop. | IN WHEAT. | IN OATS. | IN BARLEY. | IN SOWN GRASSES. | IN POTATOES. | IN OTHER CROPS. | Quantity of Last Year’s Crop remaining on hand when Form was filled up. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nos. of Holdings. | Acres. | Acres Sown for Grain only. | Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (for Grain). | For green Food or Fodder Hay. | Acres. | |
| Bruce | 358 | 4,010 3/4 | 2,043 | 72,484 | 494 | 8,474 1/2 | 291,532 | 267 1/2 |
| Caversham | 306 | 209 | 29 | 975 | 1,067 | 49 1/2 | 20,945 | 2 |
| Clutha | 378 | 5,543 | 1,417 1/2 | 50,391 | 1,181 | 7,468 1/2 | 265,696 | 188 3/4 |
| Dunedin | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Dunstan | 173 | 279 | 67 | 1,746 | 249 | 4,159 1/2 | 106,978 | 160 |
| Invercargill | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mataura | 384 | 5,111 | 771 1/4 | 24,633 | 2,123 1/2 | 5,311 1/2 | 234,548 | 117 3/4 |
| Mount Ida | 107 | 160 | 13 | 451 | 44 1/2 | 1,461 1/4 | 53,484 | 8 |
| Port Chalmers | 210 | 41 1/4 | 6 | 240 | 216 3/4 | 2,263 3/4 | 6,797 | 1 1/2 |
| Riverton | 339 | 3,870 1/2 | 805 | 25,653 | 796 | 9,142 3/4 | 307,783 | 1,104 |
| Roslyn | 134 | ... | ... | 376 1/2 | 183 | 5,145 | 307 | 3,783 |
| Taieri | 361 | 1,362 1/2 | 2,494 3/4 | 99,690 | 1,276 1/2 | 7,550 | 314,706 | 321 |
| Tuapeka | 288 | 3,442 | 947 1/2 | 41,289 | 1,906 1/2 | 9,354 3/8 | 139,710 | 78 1/2 |
| Waikaka | 176 | 3,342 | 370 | 13,460 | 750 1/4 | 3,211 1/4 | 65,622 | 49 1/2 |
| Waikouaiti | 331 | 2,992 1/2 | 1,745 1/2 | 64,219 1/4 | 647 3/4 | 8,547 1/2 | 349,989 | 504 1/4 |
| Waitaki | 351 | 16,588 | 2,724 3/4 | 495,318 | 3,148 | 12,523 1/2 | 734,205 | 1,517 3/4 |
| Wakatipu | 201 | 957 | 43 3/4 | 16,120 | 686 1/2 | 2,074 | 83,715 | 89 |
| Wallace | 75 | 2,312 1/2 | 532 1/2 | 16,375 | 931 3/4 | 1,272 | 50,470 | 132 1/2 |
GENERAL TOTALS FOR PROVINCE
| Extent of Land broken up, not under crop. Acres. | Acres Sown for Grain only. | Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in bushels). | Acres. | Estimated Gross Produce (in tons). | Total number acres under Crop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4,172 | 50,253 | 25,977 1/2 | 950,042 1/2 | 13,934 | 79,392 3/4 | 3,131,326 6,815 1/2 | 253,691 3/4 |
N.B.—The differences between the number of Holdings and the estimated Crops of 1875 and 1876 are as follow:—
| 1875. | 1876. | Increase. | Decrease. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holdings | 3,809 | 4,172 | 363 | ... |
| Wheat (bushels) | 980,128 | 950,042 1/2 | ... | 30,085 1/2 |
| Oats (bushels) | 3,018,148 | 3,131,326 1/4 | 113,178 1/4 | ... |
| Barley (bushels) | 168,436 | 253,691 3/4 | 85,255 3/4 | ... |
| Potatoes (tons) | 18,419 | 20,933 1/4 | 2,514 1/4 | ... |
I certify that the above is a correct compilation from the original Returns.
J. SPERREY, Superintendent Collector.
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Otago Provincial Gazette 1876, No 1016
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- J. Sperrey, Superintendent Collector