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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 40

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural Statistics.

The agricultural statistics for the whole Colony are now published for 1880 and 1881, and show as follows :—

1880. 1881. Total number of holdings ... ... ... 24,079 ....... Extent of land broken up but not under crop (in acres) ....... 293,444 Extent of land sown in Wheat (in acres) ... ... 270,198 324,933 Estimated gross produce of Wheat (in bushels) ... 7,610,012 8,147,705 Extent of land sown in Oats (in acres) ... ... 330,208 215,023 Estimated gross produce of Oats (in bushels) ... 12,062,607 6,891,731 Extent of land in Barley (in acres) ... ... 57,484 46,877 Estimated gross produce in barley (in bushels) ... 1,751,432 1,221,241 Extent of land in Potatoes (in acres) ... ........ 22,535 Estimated gross produce of Potatoes (in tons) ... ......... 105,940 Extent of land in Grasses, including such as in Hay (in acres) ... ... ... ... ... 3,608,473 Total extent of Land, Grasses, &c. (in acres) ... ........ 4,526,174 Average yield per acre in 1880 ... Wheat 28 bushels " " ... ... Oats 36½ " " " ... ... Barley 30¼ " " " ... ... Potatoes 5½ tons In Otago the average reached as high as 31¾ bushels Wheat to the acre. Average yield per acre in 1881 ... Wheat 25 bushels " " ... ... Oats 32 " " " ... ... Barley 26 " " " ... ... Potatoes 4¾ tons In Otago the average reached 29 bushels Wheat and 37 of Oats to the acre.

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