Land under Grass.

The figures which I shall now give speak volumes as to the vast extent to which our English grasses have been introduced into the colony. In March of this year we had no less than 7,403,881 acres in sown grasses, being an increase on the year of 437,663 acres. Of this grand total 3,327,755 acres had been previously broken up and presumably been under grain or other crops, while 4,076,126 acres had not been ploughed, a large proportion being land on which the bush had been fallen or partially fallen and burnt off. These totals are exclusive of land put down specially for hay, 46,652 acres.