AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1488, 14 March 1885, Page 2

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

The following are the agricultural statistics for the County of Ashburton for 1884 and 1885 :

1884. 1885. Number of holdings— Freehold... 497 462 Rented ... 124 157 Part rented, part freehold 55 JOI Total number of holdings... 676 . 690 Extent of land broken but not under crop, acres I5.307 20,315 In WheatAcres, sown for grain only 80,776 6l,476^ Estimated gross produce, bushels 2,008,725 |i, 379. 6 7o In Oats— For green food or hay, acres 5.831 3.57o For grain, acres... 25.4 2 7 32,696 Estimated gross produce of gr .in, bushels 759.096 1,008,19s In Barley— Acres, sown for grain only 4.573 5.l6o Estimated gross produce of grain, bushels 8o ; 560 127,818 In Hay— Acres 2,20Jttp ', 2,483J^ Estimated gross produce, tons... 3»289 Jf 4.6*6 In Grasses— After having been broken up (including such as in hay), acres... 221,217^ 253,34*# Grass-sown lands not previously ploughed (including such as in hay), acres... 32,845 19.713 Grass seed, produce of Cocksfoot, bushels no return 1,040 Rye grass, bushels no return 78,060 In Potatoes— Acres i3*X 183 Estimated gross produce, tons ... 495 813 In Rye or Bere— Acres 45 5o In Peas or Beans— Acres 731^ 967 In Turnips or Rape— Acres 38,055 34,009 % In Mangold, Beet, Carrots, Parsnips, oj Onions, acres 92 I02# In other crops, acres 80 5 In Garden or orchard, acres 291 % 484X Total number of acres under crop (including sown grasses)... 402,967% 411,258^ In planta*ions of v Forest Trees, acres 155 3,2io# Quantity of last year's crop remaining on hand when form was filled up— Wheat, bushels 1,900 18,920 Oats, bushels ... 17,860 6,735 Barley, bushels 730 2,300