AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1205, 14 August 1911, Page 2

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

THE WELLINGTON PROVINCE, The following table shows the areas under grain and pulso crops, aud green ami root crops in tlio Wellington province, as at the taking of the last agricultural ecu. ills:—

Totals 48,208 57,283 105,581 In tho following cases where tho areas for Wellington only aro given the totals for 1008-9 are in parentheses:—Wheats Areas for threshing,-0401 (GO0O) acres; areas for chaffing, etc., G42 (74) acres. Oats: Areas for threshing, 15,458 (19,61!)) acres; for chaffing, otc, 19,700 (27,275) acres. Barley: Areas for threshing, 1289 (1C39) acres; for chaffing, etc., 054 (357) acres. Eye: Aroas for threshing," 476 (312) acres; areas for foeding down, etc., 171 (2M) acres. Maize: Areas for threshing, 481 (182) news; for feeding down, etc., 978 (93) acres. Peas: For thresliiug, 078 (604) acres; for feeding down, etc., 167 (32) acres. Beans: For threshing, 364 (388) acres; for feeding down, etc., 58 (8) acres. Vetches: For threshing, 30 (23) acres; for feeding down, etc., 22 (9) acres. Potatoes I'in acres), 23,103 (25,521). Mangolds, (in acres), 1801) (10431. Rape, and kale (in acres), 28,979 (32,625). Beet (in acres), 07 (81). Carrots (in acres), 297 (195). LIVE STOCK. INTERESTING STATISTICS. The last collection of tho agricultural and pastoral statistics was made by the Department of Agriculture in October, 1908. No collection was made either in 1909 or in 1910; but in April last a return, in connection with the general cou6us, was taken under tho provisions of the Census aud Statistics Act, 1910. The following table show the number of horses, cattle, and pigs. An interim return of sheep shows tho largo decrease of 515,035:-Honcs.-April, 1911, 404.281; October, 1908, 30:),259: increase, 41,025. . Cattle-April, 1911, 2,020,171; October, 1908, 1.773,326: increase, 246,815. Pigs.—April, 1911, 315,75tj October, 190S, 215,092: increase, 103.C62. Sheep-April. 1911, 23,754,5351 April, 1910, 24,209,620: decrease, 515,035. Tho number of horses, cattle, and pigs in tho Wellington province is:—Horses, 60,458; cattle, (including dairy, cows), 428,244; dairy cows (in milk and dry), 114,741; pigs, 56,575. The detailed figures are a≤ under:—

Grfiiii Grecu Total mill and Area l'ulfco Ko'ot in ■ Crops. Crops. Crop. , , , Aci«s. Acres. Acies. Pahiatua 7li3 1,257 !>,02U Aliitio 139 4(13 , 5)2 Ukelnliuna 3S3 021 1,309 \Vniiunriuo i)li8 829 1,197 Kaiticke 48 2'J'i 341 Wailotara „ 816 2,];I2 2,978 Wunuaiiui 1,010 2,178 3,810 Uiuit'itikri 11,268 11,813 23,131 Kivvitca 1,133 3,230 4,:iG3 l'oiiaugina „ 41G l,0(il 1,477 Oroua _ ■ 3,3-l:i 4,478' 7,821 Manawatu _ (1,157 7,224, 13,381 Kiiiraiiga _ 2,173 2,118 4,286 Uorowheiiua 2,213 2,741 4.9S7 Jlnstcrlon (i.833 4,747 11,010 MauricGvillo ~ 172 317 519 Cnstle Ppint 09 3G9 438 Wairarapa South... 4,121 3,410 7 537 Foathorstou 5,193 0,649 11,842 Huft 575 713, 1,288 Makara 333 ,335' 068

Cattle, including Dairy ■ Dairy Horsesi Cows, i Cows. Pahintua, '. 2,155 20,095 \ 9,959 Alcitio 1,397 16,421 ; 1,528 Ekctnhuna - 1,346 12,974 5,821 Waimarino ...- 1,496 6,232 ! 1,388 Kaitieke .- 733 1,914 | 510 Waitotava 2,258 18,538 ; 4,330 Wangnmii 4,208 27,514 4,577 Eangitikci S.C08 48,523 \ 10,198 Kiwilea ~ 3,010 19,551 ', 4,429 Pobaugina 1,567 13,808 3,805 Oroua 3,147 18,396 ' 8,772 Manawatu -1.10S 28,121 ; 11,971 Kairanca - 4,045 28,025 ' 11,216 Horowhenua ...... 3,729 24,761 8.U7 Mastcrton . 4,300 34,021 ; 3,S5o Maiirioovillo 50S 5.30S v 1,447 Castlctwint 855 14,712 441 Wairarapa South 2,637 25,442 . .,7,598 Featlierston .4,163 40,034 ,G,8«1 Hutt 2,867 11,026/ :.4,876 Makara • 3,019 4,704 2,701