The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, July 8, 1911. NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1015, 8 July 1911, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. Saturday, July 8, 1911. NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Tables showing the areas ot land under grain and pulse crops and green and root crops in New Zealand for the season 1910-11 appear in the current Gazette. The Government Statistician, Mr M. Fisher, explains that the last collection ot these statistics was made in October, 1908, for the 1908-9 season. No collection was made either in 1909 or 1910, but in April last a return, in connection with the general census, was taken. The crops were then all harvested, but farmers and others were requested to show the crops on their land for the 1910-11 season, and although, owing to change of ownership of land and other causes, some of the schedules were not as accurate as they might have been, the totals will not be materially affected. The return given, however, must be treated as an interim return, as there are still some schedules outstanding, though the figures may be accepted as substantially correct. Comparing the grain and green crops with the returns of two years ago, both show a large decrease this year. This can be accounted for by the drought experienced in several parts of the Dominion last summer, and by the increase of dairying and of sheepfarming. The principal decreases are in Canterbury and Otago, where the drought was very severe, and where the turnip and other crops were, in many instances, total failures.

SUMMARY OF CORN AND GREEN CROPS, igiO-11. C O w) «rp 2. s « o ~ re r. 3 P 3 0 w £ SJ •a 3 73 o to CL P 1 CL Acres. Acres. Acres.

WELLINGTON DISTRICT. O O w n> 2S' *S sf*W o 3 tn 3 0 3 {* O. 7* Cl Ceunty. Acres. Acres. Acres.

Auckland 51.936 55.614 107,550 Taranaki 11,922 23,867 35,789 Hawke’s B. 22,509 34.859 57,368 Wellington 48,298 57,283 105.581 Marlboro’ 36,933 n,458 48,391 Nelson 32,100 18,190 50,290 Westland 651 1,524 2,175 Canterb’y 473,405 227,881 701,286 Otago 193,386 136,149 329,535 Southland141,038 139,963 281,001 Totals 1,012,178 706,788 1,718,966

Pahiatua 763 1,257 2,020 Akitio 139 403 542 Eketahuna 385 924 1,309 Waimarino 368 829 U97 Kaitieke 48 293 341 Waitotara 846 2,132 2,978 Wanganui 1,640 2,176 3,816 Rangitikei 11,288 u,B43 23,131 Kiwitea 1,133 3,230 4,363 Pohangina 416 1,061 1,477 Oroua 3,343 4,478 7,821 Manawatu 6,157 7,224 13,381 Kairanga 2,173 2,113 4,286 Horowhenua 2,243 2,744 4,987 Masterton 6,893 4,747 11,640 Mauriceville 172 347 519 Castlepoint 69 369 438 Wairarapa S. 4,121 3,416 7,537 Featherston 5.193 6,649 11,842 Hutt 575 713 1,288 Makara 333 335 668 Totals 48,298 57,283 105,581