PROGRESS OF FARMING.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3615, 30 October 1920, Page 5

PROGRESS OF FARMING.

SOME' INTERESTING FIGURES

The following tables show the amount of stock, wool, etc., railed frhm the- various stations mentioned during the years 1913-14 and 1919-20:

Totals: 21,175 512,070 73,048

The most remarkable increases are in thp Ohakune and Raetihi districts, where land settlement has been proceeding at a great rate during the past few years, The decrease in the figures for Taihape is not due to any lack of progress, but to the fact that stock is not railed, away in such quantities as in 1913-14 on account of the freezing works having been established, and the stock being driven instead of railed.

Te Kuiti 1913-14. Cattle Sheep 4388 32,268 Wool. 2681 Ongarue 1176 11,124 1658 Taringamutu 1 70 91 Taumarunui 885 ,7662 467 Waimarino 485 18,341 852 Ohakune 190 12,165 2097 Rangataua 117 1,406 39 Waiouru 433 21,391 2096 Mataroa .350 33,311 5596 Taihape 808 70,678 2132 Utiku 266 16,043 2083 Mangaweka 695 44,726 2960 Ohingaiti 339 26,927 1151 Hunterville 1777 136,132 6048 Totals: 11,910 362,244 37,951 - . 1919-20. Cattle. Sheep. Other Te Kuiti 6314 50,193 Goods. tons. 11,282 Ongarue 2066 29,830 1704 Taringamutu 70 1767 1189 fenmarunui 3277 44,052 10,100 Waimarino 1084 31,691 10,341 Ohakune 352 3784 9748 Raetihi 805 71,817 2270 Rangataua 243 2010 * 4904 Waiouru 577 23,693 954 Mataroa 500 33,378 2420 Taihape 1826 59.798 3588 Utiku 613 29,342 8236 .Mangaweka 1193 39,773 1535 Hunterville 2355 98,942 4777