AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 364, 1 May 1889, Page 3

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

Auckland, April 27. < Mr Thomas Seaman has just; completed the < agricultural returns ot 9 districts, including - Auckland and outlying places, but exclud- < ing the Waikato and the North of Otaniatea. ( The returns are as follows :—: — ' Makukaw County, which includes < Otahuhu, Howick, Papakura, Wairoa, < Hunua, Opaheke, Mangatawhja, Pukekohe - East and West, Mankaukaraka, Waiuku, 1 Awitu, and Waiheke Island :—1,477: — 1,477 free- - holds, 188 rented holdings, and 46 part . free and pare rented ; 3,637 acres of land 1 broken up but not in crop ; 5,164 in wheat. ] 148,211 bushels estimated gross produce of the same ; 3,340 acres oats, for green food I and hay, 3,505 acres in oats for grain, 111,746 bushels estimated gross pro- . duce ; 392 acres sown for barley, estimated to produce 12,816 bushels; i 466 acres in maize for green food, and 21 acres for grain, estimated to produce 795 bushels ; 125 acres in peas, to produce 2,556 j bushels ; 14 acres in beans, to produce 320 -bushels; 4,823 acres aown for hay or ensilage, estimated to produce 5,427 ' tons ; 70,551 acres in grass, 56,222 acres grass surface sown, 6,496 bushels i •cocksfoot seed, ' 4,198 bushels ryegrass ; seed ; 1,267 acres in potatoes, estimated to produce 4,898 tons ; 557 acres in turnips or rape ; 200 acres in mangold, beet, carrots, parsnips or onions ; 14 acres in tobacco, estimated to return 6,5001b dried leaf ; 15 acres in other crops : 164 acres in garden; 1,123 acres in orchard; total acreage under crops, 143,233, including .sown grass ; 613 acres in plantation trees ; number of dairy cows, 13.343. Eden County, whicn includes Auckland, 2*f., S. and E. wards, Ponsonby, Graf ton, Arch Hill, Newton, Mt. Eden, Parnell, Newmarket, Epsom, Whau, Onehunga, One Tree Hill, Week's Island, Remuera, Tamaki, and islands in Hauraki Gulf: — The returns shows 681 freeholds, 271 rented, 31 part of each, 983 holdings altogether ; 408 acres broken up but not in crop ; 372 acres in wheat, estimated to produce 12,285 bushels ; 577 acres in oats ; 20 acres in barley ; 141 acres in maize ; 1,100 acres for Ihay or ensilage, estimated to produce 1,343 ■tons ; 25,491 acres in grass (including surface sown) ; 509 acres in potatoes ; 44 acres in other crops ; 533 acres orchaid ; total acreage in crops, 22,331 ; 303 acres plantation trees ; 2,852 dairy cows, u tWAiTEMATA County. This includes Devonport, Takapuna, Northcote, Birken•head, Wainui, Helessville, Kaukapakapa, \Yaitakerei, and Waikomiti: — 538 freeholds, (67 rented, 7 partly each, total holdings 602 ; 1,830 acres ploughed but notin crop, 46acres in wheat, 715 in oats, 10 acres in barley, 85 acres maize, 371 acies for hay, 14,773 acres in grass, 384 acres grass seed, 109 acres potatoes, 69 acres turnips ; other root crops, 25 acres ; 5 acre 3 tobacco ; other crops, 125 acres ; 780 acres orchard : Total acreage in crops, 25,713 ; plantation trees, 46 acres ; dairy cows, 1,928 I Ohinkmuri County :—: — 33 freeholds, 76 rented, 109 holdings, 79 acres broken but not in crop, 37 acres wheat, 40 acres barley, 31 acres maize, 218 acres for hay, 4,237 acres grass, 20 acres grass eeed, 185 acres potatoes, 155 acres turnips, 8 acres mangold, 22 acres garden, 104 acres orchard ; total acreage in crops, 9,265 ; in plantations, 13 acres ; 664 dairy cows. Piako County. — Total holdings, 181 — 100 freeholds, 81 rented. Hand ploughed, bub nofc in crop, 1,329 acres, 885 acres wheat, 2,123 acres oats, 39 acres barley, 12 acres maize, 257 .acres hay, 93,855 acres in grass, 1206 acres grass seed, 131 acres potatoes, •5,29J acres turnips or rape, 36 acres mangolds, 91 acres other crops, 33 acres garden, 223 acres orchard ; total average crops, 102,714 ; in plantation, 986 ; dairy cows, ' 984. Otamatka. — Total holdings, 237, freehold 211, rented 25, part each 1, land ploughed, not in crop, 284 acres, wheat 68 acres, oats 22 acres, bariey 16 acres, maize 81 acres, peas 10 acre", beans 33 acres, grass 17,308 bushels, cocksfoot seed 1,770 (bushels, rye seed 879 bushels, potatoes 54 acres, turnip 27 acres, other crops 12 acres, garden, 16 acres, orchard, 192 acres; total acreage under crop, 18,078 ; plantation, 4 acres ; dairy cows, 938. Rodney County. — Total holdings, 545 ; freehold, 500 ; rented, 40 ; part each, 5 ; land broken, not cropped, 800 acres ; wheat, 77 acres ; oats, 414 acres ; barley, 4 acres ; maize, 144 acres ; rye or beer, 16 acres ; peas, 28 acres ; beans19 acres : grass, 31,266 acres ; cocks, foot seed, 2,198 bushels ; rye seed, 1060 bushels ; potatoes, 12 acres ; turnips, 14 acres ; mangolds, 88 acres ; hops, 7 acres ; tobacco, i acre ; other crops, 20 acres ; garden, 91 acres ; orchard 653 acres ; total crop 32,611£ acres ; plantation 38 acres. Dairy cows 1,983. Thames County.— Total holdings. 144 ; freeholds, 111 ; rented, 33 ; land ploughed but nob in crop, 58 acres ; wheat, 7 acres ; oats, 245 acres ; barley, 5 acres ; maize, 35 acres ; 146 acres in hay'; grass, 4,993 acres ; grass seed, 233 acres ; potatoes, 37 acres ; other crops, 11 acres ; garden, 38 acres ; orchard, < 162 acres : total acreage in crops, 5,532 acres. Dairy cows, 634 Cobomandel.— Total holdings, 101; freehold, 76 ; rented 17 ; part each, 14 ; land broken not under crop, 84 ; wheat, 4 acres ; oats, 61 acres ; maize, 45 acres ; grass, 2,174 acres ; potatoes, 24 acres '. other crops, 4 acres ; garden, 35 acres ; orchard, 49 acres ; total acrerage under crops, 2,373 ; plantation, 1 acre ; dairy tsows, 323.