AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.
TARANAIU. In a recent (iazette the agricultural and pastoral statistics of New Zealand are published, from which we extract tlie following relating to Taranaki:— amx even's wx on ixtk.ndkd TO ISF SO\V.\ THIS SKASON. Wheat, W.) acres; oats, !)20u acres; barley, 1411 acres; rye, 51 acres; maize, iili3 acres; peas, 78 -»? res; beans, 20 acres; vetches or tares, 8 acres. GItASSKS, OLOA'KKS, KTC. For feeding down: 17"),4lil» acres ploughed; 758,004 acres surface-sown; 2M,i>2ti acres native grass and unimproved land. For hay: lI,MO acres. Fov ensilage: 8(»0 acres. For seed: -10.'} acres. Potatoes, o7S) acres; turnips, I(>,ti:iH acres; mangolds, 15So acres; rape, 4070 acres; beet, 7 acres; carrots, Nil acres; other crops/ 343 acres; plantations, 1280 acres; orchards, 742 acres.
LIVE STOCK. Horses. 24,24 i); swine, r>o,2or>; Angora goats, 308; sheep, bulls, ii47(i; cows or heifers, calved or to calve this season, for dairy purposes only, 123,472; ditto, for breeding only, 00(i3; heifers over two years old intended for dairying, 10,182: ditto, for breeding only; 322; httifers under two years old, 3<..">8!); cows or heifers, intended for fattening, 13,1 Hi; .steers, over two years old, 251,184; ste.M's. under two vears old, 28,371); total cattle, 2.">7,3!13. Horses show an increase over the previous year of .">10; swine an increase of 11)83; sheep an increase of 83,304; and cattle a decrease of 0408.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 46, 19 March 1909, Page 4
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222AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 46, 19 March 1909, Page 4
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