GRAIN STATISTICS, 1879-1880.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1257, 20 July 1880, Page 3

GRAIN STATISTICS, 1879-1880.

Increase of area and of yield of each description of crop during past year.

The following tables show, in round .numbers, the average under grain and under grass durim the past four years, and the increase in the area in each year.

Year. Acres. Increase in Acres. 1877 . . 988,000 — 1878 . 1,077,000 89,000 1879 .. 1,251,000 174,000 1880 . . 1,405,000 I 154,000 Tl, increase in three years 417,000 417,000

Y. Area under grass or hay on land not previously ploughed.

Year. Acres. Inc reuse in Acres. __ 1877 . 1,214,000 — 4878 . 1,551,000 I 317,000 1879 .. i,6v6,000 115,000 1880 I 1,056,000 200,000 11. increase ■ ~*~ ' ■ * in three ye.irt. 722,000 722,000

Year. | Acres. Increase in Acres. 1877 . .' 320,000 1878 ... ; 456,000 1879 ...' 571,000 1880 ...1 057,000 Total ...I 54,000 136,000 11^,000 86, 000 371,000

IV. Area under grass or hay on land 'previously ploughed.

1879. 1880. Mean average during past fivi years. Wheat 3att Harley 1 23 30 35 28-1 36-5 3<>"4 27-9 33*4

11. Average yield per acre.

111. Under grain.

Wheat ... Dats Parley Acres. 5.337 52,i77 28,818 Bushels. i,533,408 3,697,021 1,041,657 mt Totals ... 86,332 6,272,086

crca Is. 179. 10. Wheat ... Oats Barley .. Acres. 264,861 278,831 28,666 Bushels. 6,076,604 8,365,586 709,775 Acres. Bushels. 270,198 7,610,015 330,208 12,062,60; 57,4 8 4 i,75i,43 s Totals ..I 571,558 15,151,965 657,890 21,424,051

I he following table shows the areas under ;rain in New Zealand in 1879 and in 1880, nth the total estimated yield in each r ear : —

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