AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS FOR 1880. (Country Journal.)

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1299, 26 October 1880, Page 3

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS FOR 1880. (Country Journal.)

The following tables have been compiled from the Government Agricultural Statistical Retnrns for the Colony, and show the returns for the several Provincial districts. The Government returns were collected in Februrary of this year, and it is gratifying to know that the actual result?, as revealed by the threshing floor, in most instances far exceed the estimates published. The reverse proved to be the case last year (1879), and the difference is actually greater than represented by the figures given. The past harvest has been one of the finest ever experienced in this Colony, and a law more of such would go far to restore both the confidence and the credit, which has been somewhat shaken by the recent severe depression, which we in common with other countries have experienced :—: —

1880 —Total number of bushels ' of wheat, 0at5, 21.424,041

Total quautiy of wool in lbs exportpd from the Colony, 1879 :— Wool . . 62,220,8101b8 . . £3,126,439 value.

Aores. Canterbury • Otago , „. Auckland Other Provincial districts 85,359 80,528 11,077 9,066 186,030 Increase over 1579 ... 4,766

Table— Showing, other crops, including turnips and mangels, &c, &c. : —

Acres. Canterbury 25,581 Auckland ..., ... 13,029 Otago 1K323 HawKe'sßay 8,304 Wellington. ... 6,457 Other Provincial districts... .. 7,217 71,911 Acres. Tons. Gross produce ... — 108,832 Increase over 1879 18,480 ... 43,729 At the date of the last census (March 1, 1878), there were in the Colony : — Horses 173,768 Cattle 578,430

Table — Showing the total nnmber p£ acres in bay :—: —

Acres. Canterbury Otago Auckland Wellington Hawke'sßay Nelson . : Taranaki .1 Marlborough . . Westland • • 542,972 357,880 249,715 90,685 77,382 37,455 28,493 14,991 4,445 1,405,018 Increase over 1879 153,867

Table— Showing the number of acres in grass, after having been broken up, including such as in hay :—: —

Wellington Hawke's Bay „, Auckland... > ... Canterbury Otago Taranaki Nelson ... ... Narlborough. "Weatland ' Acrfs. 686,013 526,926 254,868 172,106 111,278 82,687 60,805 36,935 4,603 1,336,281 Increase over 1879 289,521

Table — Showing the number of acres of grass sown lands, , not previously ploughed, including such as liay : —

jCVUIUO. Canterbury Dtago Auckland Wellington kelson Marlborough Elawke's Bay Caranaki ... Westland f •• 487,297 314,611 36,463 23,635 18,930 11,553 10,628 5,971 646 913,764 Cncreaao over 1879 94,319

Table showing the total humber of ac es under crop, exclusive of lands under - graßa: —

Otago Canterbury Wellington Napier (or Hawke's Bay) Marlborough Auckland Nelson New Plymouth Westland , 3,580,002 3,371,063 1,4,53,243 1,402,958 763,243 433,521 364.60Z 11,264 4,6-52 11,405,389

Tnhle— Showing the numher of sheep in New Zealand, and how distributed :— Total number according- to sheep returns made up to May 31", 1879, 11,405,389, distributed as follows :—: —

, , Wheat. Acres. Yield in Bushels. Canterbury ... 193,781 Obago ... 53,774 Wellington ... 7,374 Auckland ... 6,887 Taranaki, Hawke's " Bajr," Marlborough, $elßon, &c. ... 8,382 ... 5,465,700 ... 1,715,951 145,760 139,153 143,448 270,198 „. 7,610,012

Oats. , Canterbury ... 153,742 Otago ... '143,165 Wellington ... 15,066 HawJceVpay... 5,326 Auckland t ... 4,576 Other Provincial districts ... 8,1 S3 5,803,275 5,353,146 435,843 127,957 105,685 236,701 330,028 , Babley. Canterbury ... 73,065 Otago ... 10,114 Other Provincial districts ... 10,275 12,062,607 1,124,281 347,674 279,477 57,483 Potatoes. 1,751,432 •Yield in Acres. Canterbury ... 5,655 Auckland 5,230 Otago 5,290 Other Provincial districts ... 5,077 tOIIB. 37,489 • 28,924 26,211 26,899 21,260 119,523 Increase over 1879 33,303

■ j rable~Showin£ the number of acres under wheat, oats, barley and potatoes, and the yield in bushels for the several Provincial districts : —

WHEAT. No. of Yield in Acres. Bushels. 1680 ... 270,198 ..: 7,610,012 1879 ... 265,861 ... 6,076,604 Incr&se in" bushels for 1880 1,533,408 Oats. 1880 ... 330,208 ... 12,062,607 1879 ... 278,031 ... 8,365,586 Increase in bushels for 1880 3,697,021 Babley. 1880 ... 57,464 ... 1,751,432 1879 ... 29,668 ... 709,775 ' Increase in bushels for* 1880 1,041,657 Increase in bushels of wheat, oats and barley for 1880 5,272, 086

Table— Showing the gross return for the Colony in wheat, oats and barley :—