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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2455, 5 April 1888, Page 2

The following are the agricultural statistics for the Counties of Kawhia, Raglan, Waipa, Waikato aud Piako, for the period ended February. Kawhia : In wheat, 11 acres, estimated to yield 410 bushels ; aits, 27 acres for hay and (32 for grain, yield PJGO bushels; maiza, oIS acres, yield 3UL' bushels ; peas, 'A acres, yield GO bushels ; beans, .1 acre, 10 bushels ; hay, 86' acres, 14(H tons; ISSO acres land in ■jrass; potatoes, l.'Wl acres, yield Il(i4 tons ; root crops, '2i acres ; tobacco, 7} acres; garden, orchards, and trees, 57 a acres. Raglan : Land broken up but. not under crop, '2'M!, acres; in wheat, S.V/ acres, yield 2122 bushel i; oats, 234 v acres for hay, 132. 1 , for grain, yield 33511 bushels ; barley, ~l\ acres, 3,"i bushels ; iiiiiise, 4DJ. acres, &St bushels ; rye, "> acres. 40 bushels ; P"as, 1 acre 30 bushels ; h:iy, 100 acres, ]',Ksh tons ; lands in grass, 24," 171 acres ; «ra.ss seed, fiOS bushels ocksfoot and 21)7 bushels of ryegrass ; potatoes, 145.',- acres, 7S4J- tons ; turnips. 218 acres ; other roots, H.V acres ; garden, orchards aud trees, 140'! acres. Waip'i land broken up but not under crop, 2841 acres ;in wheat, 23 ( JS acres, yield 7-1,004 bushels ; oats, 'JO'iy acres for hay and 1144 acres for grain, yield 37,1/3 bushels; barley, IS acies, 300 bushels ; maize, 30.', acres, 372 bushels ; rye, 5 acres, 9;"> bushels; peas, 3 acres, S2 bushels ; beaus, 1 acre, 20 bushels; bay, 1424J acres, lo'G'J.'i tons ; grass lands, 5!I,14I:|- acres; .ijrasi seed, ,jjs bushels cocksfoot aud 110 bushels ryegrass; potatoes, 722 acres, 3783,-i tons; turnips, 3637 acres ; other roots i)Bi acres; bops, tobacco, &c. 10i acres; garden, orchard, and plantations, I3S9} acres. Waikato land broken up, but not cropped, 7-S acres ; in wheat, 1,090'. acres; yield, 59,264 bushels ; oats, for hay, 1,12'U acres; for grain, 1,140 acres; yield, 33,741 bushels: barley, 781 acres, 1822 bushels ; maize, G3.J- acres, 132 bushels ; rye, 10 acres, 474 bushels; peas, 11J acres, 260 bushels; beans, £ acre, 10 bushels; hay, acres, 1,100 tons; grass lands, 52,040.j acres ; grass seed, 150 bushels cocksfoot and 579 rye-grass ■ potatoes, 2892 acres, 1 ,407 tons ; turnips, 2,510;j: acres ; other roots, ]\S'j acres; other crops, 183 acres ; garden, orchards and plantations, 4,493 [ acres. I'iako county: Kxtc-nt of land broken up, but not under crop 670 acres. In wheat 1,226 acres; estimated yield, 33.506 bushels. In oats for green food, 673 acres ; for grain 1474 acres ; estimated yield, 43,200 bushels. In barley 31 acres ; estimated yield, 9(>o bushels. In maijw I'J doit's; 52i"> bushels lupous. 31 acres estimated yi>;.., 450 liu.s:: , . !s. Insjwn d. asses: in iiay, 47'J acres: estimated yiulit .)i3 to s. In grasses, after having b. en broUtii up, including such ss,s in hay, 52.524 acres ; grass sown lands not |;i'i"/ioi;s!y ploughed inc'iidiiig sown yrassciv, 41,b.-)l ; yrass sued, produce of : cocksfoot, 095 busheli, ryegrass, 22 In potatoes 12!) acre.s ; estimate 1 yiold 497 tons. In turnips or rape, 51.V! aurps : in mangold, beet, cnrrot.s, parsnips, oi , onions. 25 acres ; in garden, 49 acres ; in orchard, 233 acres. Total ntimcr of acres under crop, including sown grasses, 103,804 acres; in plantations of forest trees, 1011 acres.