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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7732, 27 February 1909, Page 2

A supplementary CazAgrictUjTukalj ette just issued gives Statistics. the complete agricultural statistics for the year. The area of land under wheat for threshing purposes was 252,391 acres, an increase of 59,360 acres on the figures given for 1907-8. The area of oat crops was 746,720 acres, or 65,192 acres more than Jast year. To barley 52,5fiQ acres were devo'* < against 41,285 for the preceding year. The table shows that more land has been devoted to the following products than formerly: Rye, maize, beans, potatoes, mangolds, rape, carrots, orchards and vineyards. The area of sown grasses has increased by nearly 700,000 acres, and fallow land by nearly 3000 acres. Tlip number j of hqrsos in the dominion fit present is 363,778, or 10,521 more than last year. The cattle number 1,773,326 against ■1,816,299 for 1907-8 and swine, increased by 39G4, now number 245,092, The total number of sheep is set *lown on April 30th at 22,449,053, an increase of 1,465,281,