AGRICULTURAL RETURNS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 91, 17 April 1894, Page 2

AGRICULTURAL RETURNS.

The following agricultural refcuraa Ut Auckland neighbourhood have been colIteted by Mr John King, the auperiobend•nb coll.efit6* for the district «** CooutY olf. WXWfiMATA (including Pine Island).— Number of boldingß : 798 freehold, 159 rented, 52 parb rented and part freehold, total ntitnbof Of holdings, 1,009. Total area Of holdings, 159,064 acres. Extent of land broken up bub nob under crop, 2,54G£ acres. In wheat: For gram only, 9| acres; estimated groaa produce, 263 bushels. In oats: For green food, 5Z acres; for fcay, 720 acres ; for grain, 11 acres; estimated gross produce, 390 bushels. In barley: For grain only, 33A acres; estimated gioas produce, 826 bushels. Ifl maize; For green food, 239* acres;' for tfrain, 32| acr<>3; yield, 899 buaheld. In rye or bere : For grain, H *«raa ; yield, 43 bushels. In peas: 7£ acres ; estimated yield, 173 bushels In beans: US acres; estimated yield, 410 bushels. In potatoes: 127* acres; oatiBlftted'yield, 674 ton*. In turnips or rape : 3S6f acres. In mangolds, beet), carrots, parsnips or onions: .27^ acres* In other crops, 86i acres. In garden, 248g acres; in orchard, 1,663g aoros. In sown grasses : For hay or ensilage, 215| acres ; estimated gross produce, 255* tons ; number of silos or stacks for ensilage, 9. . In yraseeaaitol having been, ploughed (Including auch as in hay), 14,764 acres 5 grass-sown lands, nob previously:ploughed (including such as in hay), 19.975& acres* Grass seed produce j Cooksfoot, 167 bushels ; ryegraaß^S bushels. IWI number of acres of cultivated land (including sown grasses and land broken up, but nob under crop), 41,155 acres., In plantations of foresb trees, 170 acres. Horned cattle of all ages (including Calves), ,9,562; breeding cows included in the foregoing, 3,076. County ov Rodney, including Great and Little Barrier, Kawau, and Cuvier Islands.—Number of holdings : Jbreehold, 631} rented, 39 j parb rented and parb freebold, 35 } total holdings, 705 ; total area of holdings, 206.456 acres. Land broken up butnob under crop, 820 i acres; in wheat, 94 acres ; estimated yieid, 198 bushels. In oats: For1 green food, 27i acres ; for hay, 343^- acres-; for grain, 29i acres ; eatimated yield, 888 bushels. In maize : For green food^ 48,| acres ; for grain, 166£ acres,; estimated yield, 6,446 bushels. In rye or bere : <if acres ; estimated yield, 94 bushels. In poa's: 12! ocrea > estimated yield, 265 bushels. In beans: 8| acres ; estimated yield, 260 bushels. In potatoes ; 73§ acres; estimated yield, 359 tons. In turnips or .rape : 68£ acres. In mangolds, beet, carrota, parsnips, or onions: 7| acres. In hopa: 5J acres; estimated yield, 42cwt. In othei!' crops: 46£ acres. In garden: 170J acres.. In orchard: 955 acres. In sown arasses: For hay or ensilage, 96£ acres ; estimated yield, 92 tons; in grasses After having been 'ploughed, 7,350 acres; grass-sown lands not previously ploughed, 42,217 acres. Grass seed, produce of: Cocksfoot, 1,830 bushela; ryegra»e. 61 bushels; other kinds, 233 bushels : total number of acres of cultivated land (including sown grass land and land broken up ,'bub nob under crop), 52,429 acres. In plantations of forest trees, 289 acres. Horned cabbie of all'ages, including calves, C.656 ; breeding cows, 3,086. , . County of EnE.v.^Number of holdings : Freehold, 81(1; rented, 3G3; parb rented ,ttnd part freehold, 13^4 ; total number of .holdings, 1,313. Total area of holdingß, '28,733 acres. Land broken up bub nob under 'Crop, • 855, acres. In whoab : For grain, 205 acres; estimated yield 6,108 bushels. In oats : For^greer^ food, 19Q£ acres j for hay, 445 acres; Jot grain, 34 acres; estimated yield, 1,315 bushels. In barley, 60 acres; estimated yield, 2,230 bushels, in maize at For gfge^lood v> 263i .acres . -for grain, 16^ acres; ostimaletl yield, ,545 bushels. * In peas, 13 acres; estimated yield, 569 In beans, 2i J acres; edtimatcd yield, 985 bushels, In potatoes, 463 acres; estimatedyieid, 2,998^ tons. ,ln t<irnips or rape, 112^- acres; in mangolds, beob, carrots, parsnips, or onions, 131 acr,es. In other crops, 114| acres* In ■ garden: 428 acres. In orchard: 577J acres/ In sown grasses (excluding land in .native grAßaes), for hay or ensilage: 935^ 'acred. In grasses, after having beon ploughed; 16,022£ acres ; grass sown lands nob previously* ploughed, 5,523 acreß. .Total number of acres ,01 cultivated land (including BOffti grass lands and lands broken up), bub nob under crop: 2C.256 acres, in plantation^1 o( forest trees : 274 acres. "Htirned cattle of all agoa (including calves), 6,878; breeding cows, 4.435

COCHTY of Manukas, including Watheke. ißiands in the Hauraki Gulf and Week's Island, also outlying district of Mangatawhiri Riding :•—Number of holdings : Freehold, 1,794 ; rented, 250 ; part freehold and part rented, 121; total number of holdings, 2,165. Total araa of holdings, 334,598 acres; extenb of land broken up bub nob under crop, 4,884$ acres. In wheat: For grain, 1,7394 acres j estimated yield/ 32,(>99 bushele. in , oats: For green food, 125£ acres; for hay, 6,457£ acres; for grain, 1,710 acres; estimated yield, 54,420 bushels. In" barley: For grain, 272 acres ; estimated yield, 6,982 bushels. In maize: For green food, 672^ acres ; for grain, 145£ acres ; estimated yield, 5501 bushels. In rye or bere, 4.3 acres ; eati* mated yield, 953 bushels. In peas, 40 acres; estimated yield, 1,411 bushels. In beans, 20 acres ; estimated yield, 551 bushels. In potatoes, 903£ acres ; estimated yield, 5,328£ tons. In turnipß or rape, 949^ acres. In ( mangolds, beet, carrots, parsnips, or. onions, 186| acres. "Id other crops. 6l| acres. In garden, 291$ acres. Id orchard, 1505£ acres. In sown grasses, for hay or ensilage, 3,217 acres, , estimated yield 3,743 tona ; number of silos or stacks of silage, 4; in grasses, affcor having beod ploughed, 81,173§ acres; grass soWn lands* nob previously ploughed (including such as ■in hay), 82,062^ acres. Grass eeed, pro- ' dace of: Cocksftoot, 740 bushels * rye «vass, * 1,224 bushels; other . kinds, 125 bushele. ; Total nuinbel- of acres of cultivated lahd (including sown grass lands and land broken up, but not under crop), 186,552^ acres. In plantations of forest tfeee, 817^ acres. Qdantity of old wheat on hand When return colleoted, 12 bushela. Horned cattle of all ages, including calves, 40,377; bleeding ddwa, 16,956.