GRAIN AND ROOT CROPS.
SOWN OR TO .BE SOWN. _In accordance with tho Census and Statistics Jet. the .Department'of A'gri- • i-iiTiv publishes in the "Gazette" the returns collected in October and November, of tbo-areas expected to bo under, crop in tho various districts for the IDIM2 season. Tho following tables.give tlic result of (he compilation from tho returns received:— -,:t £ * i i r * * a ■ o,(S . O .BJ 3 p. District. „ " Acre? Acres Acres Acres Acres Auckland' ..944 9.930 1,604 4,691. 1M Tar.iniikf • 1.299' 4,838 621 399 40 Hawkos Hay • 608 ■ "9,744 1.728 294 80 Wei ltißton ,3.650 23,680 2.C87 650 907 Marlborough .865 6,260 7.535 10 3,958 poison .5,100 10,114 2,626; 58 Canterbury 145,765 139,422' 9,316 32 13 607 Otago— Otago portion 48,358 96,766- 5,229 .16 708 .. Otago—, Southland do. 8,939' 102,914 998 4. 73 Totals 215,528 403,668*31,644 .6,094 19,946 Intended to bo cut for seed. Kyc- Cocks- ,....* grass, foot. Clover. District. .Acres. Acres. Acres. Auckland .;. 4,186 ' -2,986 IJS Taroriaki :........ - 762 V 716 43 JCarte's Bay : 4.626 1.321 \ 55- . ■Wellington 7,511 3,690 . 509 Marlborough £06 1,539 ' 752 Nelson-.: 742 411 • 213 Cnnterbury 19,071 24,219 3,834 Otngo— ' Otago portion 43,001 1,260 867 •-. . Southland portion ... 26,330., 1.555 207 /. -.Totals'/ .;. '...„ 77,535 38,297 6-Elo' '" "" Sown, or intended to bo Sown this Season. . . .... j.-.,, Voter Man-,.. ,, 01 . toes. Turnips, golds. Baiie. . Acres. Acres. Acr»s. Acr««. Auckland ......... 3,W5 36.346 3.067 13.718 Taranaki , 635 17.350 3,053 5.19(1 Bay: ... ■ «oi 35.4P.1 pw i9..-]6 Wellington . ".... 2,423 25.789 2.577 33.4<!2 Marlborough .... 579 4.186 4??. 11,006 Kelson.. 957 . 12.234 345 9,494 Canterbury 9,327 87,781 6,059 76,256 Otago— Otago portion 6,179 110,862 4,389 29,620 Otngo- •' Southland do. 3.842 130,167 197 18,549 'Totals '...:... 28,248 440,202 19,761 21-3.691 f
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1318, 22 December 1911, Page 8
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