AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXV, Issue 7863, 19 May 1886, Page 4 (Supplement)

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.

COUNTIES OF SELWYN AND AKAEOA. The following are the agricultural statistics for the Counties of Selwyn and Akaroa, for March, 1886, as compiled by Mr W. Q, Walker, Superintendent Collector for Canterbury:— IftfllwYti. Aknnift.

■»ei* ryn. A&aroa. Numh«r of Holdings— 826 Freehold 1,690 Eented ... ' 722 94 Part rented, part freehold 221 3i Total ... 2,036 455 Extent of land broken np bat not under crop, acres 14,166 778} In Wheat— 370 Sown for grain only, acres 33,737} Estimated gross produce, 14,315 bushels 822,159 In Oats— 70} For green food or hay, acres ... 7,451 For grain, acres 30,2221 79} Estimated gross produce of 2,i>65 gralu, bushels 691,139 In Barley— Sown for grain only, acres 7,134 167 Estimated gross produce, bushels ... 195,613 5,415 In S wn Grasses— In hay, acres Estimated gross produce of bay. 3,469} 226} 376} tons 4,224 In grasses after haring been broken up (including such as in hay), acres 224,595} 6 866} Gross Sown Lauds, not previously ploughed (including such 99,558} as in hay) Acres Grass Seed: Produce of— 67,385} Cocksfoot, bushels 3,891 253,775 Eyegrass, bushels 27,490 516} In Potatoes, acres 4.447 60} Estimated Gross Produce, tons ... 23,799 220 In Maize or Sorghum, acres ... In Eye or Bon, acres 64 In Peas or Beans, acres 4,840} 80} lu Turnips or Rape, acres 16,821} 1,070} In Mangold, Beet, Carrots, Pars6} nips, or Onions, acres 835} In Hops, acres 2 In Tobacco, acres In Other Crop*, acres 172} 14 In. Garden, acres 1,008} 85} In Orchard (including all areas not less than } acre), acres 679} 229} Total number of icres under crop (including sown grasses) acres 399,400} 108,659} In Plantations of Forest Trees, acroa 160} Quantity of Last Tear’s Crop remaining on Hand when form was filled up— Wheat, bushels ... 20.608 1,936 Oats, bushels 22,556 988 Barley, bushels 4,449 3,752 The returns from the other Counties are not yet in COUNTY OP ASHBURTON. , The following are the agricultural statistics for the County of Ashburton, March, 1886, as compiled by Mr W. O. Walker, Superintendent Collector for Canterbury : — — Ashburton. Number of Holdings— Freehold 493 Eentod 125 Part rented, part Freehold ... 76 Total 694 Extent of land broken np but not under crop, acres 17,690 In Wheat— Sown for grain only, acres 38,534 Estimated gross produce, bushels ... 764,722 In Oats— For green feed or hay, acres ... 5,586} For grain, acres 34,165 Estimated gross produce of gram, bushels ... 762,250 In Barley— Sown for grain only, acres 4,490} Estimated gross produce, bushels ... 97,215 In down Grasses— In hay. acres 873 Estimated groat produce of tons ... ‘ hay, 1,147 In grasses, after having been tr 'ken up (including such as in hay), acres 272,818} Grass Sown lands, not previously ploughed (including such as in hay), acres 25,212 Grass Seed: Produce of— Cocksfoot, bushels 34 Eyegrass, bushels 23,752 In Potatoes, acres 195} Estimated Gross Produce, tons 668 In Maize or Sorgham, acres ... In Eye or Bere, acres 94 In Peas or Beane, acres 1,3*7} In Turnips or Eape, acres 24,148} In Mangold, Beet, Carrots, Parsnips, or Onions, acres 118} In Hops, acres In Tobacco, acres In Other Crops acres 28 In Garden, acres 408} In Orchard (including all areas not le a 3 than }-ocre), acres 158} Total number of acres under crop (including sown grasses) acres ... 407,335} In Plantations of Forest Trees, acres 3,9i)3 Quantity of Last Tear’s Crop remaining on Hand when form was filled up— Wheat, bushels 22,926 Oats, bushels 19,304 Barley, bushels 1,100 ASHLEY COUNTY AND PART OP AMURI COUNTY. The following are the agricultural statistics for the Ashley County and part of Amur! County ; — Ashley. Part of Amori. Number of holdings— Freehold !2S 29 Eented 3S3 13 Part freehold and part rented 244 8 Total holdings 1.43J 50 Extent of land broken up, hnt not under crop, acres 8,814 1,434 In wheat— Sown for groin only, acres 17,436 SSI Estimated produce, bushels ... 470,672 11,351 In oats— For green food or hay, acres ... 2,995 823 For grain, aores Estimated produce, bushels ... 18,11'S 557 4:6,393 13,930 In barley, acres 2,148 72 Estimated produce, bushels ... 52,744 1,125 In sown grasses— Hay, acres 1,819 94 Estimated pro’uca, tons 2,492 150 In grasses, after being broken up. acres I7S.101 28,705 Grasa-sown lands, not pre-viou-ly ploughed, acres 16.7 73 29,55) Produce of grass seeds— Cocksfoot, bushels 315 859 Eyegrass, bushels 10,112 152 In potatoes, acres 1,896 10,173 46 Estimated produce, tons 154 In rye, acres 100 In peas or beans, acres 2,568 9 In turnips or rape, acres 12,789 3.875 In mangolds, beet, carrots. parsnips, or omona 4 acres ... 233 6 In other crops, acres 42 — In garden, acres 387 30 In orchard including all areas of not less than quarter-acre, in which fruit trees form the chief object of cultivaiion, acres ... . ... 356 33 Total number of acres under crop, including sown grasses 261,7 20 64,419 In plantations of forest trees. acres 1,207 1,125 Quantity of last year's crop remaining: on hand— Wheat, bushels 10,024 425 Oats, bushels 9.7 S3 850 Barley, bushels 1,488 —