HARVEST STATISTICS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 8125, 23 March 1887, Page 4 (Supplement)

HARVEST STATISTICS.

The following tabulated statement is compiled from the Official "Account of Land in Cultivation, and of the Agricultural Produce thereof. *’ for the Province of Canterbury, February, 1887 :• — COUNTIES. a* £ Number or Holdings. Land broken up, bnt not under Crop. Is Wheat. fa Oats. lit Barest. In Sown Grasses. Grabs Seed : Produce or In Potatoes. 1 ft) s 1 ft) A a ® P.P *6 0 f “a p 1 <S a M s at 0 d M l O a oc * ®*o M0 4; 6 n" a ® Ig* ri £ li fl-s J5S fttg a 8 ** ■ M ! u tL r o U1 Is feg ■sf || « Q. a 0 1 Estimated gross produce of Grain (bushels). ' I , too 5$ r & . S*® 2,a C, ix> p d’d »2 cq p< In Hay. SS&fta* SA 3* a-f.* o/dt; Sag*§4 A " * a gs-o-f ■gw * rrt 60.3 _ “ o ® So S 5 « * ® a~ 2* ft-a-s s o i 1 p n 1 0 M 1 O . < II *0 © « 2 IN w isT S i a 9 M fi il it Pa fed -81 3" 1° i ]3 ® • mi CO S, H * A ores. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Bushels Bushels Acres. Acres, Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. 18S7 771 858 232 1S61 7,057 22,371 548.28? 2707 22,095 614,608 1222 82,165 3147 8.864 167,830 17,238 205 50 034 1922 11.420 2861 14,288 43 864 368 252 812 1726 S53 244 1420 8,814 17.436 470 672 2995 18,105 476,398 2148 52,749 1810 2,492 176.109 16,773 315 10,112 1896 10,173 2568 18,022 42 387 356 261,720 1207 313 204 1268 10,203 25 512 612 878 1422 19.756 575 793 1949 51,357 3602 5,033 147,238 6 746 360 17,716 1446 9,869 2899 17,412 27 615 225,026 786 1S81 731 SOI 20C 1312 12,835 32,673 885.585 1417 16,336 480,887 2341 67,234 3389 4.900 98 359 47,248 1580 10,319 3190 21.750 234 625 226,063 150 691 239 2668 5 861 48,581 1.153,629 9391 33,766 851 359 3620 100.327 6135 8,003 297,613 2*365 3 070 61,915 4101 24,897 3938 18.195 312 957j 754 394,602 3969 722] 224 2636 14.166 31,737 822 153 « 7461 30,222 691.129 7134 195,613 3466 4,224 224,595 67 885 3 891 27,490 4447 23,799 4840 17,656 238 10u9 399,400 3174 232 2584 8 015 52,049 1 250,311 7298 30,221 886,430 7665 215.218 7369 10.715 237,611 45,273 366 35,756 3400 22 745 4446 24.15* 349 1713 7 410.180 3047 188* 1560 636 226 2472 10,256 63,781 1.567,2X6 7499 25,848 709,225 5892 185.313 7268 9,695 206,416 44,124 3314 20,700 3008 22,190 1110 1752 385,036 53 480 1 086 S'l, 14,350 254 427 14,071 897 11,920 f40 758 8,201 107,939 178 777 2,762 96 531 6‘ 9iO 3 1231 157 119,131 145 Akaeoa i •Co/ 35 455 778 3/0 14,315 70 70 2,265 167 5,415 226 376 6.866 99,55* 2‘3 775 516 60 220 80 1,085 14 85 229 104659 160 ftl2 979 280 11.350 113 230 10.790 164 6.945 328 6,598 100.6S2 225,499 980 71 352 69 784 2 3> 2 109,108 186 18S4 333 92 58 483 SOS 886 30.427 201 486 20,637 304 11,180 771 1.263 6,816 86,367 - 112 624 143 911 ... 376 96,606 50 765 1,090,139 5737 36 052 853 635 2319 48,804 1035 1,118 269.444 19,028 4,05ft 69,889 272 1,102 957 30 883 ?60 366J 205 416,291 3859 Ashburton 1837 71 >8 534 761,7 i2 5586 34,165 762.250 4190 07.215 673 1.147 272,818 25,242 89 23.752 •; 195 668 1847 24,266 122 408: 158 407.335 3902 1886 61 476 1.379 570 8570 32196 1,008,198 5160 127,818 24*3 4,61* 253,311 19,713 1,010 78 0C0 183 US 967 34111 55 484 411.258 3217 1885 1884 463 497 124 65 676 15,732 8i;-,7e 2,008.725 5856 25,427 759,090 4673 fcO.560 2323 3,33 ij 232,181 31145 ... 183 501 731 42,924 126 291 427,163 155 27,309 716.911 2465 27.610 836 815 789 22 f64 17051 2 340 175,011 20 5T7 1012 41,977 1175 5 746 189 18 636 68 364J 467 274,660 259-4 OK BALMS® 186V 711 inc 17’2 8 500.046 2008 22.458 T54 701 1781 63.715 1012 1.407 190,314 21059 697 16,213 937 4 072 614 24 081 285 514 365 280.716 2260 1686 645 26,136 730.808 1163 26.851 900,253 2928 107,450 ... 355' 3.605 180,505 I",070 765 27.803 544 2,737 496 30,126 237 676 287.056 18 2 1884 760 675* • 220 330 14; 1042 17.426 34,614 937,240 1312 21.709 737,728 1365 43.292 3190 3.794 ' 155,t 80 18.894 ... 564 3.339 266 29,615 222 , 837 246,131 : 1035 17 942 437,473 ' 2 60 78,924 598,470 603 21,164 789 1,52! 171,947 6.349 O 34 002 452 2 208 12 22 388 12 1431 176 241 108 618 Waimatb ... ... 1887 97 1 O' 649 2*5 688 938 16,138 507 657 1615 53.368 368 678 170,393 6,194 720 15 919 291 1 ISO 19.633 102 186 163 225 958 700 1886 274 14 994 405 203 685 17.148 670,243 1576 48,531063 2.077 151.329 7,i88 700 36,184 207 1,011 7 19 680 103 311 214.017 ■ 660 1884 265 ijy 55 37 357 10,108 24.025 649.780 3s9 14.186 500.904 .1577 49,568 2548 2.705 115,731 23,8»8 ... 226 987 33 21,075 30 418 177.590 . 397 AC 2 133 51 700 1220 2.946 101.530 81 1.630 84 99 43 824 1.085 1705 43 157 ... ' , 7 909 14 18) 26 58,799 442 Mackekzib ... I 574 35 78, 1012 1,688 50 568 35 900 6 6 37.224 1.195 230 44 156 8 319 138 16> 16 61.309 362 2 113 49,557 618 2.730 106,060 5 125 44 71 36,340 4,619 5.700 41 189 • 5 5 509 1» 38 51.890 342 1884 ■ ,?4 20 4 58 ,418 2,558 6«;250 256 2. 3 107.920 fc 80 197 .362 31,033 . ■ 4,030 ... 23 iw ; 7 •9,540 7 46.167 • : 204 >• 59 7a ( » 169,632 4,012.790 23,934 140,820 3,870 519 9.031 238,074 13 435 17,701 1,082.873 196,576 189,427 261.814 8.064 46,061 8019 113,247 712) 2835! 2153 1.737,403 13,353 68 229 1191528 2.873 382 20,144 122.846 8 244,963 17,320 468,998 7.770 10.230 1.078.314 237,4-6 259 432 94 232 7.871 40.238 9449 108 211 941 2601 1966 1,'29 800 11,765 61 013 182 560 4,459,677 ■>4,766 129.133 4,157,76' 19 450 557,443 18,467 26.781 1,012.961 202.271 228,730 202169 5 893 37.717 6889 126,518 1712 4 49 1,7> 4.489 10.020 Canterbury / 1884 4113 1508 742 6363 66.608 240,616 6,156,861 17,085 106,824 3,329,391 16.179 437,32 19.711 26,075' 846,753 264,405 5,956 36.579 7684 146 730 783 4306 1,655.613 — n formers' hands at the time the returns were made up were — Wheat, 15,708 bushels ; oats, 95,483 bushels : barley, 17,433 bushels This is the smallest quantity of wheat that has n m vears. The quantity of oats is about the average of the last few years; that of barley rather over the average. The stock of barley has since been considerably reduced by shipments to England, and oats were pretty well cleared out by the Sydney demand , so that we enter upon the gram season practically clear or old stoctc.