HARVEST IN OTAGO.
A COREESPONDENT sends us the following :— Harvest in Otago will commence in the Oamaru District, shortly after the now year. The acreage under crop in Otago, 1868-69, as per Government Return, was 152'568 acres. The acreage for 1860-70 will bo greater. The Official Return, however, will not be made until February; amplo employment will thus be afforded to hundreds of hands foi the next two or thi-ee months. Crop 186S-0 (exclusive of crop of the aboriginal natives) : — Otago. New Zealand. Wheat 20-142 Gl-517 Barley and Oats 43-423 100-183 Potatoes... ... 3033 11-557 Sown Grasses... 83-78 501-580 Other Crop ... 2-180 8878 Total acres... 152-568 687015
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New Zealand Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1873, 17 January 1870, Page 5
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