AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL STATISTICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10060, 21 February 1896, Page 3 (Supplement)

AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL STATISTICS.

The compilation of the agricultural and pastoral statistics of the provincial district of Auckland for the year 1895 has this year been carried outby theStpckDepartmentwderthe supervision of Mr. Clifton, AGRICULTURAL RETURNS. Totals.— U520. Wheat (or threshing, 83904 acres; for feeding down, 53} acres; for ensilage. 2} acres i for chaffing, 222} acres; grain on hand, 171$ bushels. Oats for threshing, 6931 acres; for feeding down, 1158 acres; for ensilage, 891 acres; for chaffing, 21,-821 acres; gnin on hand, 0594} bushels, Barley for threshing, 372} acres; for feeding down, 34} acres; for ensilage, 8 acres; grain on hand, 130 bushels. Rye for threshing, 117 acres; for feeding down, 22 acres; for ensilage, 3 acres, Maize for threshing, 10,470} acres; for feeding down, 1114 acres; for ensiltge, 100} acres; grain on hand, 24,000} bushels. Peas for threshing, 117 acres; for ensilage, 1} acres, lleans for threshing, 42} acres; for ensilage J acre. Vetches or tares for threshing, 11J acres; for ensilage, } acre, Linseed, IB acres; hops, fij acres, 'other crips for threshing, 140} acres ; for feeding down, CO} acres; for ensilage, 127 acres; quantity on band, 25} bushels. Mixed grasses for feeding down, 408,965} acres; for hay, 10,183} acres; for ensilage, 82 acres; for seed, 1294} acres; seed on hand, 70461b. White clover for feeding down, 150 acres; for hay, 27 acres; for ensilage, 4 acres; seed Oil hand, 23731b. Red clover for feeding down, 8031 aero; for hay, 318} acres; for seed, 35 acres; seed now on hand, 36301b. Cocksfoot for feeding down, l»8lj acres; for hay, 98} acres; for ensilage, m acres; for seed, 1610} acres; seed "ii hand, 23,1721b. Ryegrass for feeding down, *28981 acres; for bay, 609} acres; for ensilage, 218} acro<; for seed, 757 acres ; seed on blind, 03,8261b. Other kinds for feeding down, 3295} acres; for hay, 2138} acres; for ensilage, 24 acres; for seed, 27} acres*, seed on baud, 75651b. Surface sown grasses for feeding down, 487,861} acres; for hay, 1405} acres; for ensilage. 255 acres; for seed, 131 acres; seed on lifnd, 01 Jib. Native grasses, 401,701} acres; potatoes, (271 acres; turnips, 27,504} acres; mangolds, 207} aces; rape, 3101} acres; beet, 87} acres ; carrots, £31} acres; other like crops, 2345} acres; native budi, 540,349 acres; artificial plantations, 874} acres; private girdens, 2239} acres; market gardens, (179 acres; ploughed lands not cropped, 5034} acres. Orchards : Small fruits, 1568} acres; stone fruits, 3211} acres; pip fruits, 4145} acies. Acreage: Freehold, 2,422,175} acres; leasehold, 801,110} acres; total, 3,283,284 acres, STOCK RETURNS. Totals.—Stud entires, 027 ; geldings over 2 years, 21,002; raaros over 2 years, 14,697 ; mares with foal, 3799; colts or fillies under 2 years, 0341 ; stud boars, 1770 ; barrows or sows over 1 year for fattening, 12,358; breeding sows, 6427; barrows or rows under 1 year, 25,401 ; .-lieei>, nut including this year's lambs, 721,169; stud bulls, 6238 , steers o'er 2 years, 44,510; dairy cows or hoifers calved, 54,515; breeding cows or heifers calved, 27,754; dairy heifers over 2 years, 9845; breeding heifers, 0730; cows or heifers for fattening, 12,099; other steers or heifers under 2 years, 93,719.

SOUTHERN RETURNS.' Hawke's Bay.-Wheat, 695 acres; cats, 6830; barley, 1842 ; maize, 1106; potatoes, 1530; bent, 218. Wellington.— 7401 acres; o'.ts, 18,597 ; barley, 701; mi lee, 421; potatoes, 4375. Marlborough.- Wheat, 6181 acres; oats, 3583 ; barley, 761; potatoes, 778. Tho returns of horses, swine, sheep, and cattle are Hawkk's Bav, — Horses, 13,764; swine, 9550 ; sheep, 2,765,407 ; cattle, 74,636. Wellington. — Horses, 39,209; swine, 48,980 ; sheep, 3,367,415 ; cattle, 211,496. Marlborough.—Horses, 4795; swine, 4147; sheep. 788,643; cattle, 11,679.