CROPS AND LIVE STOCK

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4301, 9 March 1901, Page 7

CROPS AND LIVE STOCK

TIME COLONY’S AGRICULTURAL AND

PASTORAL STATISTICS,

Tho agricultural and pastoral statistics tor the colony were published in a supplementary .“Gazette” last night. * The first figures given are the complete returns of area under corn crops at October 15th last.,

Those were as follows, the figures in brackets denoting the increase or decrease on the areas under the same crops for the preceding.year:—Wheat —For threshing, 206,465 acres (decrease 63,284); tor chaffing, ensilage and feeding down, 10J9 acres (increase 926). Oats—For threshing, 449,534 acres (increase 51,291); for chuffing, etc., 191,507 acres fdecrease 1945). Barley—For threshing. 30,831 acres (decrease 17,172); for ensilage, etc. 4506 acres (increase 1731). Potatoes’ 28,324 acres (decrease 8460). Turnips, 404 - 833 acres (decrease 11,129). Mangolds, 7341 acres (decrease 710). Rape, 124 318 acres (decrease 1049). Beet, 785 acres (decrease 230). Carrots, 1627 acres (decrease 128). The following is a summary of the crops and grasses for the colony:—Com crons, 949,492 acres; grasses, 32,711,211 acres; green crops, 671,717 acres; plantations 90 233 acres: total, 34,422,653 acres, an increase of 488,920 acres on the area in crop for the preceding twelve-monthly period.

Besides the crops particularised above, the following show an increase in area for the year:—Fetches, 54 increase: linseed, 86 acres; hops, 56 acres; grasses on ploughed land, 101,728 acres; surface sown grasses, 163,549 acres; tussock and native grass. 325.047 acres; plantations, 452 acres; private gardens, 251 acres; market gardens, 270 acres; orchards, 1299 acres; vineyards, 77 acres. The following show decreases:—Eye, 1241 acres decrease; maize, 3421 acres; peas 1213 acres; beans, 165 acres; hay 211 acres; ensilage 1137 acres; seed grasses, 35,319 acres. The total ‘“-numbers of stock in tbe colony at April 30tb, 1900, and at April 30th, 1899, were as follow:—Horses—lß99, 262 - 390; 1900, 266.725 (increase 4335). Cattle —1899, 1 222,139; 1900, 1,256,680 (increase 34.541). Swine—lß99, 249,751; 1900, 250957 (increase 1224). Sheep—lß99, 19,348,'506; 1900, 19,355,195 (increase 6689). The following table shows the distribution of horses,, cattle and sheep over the different provinces;

Totals ... 266,7251,256,68019,355,195 The totals for stock compare with the totals of preceding years as follows:—'

In the following table, showing the acreage of wheat, oats and barley, sown or intended to he sown this season, the counties of Waiapn and Cook are included in the Hawke's Bay district, and the counties of Amuri and Cheviot in the Canterbury district:

Horses. Cattle. Sheep. Auckland ... , 59,450 298,089 903,254 Hawke's Bay . 27,741 146,000 4,503,556 Taranaki . 17 815 211,459 508 948 Wellington . 42,403 264,571 4,082,415 Marlborough 5,359 12,536 789,218 Nelson 7,038 28.859 275,566 Westland 2,145 15,791 28,533 Canterbury . . 50,015 93,266 4,516,955 Otago ... . 54,759 186 103 3,746 750

1897-1898 Horses. Cattle. Sheep.' ... 253,227 1,209,165 19,687,954 1898-1899 ... 258,649 1,203,024 19,673,725 1899-1900 ... 262,390 1.222 139 19,348 506 1900-1901 ... 266,725 1,256,"680 19,355;i95

Wheat. Oats. Barley. Auckland 3,244 36,475 768 Hawke's Bay ; 928 13,274 1,658 Taranaki ... 920 9,056 318 Wellington . .. 5,996 39 462 994 Marlborough .. 2,883 11 081 5,081 Nelson , 1,349 13,531 4,152 Westland — 741 — Canterbury ■ . . 148,297 234,883 14,867 Otago . 44,467 282,071 7,499 Total . 208,084 641,041 35,337