THE HARVEST IN OTAGO PEOVINCE.
A coEEESPomoENT sends us the following: — The harvest in Otago will ommence in the Oaniaru district, shortly after the New Year. The acreage under crop in Otago, 1868-69, as per Government returns, was 152,568 acres. The acreage for 1869-70 will bo greater; the official returns however, will not bo made until February. Ample employment will thus be afforded to hundreds of hands for the next ivrn or three months. Tlifi following figures show the comparative acreage under crop in Otago and all New Zealand for 1868-69 (exclusive of the crops of the aboriginal natives) :—
Cbop. Otago. Wheat 20,142 Barley and Oata... 43,425 Potatoes 3,033 Sown grasses 83,782 Other crop3 2,186 Mew Zealand. 64,517 100,483 11,557 501,580 8,878 Total acres... 152,568 687,015
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Colonist, Volume XIII, Issue 1285, 18 January 1870, Page 8
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126THE HARVEST IN OTAGO PEOVINCE. Colonist, Volume XIII, Issue 1285, 18 January 1870, Page 8
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