LAND UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS, 1857 to 1891.
| Year of Census. |
Land under— |
| Wheat. |
Oats. |
Potatoes. |
Hay. |
|
Acres. |
Acres. |
Acres. |
Acres. |
| 1857 |
80,155 |
25,025 |
16,281 |
51,987 |
| 1861 |
161,252 |
86,337 |
24,841 |
90,920 |
| 1871 |
284,167 |
149,309 |
39,026 |
163,181 |
| 1881 |
977,285 |
134,089 |
45,951 |
249,656 |
| 1891 |
1,145,163 |
221,048 |
53,818 |
413,052 |