410 Statistics affecting British Agricultural Interests. 



previous year there had been an increase of 43,000 acres. In 

 1911 in Great Britain there was a decrease of 51,300 acres, of 

 which 37,000 were in England. In the hist three years Great 

 Britain has shown a decrease of 116,000 acres under Crops and 

 Grass. 



Last year the area of Corn Crops in Great Britain, taken as 

 a whole, showed a slight decrease of 5,000 acres. The main 

 increases were of 97,200 acres under Wheat and 41,800 acres 

 iinder Beans, while the chief decreases were 130,750 acres of 

 Barley and 10,300 acres of Oats. In the United Kingdom the 

 Corn Crops decreased once more, this time by 50,400 acres. 



Taking England alone, there was a total loss of acreage of 

 37,000, of which 17,000 were in Arable Land and 20,000 in 

 Permanent Grass. Wheat increased by 87,400 acres. Beans by 

 41,400 and Potatoes by 25,700, while Barley lost 112,000, 

 Clover 33,000, and Oats 16,600. 



As for crops other than Corn we note in England increases 

 of 25,700 acres under Potatoes, 9,450 acres under Mangolds, and 

 a decrease of 33,000 under Clover. 



Bare Fallow in England decreased by 25,250 acres. 



Live Stock Returns. 



In 1911 the Horses used for Agricultural purposes in 

 England decreased by no less than 40,385 or over 4^ per cent. 

 The number of Unbroken Horses was also less. The total 

 number of Agricultural Horses in England was 1,132,581 and 

 in the United Kingdom 2,033,216. 



Cattle again increased last year in England. They increased 

 also in Scotland but not in Wales. Cows and Heifers in Calf 

 increased by 10 per cent, and those in milk by 1*2 per cent. 

 The totals for Cattle stood at 5,173,976 for England and 

 11,866,111 for the United Kingdom. The increases in both 

 cases were just under 1 per cent. 



The Sheep in England again decreased, last year by 3*3 per 

 cent, to 15,739,529. They also decreased in Wales by 93,660 

 or 2*5 per cent., while in Scotland there was a slight increase. 

 There was at the same time a remarkable increase of Pigs 

 throughout the United Kingdom. In England this was one 

 of 19"5 per cent., bringing the total last year to 2,414,728. 



Produce Returns. 



The Wheat crop in England increased by 880,303 quarters 

 or over 13 per cent., and the total was higher than in any j'ear 

 since 1899. The produce per acre was 32*63 bushels or 0*98 

 above the average of the preceding ten years. The crop in 

 Scotland was very heavy. 



