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The yield of Barley in Great Britain was the lowest since 

 1901. In England the decrease since the preceding year 

 amounted to 654,276 quarters or 11 per cent. 



Oats, which had increased in the previous year, fell once 

 more in 1911, giving a k^ss in England of 739,997 quarters or 

 7*6 per cent. There were also lesser yields in Scotland and 

 Wales. 



Beans, which are chiefly grown in Enghind, and Peas, which 

 are practically confined to this country of Great Britain, again 

 fell off last year, in this case by 11*1 and 7'5 per cent, 

 respectively. The produce per acre improved in the case of 

 Peas and fell considerably in that of Beans. 



There was a greater yield of Potatoes both per acre and 

 altogether. The advance in the total was 7' 7 in England. 

 There were larger percentages of increase in the case of Wales 

 and Scotland. 



A very great decrease is recorded in the case of Turnips and 

 Swedes amounting in England to 37*5 per cent, in total yield 

 and to over 43 per cent, in produce per acre. 



Mang^olds also greatly diminished, the total produce in 

 England shrinking by over 20 per cent, and the yield per acre 

 by over 22 per cent. 



The produce of Hops once more increased both in total and 

 in yield per acre ; the improvement was, however, entirely in 

 Kent and Sussex. 



There was a great decrease in the yield of Hay, both in that 

 from Permanent Grass and that from Clover, Sainfoin, &c. In 

 the first case the fall was, in England, nearly 28 per cent., and 

 in the second nearly 25 per cent. 



Exports and Imports. 



Last year the exports of " Meat, including Animals for 

 food," from the United Kingdom (not including such as was 

 merely in transit) amounted to 91,319Z., giving an increase of 

 2,450Z. over 1910. 



The exports of " Other Food and Drink " totalled 2,049,895^., 

 which is an increase for the year of 428,920?. The figures 

 for Grain and Flour, which are not included in the above, 

 were on the other hand only 281,590/., which shows a decrease 

 of 66,959Z. 



Looking to the other side of the account, the imports, into 

 the United Kingdom, of Meat including Animals for food, 

 amounted to 49,737,077/. — an increase of 858,130/. over the 

 previous year. 



The imports of " Other Food and Drink " totalled 

 133,548,412/., which shows an increase of 6,668,936/. As 

 with the exports so the imports of Grain and Flour showed 



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