318 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE, 
and the great influence upon the prices of our crops exercised by En gland, 
the following table is presented. 
Under the title of United Kingdom we have included Ireland, Isle of 
Man, and Channel Islands. 
From the estimates for grass and fallow lands in the United Kingdom 
are excluded heaths, mountains, and woods; from the estimates for the 
United States under the same heading are excluded the forests and the 
uncultivated prairies of the West. 
With a population proportioned to ours as 36 to 48, it will be seen at 
a glance how much greater is our proportion in the real basis of national 
wealth. ; 
Agriculiural returns for 1878. 
United Kingdom. United States. 
Total acreage in crops, fallow, and hay. 47,327,000 | Total acreage in crops, fallow,‘and hay. 179, 000, 000 
Wheat (acres) -- 8, 382, 000 | Wheat (acres) .......-...- eee occas 32, 000, 000 
Oats (acres): :\-scettesccs = se eeece sae Stat O00" Osta alres) cacesene snes nce. 5 Kose eis A 18, 176, 000 
Barley (acres) BSacclodn somes eUSSS4 27023000 | Barley] (ACRES) Wsertsase ts ciam oe =< Sen tee 1, 780, 000 
Total in all cereals, including pease and Total of cereals, including corn .....- $7, 960, 000 
BEANS. 5osccuwaay -EvckGuciadeuamasecs 11, 030, 000 a 
Potutobst oo See dssdesisteass..-atsseu. 1,665,000 |) eGtatoeS..5 sukaeaese cueoeue sores --- 1,776,000 
Turnips and other green crops.......- 3, 400, 000 | Cotton, sugar, and tobacco ---......-.. 13, 000, 000 
LIVE STOCK. 
MIOVAGH ss cvile dsl ded datjaeeeamdde toons 1927;000'|) HOFS6S iS. cu sewn cates. ceovue ee aceeee 10, 611, 000 
Watley wa bese ehh a Sase sac ueewetes LbeS OF 761 000 Cattle suns. cocoue seatsses dueeee cece me 31, 850, 000 
Sheep ..-..-- biome eo eeateu See sarek ctlocd Dey STL, "000 SHeepcacecde'c osccss sasueke sccuese ee oe 36, 575, 000 
LOGS baswes ce-ch cc dsbebpsdsoccewwscduas 3, 408, O00. | sEOGS cout Rieewesse luc d diet sea. ccoccu 33, 134, 000 
DLotal live stock .vscicessceveases 48, 027, 000 Total live stock. .:....22-2secues 112, 170, 000 
Average yield per acre tu Great Britain for 1878. 
g 
Wihtitvocuccs scucue secu esas etcacote ecwlcct mus oe = Siena c tee, ee eer eee bushels.. 30 
Cais Anes cevradcct succes te otee c cube UeU SUS Cle meted Me cee me memes bushels.. 50 
BEPIGY, sicwes bud cbs enOdscis bats SORE sae e ems eee Se ELS bbe Os eu aniehs bushels... j 
(POpatOCsias acetate emeeede seeeus ese Wo Me CUSheECie SodwUeeobeeaae bushels... 166 
PLAY cute cose! scoe Udhs Regu vebcjo sua oe cis eMuw ss esleme mse adbpecokree sce see tons.. 2+ 
The agricultural statistics of France, as published in 1876, are as fol- 
lows: 
Acres. 
MopaliarGa, ioe .2 oh se Pi 52 Coates ae Janne Gee sds Lube acme. Mee EMee be 130, 910, 000 
Giilbivated aveai tec wc sooseweveebs acuuveswasave - J Ga Oued dev cele accmelde 101, 200, 000 
Area in cereals ..5-.- -.--2- Sue UU ais nee mules Mee ceae See ew sae he Sas = ee ae 37, 050, 000 
I 
= Bushels 
Crop. | Acres. Bushels. per acre. 
I | 
WeRe hss cosa sassebec ts i sktevacvses Ceubenccadénan tess ede | 16,942,861 | 271, 049, 123 16 
SpeltMusveeeerenve Bot acs yoke Sobel beta eseubenmee aed peaee | 1,168,315 | 20,289, 058 17. 32 
ah CoaN pugs Sk ex tg Aca a ea aE A A | 4,539,596 | 75, 221, 677 16.57 
Bia Sy eae eed aR de cS SS ESLER ta EN Ee RAUL E CP 2, 665,977 | 52, 713, 848 | 19.77 
ABirC Wr NGculeey oe eee et eee cin cee ee ene ka eee ae anemia eek 630, 318 16, 768, 596 10. 28 
GOrn eee ere sere wig cvees cee ceetee neauee emee rena a eke | 1, 632,946 | 20,151, 166 12. 84 
Osiis 42. osbe he CRI e eh. dev ceehiaowee ebb Pee ee es ate 8, 647, 512 | 209, 461, 607 24. 22 
PGOtatoes os cusewvee easy tues u eetweceeetel cbr wanemessebeues | 3, 085, 620 332, 654, 473 107. 61 
For the year 1878 we extract from L’Economiste Francais for the month 
of September : 
The acreage of wheat since 1876 has increased to 17,206,020 acres, 
