42 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION 



publicly stated the other day as a consoling 

 fact that the yield of wheat per acre is still 

 higher in the United Kingdom than anywhere 

 else ; but that is not borne out by the 

 following official figures : — 



Nor is the poor show made by the United 

 Kingdom in these crops offset by superior 

 production of animals except in regard to 

 sheep. 



Number per 1,000 of Population. 



