34 THE IRISH AGRARIAN PROBLEM. 



The total value of live stock is estimated at 

 between 42 millions and 71 millions ; that of 

 the horses at I2i^ millions.^ 



Irish agriculture shows us another picture. 

 There are planted with 



Acres. 

 Cereals and flax ... ... ... 1,323,482 



Root Crops ... ... ... 1,050,483 



Meadow ... ... ... ... 2,260,160 



altogether, 4,634,125 acres.- 



The value of the harvest amounts on the 

 average to 33 millions.^ Of this, there come 

 to:— 



Hay ... ... ... ;^i3,ooo,ooo 



Oats ... ... ... ... 6,000,000 



Potatoes ... ... ... ... 8,000,000 



These three most important harvests yield 27 

 millions sterling (according to the Agricultural 

 Statistics of 1902).^ These figures also show 

 that Ireland is a pastoral land with little agricul- 



' Thorn, 1903, pp. 738 and 746. [The estimate of 

 42 milUons is on the basis of the prices of 1841 — 71 millions 

 is the more correct figure. Transit 

 ~ [For 1905 the returns are — 



Acres. 

 Cereals and flax ... ... ... 1,317,348 



Root crops ... ... ... 1,044,373 



Meadow ... ... ... ... 2,294,506 



Transir^ 

 ^ [30 millions in 1904. Transl.~\ 

 ■* [24^ millions in 1904. Transl.'\ 



