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number of other sheep under one year is greater than in any year 

 since the returns were first collected, with the exception of 1868, 

 when it was just over 1 1 ooo ooo. 



About pigs a considerable decline of over 442 ooo is stated, or 

 nearly 16 per cent., the decline in breeding sows being 53 ooo, or 

 over 14 per cent., and in other pigs 390000, or 16 per cent. 



Acreage under Crops and Grass in Scotland, June. 1908. 



(Agricultural Statistics for Scotland. Trans. Highl. and Agric. Soc. 

 of Scotland, Vth series, Vol. XXL Edinburgh, 1909, p. 343). 



Acres Hectares 



Total acreage under crops and grass, 



not including mountain and heath 



land 4 863 473 equal to i 968 102 



Arable land 3 389331 1371564 



Permanent grass i 474 142 596 542 



Corn crops: Wheat, Barley, Oats, Rye, 



Beans, Peas i 206 520 488 243 



Potatoes 143 692 58 147 



Turnips or swedes 440903 178457 



Mangels i 980 801 



Cabbage 7 914 3 203 



Rape 7 550 3 055 



Vetches or Tares 7 963 3 222 



Clover, sainfoin and grasses under 



rotation i 553 692 628 734 



Other crops ........ 2 798 i 132 



Bare fallow 8 261 3 343 



Small fruit 7 930 3 209 



Number of horses, cattle, sheep and pigs in Scotland, as re- 

 turned on June 4th 1908. (Agricultural Statistics. Trans. 

 Highl. and Agric. Soc. of Scotland, V series, Vol. XXI. Edinburgh, 

 1909, p. 348). 



Horses, including ponies and mares kept for breeding 204 507 



Cattle 1174 405 



Cows and heifers in milk (included in above cattle) . 364 684 



Sheep 7 439 495 



Pigs 143 784 



