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In east Flanders 40 p. c. of the cultivated area is occu- 

 pied by farms of less than 5 hectares. 



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A comparison of the production per hectare from 1846 

 to i856, and from 1880 to i8g5 shows that great progress 

 has been made in farming. 



The average yield per hectare in decennal periods 

 ending with the years quoted is sho\\n below. 



The following figures taken from the statistics of 1900, 

 1901 and 1902 show that the produce of these crops vary 

 considerably from one year to another, for reasons quite 

 independent of the care taken in their cultivation. 



