Grass and Arable 



The following tables will show : 

 (i) That the percentage of arable land 

 in the United Kingdom is lower than 

 in any other European country except 

 Holland. 

 (2) That in spite of the large predomi- 

 nance of grass land, the United King- 

 dom does not rank first in the head of 

 live stock carried to the acre. 

 The comparison in Table III. between 

 three main agricultural divisions of England 

 shows that the grass land district, A, carries 

 7 head of stock more to the 100 acres than 

 the arable district, B, but that another grass 

 land district, C, shows the record for the 

 United Kingdom, with 36^ beasts to the 100 

 acres. In this case the high head of stock 

 per 100 acres is undoubtedly largely due to 

 its being a district of small farms, many of 

 which are very well managed, in fact it is 

 an example of " intensive grass farming," if 

 the term may be used, and yet even here 

 the head of stock kept is less per 100 acres 

 than in Belgium ; also taking the division, 

 B, which is the main arable district of the 

 United Kingdom, only 21^ head of stock 



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