575 



Beans and Peas. — The area of beans is 24(),l)00 acres, or 10,500 acres less 

 than in 11)20, while peas show a much g-reater decline, an<l this year's area of 

 142,400 acres is smaller than in any year before the war. 



Potatoes. — The area occupied by potatoes has again increased, and at 

 557,000 acres is the laigest recorded, with the exception of that of 11)18. 



Roots. — A decline of 9^,100 acres on last year is shown in the area of 

 turnips and swedes, and this year's area of 81)4,000 acres is the smallest on 

 record. It should be mentioned that, at the date of the returns, much of the 



PliKLLMIXAKY STATEMENT of Acreage under Crops and Grass and 

 Xund)ers of Live Stock in Engbmd and AVali-s on 4th Jnni'. 11121. 



DiSTUniCTION. 



1921. 



1<J2U. 



iNCHKAbE. 



DEC1'.EA.SK 











Per 





Per 





Acres. 



Acres. 



Aoes. 



Cent. 



Acres. 



Cent. 



Total ACUEAGK under all CHOI'S and 















Gkass 



26139000 



26,507,000 



— 



— 



368,000 



1-4 



*R0UGI1 CJHAZINtiS 



4 555000 



4,162,000 



'iQ^ (Win 









Ahahi.k land 



11618 000 



12. (12 0.1 100 



— 





40.'.0('0 



3-3 



r For Hay 



4.0r)4UuU 



4 ast5,ooo 







H41 1)00 



7'8 



Pekmaxkxt Grass i Not for ilay . . 



10 467 000 



l().0V)2.o00 





3'7 







C Total 





14,487,000 



34.00(1 



0-2 



— 



— 



( Autumn Sown 



1.911000 



1,79.3.000 



118,000 



6-6 







Wheat . . -< Spring Sown 



67,000 



82.0UU 







15,000 



is-3 





1,978 000 



1,»75,OOj 



103,000 



5-5 







Barley 



1435 000 



1,637.000 







20-',000 



12-3 



Oats . . 



2145 000 



2,272,000 







127,0' iO 



5-6 



Mixe<.l Corn . . 



136400 



147,500 







11,100 



7-5 



Rye 



79400 



95,600 







16,2ilO 



16-9 





246 600 



257,100 







10.500 



4-1 



Peas 



142 400 



165,700 







23,300 



14-1 



Potatoes 



557 400 



644,600 



12,800 



2-4 







Turnips and Swedes 



894 300 



991.400 







97,100 



98 



Mangold 



374 800 



385.900 







11,100 



29 



Cabbage, Savoys and Kale 



58000 



h2.100 







4,100 



6-6 



Kohl-rabi 



9.900 



11,000 







1.100 



100 



Rape . . 



81 900 



ioo,:;oo 







18,400 



18-3 



Vetches or Tares . . 



103700 



121,700 







18,000 



14-8 





47.400 



44,500 



2,900 



65 









45200 



71,900 







26,700 



37-1 



Brussels Sprouts 



12.500 



12,600 







100 



0-8 





8603 



8,8'«0 







200 



2-3 



Carrots . . .... .... 



8 200 



9,600 







1.400 



24-6 



Onions 



2900 



4,500 







1,600 



35-6 





8300 



3,oOO 



5.300 



176-7 









1.700 



9.40. 1 







7,700 



Sl-9 





6100 



12.9!»0 







6,800 



52-7 



Hops 



25100 



21.000 



4,100 



19-5 







Small Fruit . . 



73300 



5,S,H00 



14 500 



24-7 







( For Hay . . 



1.757 000 



l,ii71.0'iu 



s;!.ooo 



50 







ClOVEH and Rota tion J Not for H:iy 



791.000 



774,000 



17,000 



2-2 







Grasses \ 













[ Total .. 



2 &18.000 



2,448,000 



100,000 



41 







BaHK Fallow 



506000 



i'Mw.I'OO 





1(1 s- 



* Mountain, Heath, Moor, Down and other rough land u-sed for grazing. 



land intimded for turnips had not actually been sown, and the character of 

 the season has been such that a proportii)n of this land may now be devoted 

 to other crops for fodder, such as vetches. There has also been a small decline 

 in the area of mangold, which at 375,000 acres is the smallest for 20 years. 



Other Crops. — Most of the other crops have declined in area, the most 

 noticeable decreases occurring in the case of mustard, llax for tibre, linseed 

 and onions. The decline in the fodder crops — cabbage, kohl-ral)i, rape ami 

 vetches — is on the whole less than the general increase noted last year. The 

 area of sugar-beet is nearly three times that of last year, whilst hops again 



