1922.] 



Agricultural Returns. 



861 



Licences which were in use during the past travelKng season 

 expired on October and siiould then have been returned to 

 the Ministry. Holders of hcences who have not yet so returned 

 them should do so immediately, whilst applications for licences 

 or renewals for the 1923 season should be made at as early a 

 date as possible to facilitate arran^iiements for the examination 

 of the stalhons. Forms of application for a licence may be 

 obtained from the Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and 

 Fisheries. 10, Whitehall Place, S.W.I. 



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AGRICULTURAL RETURNS, 1922. 



PRODUCE OF CROPS IN ENGLAND AND WALES. 



Preliminavv Statement showing the estimated total produce and yield 

 per acre of the Corn and Hay Crops in England and Wales in 1922, with 

 comparisons for 1921, and the average yield per acre of the ten years 

 1912^21. 



Crops. 



Estimated Total 

 Produce. 



Acreage. 



Estimated Yield 

 per Acre. 



Average 

 of tlie 

 TenYears 

 1912-21. 



1922. 



1921. 



1922. 



1021. 



1922. 



1921. 





Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Wheat 



7,649.000 



8,722,000 



1.966.826 



1,975,979 



311 



35-3 



30-7 



Barley 



5.060.000 



5,309,000 



1.363.812 



1 ,435.575 



29-7 



29m; 



30-i> 



Oats.!. 



9,281.00) 



10,033.000 



2.157.172 



2.147.594 



34-4 



37-4 



38-3 



Mixed Corn i. 



509.000 



570,000 



123.823 



134,898 



32-9 



33-8 





Beans 



839.000 



778.000 



272.068 



237,174 



24-7 



26-2 



27-3 



Peas 



261,000 



313,000 



122.717 



105.699 



170 



23 7 



24-7 





Tons. 



Tons. 







Cwt. 



Cict. 



Cwt. 



Seeds Hay* , 



1.732.000 



2,144.000 



1.527,646 



1,757,536 



22-7 



24-4 



2S-4 



MeadowHayf 



4.068.000 



3,195,000 



4.413.118 



4,052,450 



184 



15-8 



21-5 



" Hay from Clover, Suiiiioiu, aud Grasses under rotatiou. | Hay from Permanent G-rass. 



The corn crops of this year are generally less favourable than those of 1921, 

 both as regards yield per acre and condition and quality of the grain. The 

 unsatisfactory yields are due mainly to the spring drought, although the cold, 

 wet summer also had a bad effect. Autumn-sown crops came through the 

 winter fairly well, in spite of a rather severe check occasioned by cold Aveather 

 in March and April, which also caused spring corn to germinate slowly. Spring- 

 crops, where sown late, suffered most from the dry weather, and frequently 

 came up thin plants, while in some districts frit fly and wireworm damaged 

 the oats severely. Crops ripened slowly and unevenly, and, with unfavour- 

 able weather at harvest, the ingathering was very protracted, and a fair 

 proportion of the crops was harvested in rather damp condition. Wh(\\t, 

 however, is of very fair quality, and winter oats are generally fairly satis- 

 factory, but spring oats are of inferior quality, the grain being light. Mucii 

 barley is discoloured, with a poor sample where there were two growths, and 

 the proportion lit for malting is less than usual. 



