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Agricultural Eeturns, 1922. 



[Sept., 



ments, and poultry yards, during the spring and summer to 

 give advice. During the first summer of its existence, the 

 Society organised a small horticultural show. 



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The 2>reliminary tabulation of the Agricultural Eeturiis collected on the 

 3rd June, 1922, in respect of agricultural holdings above one acre in England 



and Wales shows that the area under all crops 

 Agricultural Returns, and grass is 26,024,000 acres, or 120,000 acres less 

 England and Wales, than last year. There is, however, an increase 

 1922. of 56,000 acres in the area returned as rough 



grazings, so that the reduction in the total 

 acreage of land covered by these returns is about 64,000 acres. The cultivated 

 area comprises 11,309,000 acres of arable land and 14,715,000 acres of 

 permanent grass. 



PRELIMINARY STATEMENT of Acreage under Crops and Grass in 

 England and Wales on 3rd June, 1922. 



Distribution. 



1922. 



1921. 



Increase. 



Decrease 











Per 





I Per 





Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Cent. 



Acres. 



Cent. 



Total Acreage under all CROrs and 















Grass 



26024.000 



26,144,000 







120,000 



i 0-5 





4762,000 



4,706,000 



56,000 



1-2 







Arable LAND 



11.309000 



11.618,000 







309.000 



' 2-7_ 



(- For Hay 



4,412000 



4,053,000 



" :J59,000 



S-9 







Permanent Grass X Not for Hay . . 



10S03 000 



10.47.8,000 







170,000 



1-6 



Total 



14,715000 



14,6-26,000 



189,000 



1-3 







( Autumn Sown 



1.933.000 



1.911,000 



22,000 



1-2 







Wheat . . 4 Spring Sown 



36,000 



Co. 000 







29,000 



44-6 



( TOTAL 



i:969 000 



1,976,000 







7.000 



0-4 





1 362000 



1,4:^6,000 







74.O1O 



5-2 



Oats 



2.161000 



2,149,000 



12,000 



0-6 







Mixed Corn . . 



126-500 



135,500 







9.000 



6-6 



Rye 



85 500 



78,800 



6,700 



8-5 









285,000 



246,800 



38,200 



15-5 







Peas . . 



173 400 



142,600 



30,800 



21-6 







Potatoes 



561 100 



567,800 



3,300 



0-6 







Turnips and Swedes 



820 400 



895,000 







74,600 



8-4 



Mangold 



422,600 



374,800 



47,800 



12-8 







Cabbage, Savoys and Kale 



73.500 



58,000 



15,500 



26-7 







Kohl-ral3i 



16,400 



9,900 



6,500 



65-7 









74.900 



82,000 







7,100 



8-7 



Vetches or Tares 



135.900 



108.700 



32,200 



31-1 







Lucerne 



50,500 



47,20(1 



3,300 



7-0 









39,500 



46,200 







6,700 



\ 12-6 



Brussels Sprouts 



15,100 



12.500 



2,600 



20 8 







Cauliflower or Broccoli . . 



10 600 



8,*io0 



2,000 



23-3 







Carrots 



14.100 



8,200 



5,900 



72-0 







Onions 



3.600 



2,900 



700 



24-1 







Sugar Beet . . 



8,400 



8,3itO 



100 



1-2 









4,700 



1,700 



3,000 



m-5 









4,800 



6.100 







1.300 



21-3 



Hops . . 



26 300 



26,100 



1,200 



1-8 







Small Fruit 



75,000 



72,600 



2,400 



3-3 







[ For Hay 



1,526000 



1,758,000 







23-J.OOO 



13-2 



Clover and Rotation J Not for Hay 



776000 



791,000 







15,000 



1-9 



Grasses i 











\ Total . . 



2,302-000 



2,549,000 







247,000 



9-7 



Bare Fallow 



404-600 : 



506.700 







102.100 



20- 1 



* Mountain, Heath, ^loor, Down and other rough land used for grazing. 



