340 



Agricultural Returns of 1904. [sept., 



which has increased year by year of late, shews a loss of 77 per 



cent, in 1904. 





Great Britain. 





Ireland. . 



Crop. 

























1904. 



1903. 





1904. 



1903. 



, — • 



Acres. 



Acres. 





Acres. 



Acres. 



Potatoes 



570,209 



564,286 





618,460 



620,393 



Turnips and Swedes 



1,604,103 



1,603,301 





285,740 



287,548 



Mangold 



398,827 



401,627 





75,759 



75,998 



Cabbage 



64,627 



64,803 





39,652 



44,545 



Rape... 



97,772 



99,004 





3473 



3,772 



Vetches 



128,229 



144,966 





2,760 



2,662 



Flax... 



563 



925 





44,292 



44,685 



Hops 



47799 



47,938 









Kohl-Rabi 



15,607 



19,297 









Lucerne 



55,706 



6o,355 



\ 



24,440 



24,865 



Other Crops... 



100,971 



106,935 



) 







Small Fruit ... 



77,952 



76,152 



-) 



10,388 



9,722 



Bare Fallow... 



432,690 



351,126 



j 



Of the area under hay, 89,656 acres, or 37 per cent, less than 

 in 1903, were cut from clover and rotation grasses. In the 

 permanent grass so utilised there appears an increase of 

 10,500 acres. In the case of grass not cut for hay, on the 

 other hand, the clover and rotation grasses have fallen by 

 only 46,901 acres, and the permanent pasture has increased by 

 158,806 acres. In Ireland the area under hay, whether from 

 temporary or permanent grass, shews an increase. Clover and 

 rotation grasses not for hay also shew an increase, but permanent 

 pasture not for hay shews a falling off of 55,829 acres. 



Crop. 



Great Britain. 



Ireland. 



1904. 



1903. 



1904. 



1903. 



Clover and Rotation Grass 



(for hay) ... 

 Ditto (not for hay) 



Total 



Permanent Grass (for 



hay) 



Ditto (not for hay)... 



Total 



Acres, 



2,322,789 

 2,348.480 



Acres. 



2,412,445 

 2,395,38i 



Acres. 



631,509 

 648,479 



Acres. 



627,259 

 608,776 



4,671,269 



4,807,826 



1,279.988 



1,236,035 



4,765,470 

 12,338,33! 



4,754,970 

 12,179,525 



1,627,605 

 9,933,n6 



1,596,906 

 ' 9,988,945 



17,103,801 



16,934,495 



11,560,721 



11,585,851 



