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exhibits a decline of 5,700 acres, or about 10 per cent. The 

 area devoted to grazing is returned as extended by nearly 

 58,000 acres, but, on the other hand, there was a decrease of 

 nearly 36,000 acres in the cropped area. On balance, therefore, 

 the total area accounted for as under crops and grass in Ireland 

 in 1902 was greater by about 12,000 acres than in 190 1 :— 



Crops in Ireland. 



1902. 



1901. 



Increase. 



Dt crease. 





Acres. 



\cres 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Total Area under Crops 



4,595,416 



1 



4,631.051 





35,635 



Wheat 



44,471 



42,934 | 



i,537 



17,5S4 



Oats 



1,081,751 



1,099,335 1 



6,256 



Barley 



167,790 



i6i,534 I 



1,428 



Bere and Rye 



9723 



11,151 1 





Beans and Peas ... 



2,663 



2,620 



43 



5,840 



Potatoes ... 



629,481 



635,321 





Turnips 



288,421 



289,759 





1,338 



Mangold and Beetroot 



77,106 



77,457 





351 



Cabbage ... 



42,300 



43,520 





1,220 



Vetches and Rape 



6,864 



7,812 j 





948 



Carrots, Parsnips, and other 











Green Crops ... 



26,277 



25,574 



703 



5,696 



Flax 



49,746 



55,442 





Hay : — From Clover, Sainfoin, 











and Rotation Grasses . 



603,375 



617,330 





13,955 



„ From Grass not broken 











up in Rotation ... 



1,565,448 



1.561,262 



4,186 





Grass ... ... ... 



.10,635, 190 



10,577,238 



57,95 2 





Bringing together, so far as these Irish Tables permit, the 

 areas under certain crops in the United Kingdom (excluding the 

 Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, for which the data are 

 not yet available), the net changes in the distribution may be 

 shown as follows : — 



Crops in Great Britain and 

 Ireland. 



1902. 



■.1901. 1 



Increase. 



Decrease. 





Acres. 







Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Wheat 



i,77o,944 



1,743,899 ! 



27,045 ; 





Oats. ... 



4,138,954 



4,096,237 



42,717 





Barley 



2,077,173 



2,133,982 





56,809 



Beans and Peas ... 



425,515 



409,363 



16,152 



Potatoes ... 



1.203,361 



1,212,581 ' 



. 9,220 



Turnips ... 



1,897,082 



1,954,284 ! 





■5-7,202 



... 



Mangold ... 



518,424 



476,088 



42,336 



