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British Crops of 1902. 



acreage, the yield was 2J tons above the average, while in 

 Scotland the excess was nearly f ton per acre. The steadily 

 declining area under this crop makes the aggregate production, 



Turnips 

 unci 



Estimated Total 

 Produce. 



Estimated Yield 

 per Acre. 



Average of 



lii.*C X K,Ll X V-CllO 



Swedes. 



1902. 



1 901. 



1902. 



1 901. 



1892 — 1 901. 



England ... 



Tons. 

 16,023,633 



Tons. 

 12,449,535 



Tons. 

 14-67- 



Tons. 

 IO-88 



Tons. 

 n-88 



Wales 



1,005.208 



946,536 



16*50 



15-28 



1477 



Scotland ... 



7,140,609 



7,018,110 



15-67 



i5 - 30 



I4-95 



Great Britain 



24,169,450 



20,414,181 



15*02 



12*26 



12-79 



notwithstanding the high yield per acre, less than in 1897, or 

 than in any year prior to 1896, with the exception of 1885 an d 

 1887. 



Mangolds, like turnips and swedes, are estimated at a higher 

 yield than in any preceding year, being more than 3^ tons per 

 acre above the decennial average. The breadth of land devoted 



Mangolds. 



Estimated Total 

 Produce. 



Estimated Yield 

 per Acre. 



Average of 

 the Ten Years 



1902. 



1901. 



1902. 



1901. 



1892 — 1901. 



England . . 



Tons. 

 9,072,616 



Tons. 

 7,542,694 



Tons. 

 21*29 



Tons. 

 I9-54 



Tons. 

 I7-56 



Wales 



198,242 



176,398 



18-32 



17-98 



l6'2I 



Scotland ... 



76,554 



55,181 



| 1668 



18-71 



17-52 



Great Britain 



9,347,412 



7,774,273 



21*17 



19-49 



17-52 



to this crop in Scotland is comparatively so small that its influence 

 on the returns for the whole country is slight, but it . may be 

 noted that the Scottish yield is nearly 1 ton per acre short of 

 the average. 



The Hay crop, both from arable and pasture land, appears to 

 have been very satisfactory as regards bulk. In' the case of 



