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The British Crops of 1906. 



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compared with the average of the preceding ten years' 

 harvests : — 







Difference from — 





1 



Yield 







Crop. 



per Acre 

 in 1906. 



Yield 



xA. V Ci ",^C 

 1 IClu 01 







in 1905. 



I oyo— 1905» 





Bush. 



Bush. 



Bush. 



Wheat 



33-66 



+ 0-88 



+ 2-44 



Barley 



34-58 



+ 0-67 



+ 1*54 



Oats... 



40-55 



+ 2-39 



+ 1-63 



Beans 



34-73 



+ 2-45 



+ 6-14 



Peas 



30-21 



+ 4-50 



+ 3 -60 





Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Potatoes 



6 -06 



- 0-12 



+ 0-28 



Turnips and Swedes 



I4'22 



+ 0-48 



+ 1*26 



Mangold 



1979 



- 0-53 



.+ 1*09 





Cwts. 



Cwts. 



Cwts. 



Hay, from Clover, &c. 



29'2I 



4- 0'49 



+ 0-15 



Play, from Permanent Grass 



22 '5 1 



+ o-8o 



- 0-98 



Hops... 



5-26 



- 8-95 



- 386 



From this table it appears that the only considerable 

 deficiency is to be found in hops, the crop of 1906 falling short 

 of the average by nearly 4 cwt. per acre, or over 40 per cent. 

 All the remaining crops, with the single exception of hay 

 mown from permanent grass, however, gave a yield above 

 the average. 



Considering the results more in detail, the following table 

 shows the total production and yield per acre in Great Britain of 

 each of the cereal and pulse crops during the past two 

 seasons : — 



Crop. 



. Estimated Total 



Produce. | 



1 



Estimated Yield 

 per Acre. 



Average 



of the 

 Ten Years 

 1896- 

 1905. 



1906. 



1905. 



1906. 



1905. 





Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Wheat 



59,091,772 



58,902,499 



33-66 



32-78 



31-22 



Barley ... 



60,553,977 



58,110,064 



34-58 



33-91 



33*04 



Oats 



123,383,857 



116,436,887 j 



40-55 



38-16 i 



38-92 



Beans 



9,970,892 



8,201,730 ! 



34-73 



32-28 



28-59 



Peas 



4,5^5,783 



4,439,483 1 



30-21 



25-71 "! 



26-61 



The total production of wheat shows only a slight advance 

 over last year's figure, a somewhat diminished area tending to 

 counteract the increased yield per acre. Compared with the 



