346 



Agricultural Returns of 1907. 



[SEPT., 



17,000 acres, or 3 per cent. The area now under potatoes 

 is, however, the lowest returned since 1899, when the figure 

 was 1,200 acres less than that recorded for the present year. 

 The green and other crops may be summarised as under : — 



Crop. 



1907. 



1906. 



Increase or 



Decrease. 





Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Per cent. 



Potatoes 



548,921 



5 6 5,92i 



- 17,000 



- 3*o 



Turnips and Swedes 



i>5 6 3>°3i 



1,590,920 



- 27,889 



- 1-8 



Mangold 



450,063 



431,458 



+ 18,605 



+ 4"3 



Cabbage and Kohl Rabi 



95,584 



88,082 



+ 7,502 



+ 8-5 



Rape ... 



91,273 



93,830 



- 2,557 



- 2-7 



Vetches or Tares 



154,058 



142,047 



+ 12,011 



+ 8-5 



Lucerne 



63,796 



55,734 



+ 8,062 



+ i4'5 



Hops ... 



44,938 



46,722 



1,784 



- 3-8 



Small Fruit ... 



82,167 



80,226 



+ i,94i 



+ 2-4 



Other Crops ... 



121,871 



1 14,260 



+ 7,6n 



+ 6-7 



Turnips and swedes continue 



to show a 



decline ; 



a loss of 



28,000 acres, or nearly 2 per cent., having to be recorded, 

 and the area devoted to the growth of these roots — 1,563,000 

 acres — is the lowest on record. Mangolds, on the other hand, 

 again show a greater breadth, and the addition of nearly 

 19,000 acres, or 4J per cent., brings the acreage up to the 

 highest ever returned, nearly 9,000 acres in excess of the 

 previous largest return in 1902. All other crops, with the 

 exception of rape and hops, have been extended, the principal 

 additions being seen in lucerne and vetches. The decrease in 

 hops, though not so great as in 1906, amounts to nearly 4 per 

 cent., and continues the decline which has been in progress 

 since 1899, w ^h one slight check in 1905 ; and the present 

 year's acreage is the lowest ever recorded. 



The figures relating to temporary and permanent grass are 

 shown in the next table : — 



Crop. 



1907. 



1906. 



Increase or Decrease. 



Clover and Rotation Grass 



(for hay) 

 Ditto (not for hay) ... 



Acres. 



2,250,371 

 2,240,657 



Acres. 



2,191,587 

 2,249,159 



Acres. 



+ 58,784 

 - 8,502 



Per cent. 



+ 2-7 

 - 0-4 



Total 



4,491,028 



4,440,746 



+ 50,282 



+ 1 -i 



Permanent Grass (for hay) . , , 

 Ditto (not for hay) ... 



4,936,823 

 12,341,420 



4,784,895 

 12,459,839 



+ 151,928 

 - 118,419 



+ 3' 2 

 - 1 -o 



Total 



17,278,243 



17,244,734 



+ 33,509 



+ O" 2 



