528 



British Crops of 1907. 



[dec, 



in 1906 and with the average of the preceding ten years* 

 harvests : — 



Crop. 



1 1CIU. jJCI ctL-I C 



in 1907. 



Difference from— 



Yield in Average yield 

 1906. of 1 897-1 906. 





Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



VVneat 



33 '97 



+ 0-31 



+ 2-75 ; 



Barley 



35 '26 



+ o-68 



+ 2'12 



Oats 



43 '°4 



+ 2-49 



+ 3'75 



Beans ... ... 



34 '5° 



- 0*23 



+ 5'oo 



Peas 



29-44 



- 0-77 



+ 2-34 





Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Potatoes ... 



5 '43 



- 0-63 



- 0-32 



Turnips and Swedes 



14-11 



- O'll 



+ 0-96 



Mangold ... ... ... 



19-85 



+ o - o6 



+ o-68 





Cwts. 



Cwts. 



Cwts. 



Hay, from clover, etc. ... 



3 2 '97 



+ 3-76 



+ 3*4i 



Hay, from permanent grass ... 



27-23 



+ 4'72 



+ 3'24 



Hops 



8-33 



+ 3'o7 



- 0-48 



From this table it appears that the average yield this year 

 of each crop exceeds that of the average of the ten-year period, 

 with the exception of potatoes and hops, where there is a deficit. 



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. 



Estimated Yield 

 per acre. 



Average 

 of the 

 Ten Years 

 1897- 1906. 



1907. 



1906. 



1907. 



1906. 





Quarters. 



Quarters. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Wheat ... 



6,901,166 



7,386,471 



33*97 



33-66 



31 -22 



Barley . . . 



... 7,545,066 



7,569,179 



35-26 



34-58 



33-14 



Oats 



... 16,800,285 



15,423,105 



43' 04 



40-55 



39-29 



Beans 



1,328,669 



1,246,361 



34-5o 



34 '73 



29-50 



Peas 



592,091 



564,473 



29-44 



30-21 



27-10 



The total production of wheat shows a decline of some 

 485,000 quarters, which is attributable to the decrease in 

 the area planted in 1907 as compared with the preceding 

 year, as there was an increase of one-third of a bushel in the 

 average yield per acre. Compared with the ten years' average 



