British Crops of 1903. 



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more than the average, the excess being, however, exclusively 

 confined to England, where it amounted to 2 bushels per acre. 

 In Wales the results were much less satisfactory, while in Scot- 

 land the production fell below the average by nearly half a 

 bushel per acre. 



Oats. 



Estimated Total 

 Produce. 



Estimated Yield 

 per Acre. 



Average of 

 the Ten Years 





1903. 1902. 



1903. 



1902. 



1 893-1 902. 



England ... 



Bushels. Bushels. 

 82,790,458 87,065,205 



Bushels. 

 42-37 



Bushels. 

 46*00 



Bushels. 

 40-36 



Wales 



6,623,032 7,681,445 



31-06 



36-55 



33-24 



Scotland ... 



35,267,698 35>637,032 



36-24 



37*34 



36-64 



Great Britain 



124,681,188 130,383,682 



397o 



42-65 



38-65 



The yield of beans in England exceeded the average by 

 about bushels per acre, while in Scotland, on the other hand, 

 it was about 1 k bushels deficient. With the exception of 1902, 

 the average yield of beans in England has not stood at so high 

 a figure since 1890. 



Beans. 



Estimated Total 

 Produce. 



Estimated Yield 

 per Acre. 



Average of 

 the Ten Years 





I903- 



1902. 



1903. 



1902. 



1 893-1 902. 



England ... 



Bushels. 

 7,063,775 



Bushels. 

 7,131,349 



Bushels. 

 31-20 



Bushels. 

 3i'25 



Bushels. 

 . 26-76 



Wales 



38,238 



31,245 



30 06 



25-57 



23-5I 



Scotland ... 



348,317 



438,881 



31*24 



33-99 



32-80 



Great Britain 



7,450,330 



7,6oi,475 



31-19 



31-37 



27-07 



The production of peas represented a yield of about two-thirds 

 of a bushel above the average, though nearly 2 bushels less 

 than that of last year. Practically the whole of this crop is 

 grown in England, the area sown in Wales and Scotland being 

 insignificant. 



