1910.] Acreage and Live Stock Returns of 1910. 651 



14,000 acres, or 3 per cent., on last year's area. Cabbage and 

 kohl-rabi together have declined by 8,000 acres, or over 9 per 

 cent., and rape by 6,000 acres, or 6| per cent., the area under 

 the latter crop being less than in any previous year since 

 1868. There has been a great decrease in the area of vetches 

 or tares, amounting to 32,000 acres, or 23J per cent., and the 

 area this year is by far the lowest returned. The area under 

 lucerne has also been considerably reduced, the decrease 

 being 7,000 acres, or nearly 10J per cent. 



The small fruit area has decreased for the first time since 

 1898, the decline amounting to nearly 3,000 acres, or over 

 3 per cent. Hops, which, on the other hand, have for some 

 years past very generally, and in recent years rapidly, 

 declined, have now recovered to the slight extent of 350 acres, 

 or rather more than 1 per cent. 



The area reserved for hay is greater than last year by 

 266,000 acres, to which permanent grass contributes 227,500 

 acres. The grazing area, however, declined 300,000 acres, 

 of which nearly one-third (97,000 acres) is accounted for by 

 rotation grasses. Details are given in the table below. 



Crops. 



1910. 



1909. 



Increase or Decrease. 



Clover and Rotation Grass— 



For Hay 



Not for Hay „ 



Acres. 



2,074,206 

 2,o82,2I I 



Acres. 



2,035-773 

 2,178,802 



Acres. 



+ 38,433 

 " 96,591 



Per cent, 

 -r I°9 



- 4*4 



Total ... 



4,156,417 



4,214=575 



- 58,158 



- 1 '4 



Permanent Grass — 



For Hay 



Not for Hay ... 



5,004,914 

 12,471,957 



4,777,388 

 12,675,017 



+ 227,526 

 - 203,060 



4- 4-8 

 - i-6 



Total ... 



17,476,871 



17,452,405 



+ 24,466 



+ O'l 



Among live stock horses have lost the whole of the increase 

 noted last year, and the figure for this class of stock is now 

 the same as in 1908. Horses used for agricultural purposes 

 (including mares kept for breeding) continue to increase, the 

 addition this year amounting to 5,000. Unbroken horses of 

 one year and above show a further decline of 12,000, or more 



; than 4 per cent. Unbroken horses under one year are 



: practically unchanged. 



The number of cattle is again the highest on record, there 



\ having been a further increase this year of 16,000. The 



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