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Produce of Potato and Root Crops. [dec, 



The following preliminary statement shows the estimated total pro- 

 duce and yield per acre, of the potato and root crops in Great Britain 

 in the year 19 10, with comparisons for 1909, 

 Produce of Potato and the average yie id per acre of the ten 

 and Root Crops. years I900 _ I909 : _ 



Crops. 



Estimated 



Total 

 Produce. 



Acreage. 



Average 

 Estimated 

 Yield 

 per Acre. 



Aver- 

 age of 



THE 



Ten- 

 Years. 

 1900- 

 1909. 



1910. 



1909. 



1910. 



1909. 



1910. 



1909. 



Potatoes - 



^England 

 Wales 



Scotland ... 



Tons. 

 2,467, 179 

 132,810 

 878,303 



Tons. 



2,643,109 

 150,398 

 880,946 



Acres. 

 376,834 

 26,013 

 136,837 



Acres. 



4°5,5 2 9 

 26,994 

 142,938 



Tons. 

 6'55 

 5'n 

 6*42 



Tone. 

 6*52 

 5'57 

 6-i6 



Tons. 

 5'9o 

 5'o2 



6'20 



Great Britain 



3,478,289 



3,674,453 



539,684 



575,46i 



6 "45 



6*39 



5-93 



Turnips 

 | and 

 Swedes. 



Mangold - 



f England 

 Wales 



Scotland ... 



16,531,832 

 1,000,613 

 8,081, 00b 



16,543,107 

 959,767 

 7,620,676 



1,064,404 

 58,494 

 442.447 



1,056,823 

 58,219 

 440,506 



15*53 



17- 11 



18- 26 



15- 65 



16- 49 

 i7'3o 



13-34 



15-42 

 1 6 '06 



Great Britain 



25,6i3,453 



25,123,550 



1,565,345 



1,555,548 



16-36 



16-15 



14-18 



^England ... 

 Wales 



Scotland ... 



9, I °5,47 I 

 205,468 

 42,056 



9,316,314 

 211,382 

 42,908 



4 7 -9,457 

 11,057 

 2,265 



442,910 

 11,136 

 2,444 



2I'20 

 l8- 5 8 

 18-57 



21 "03 

 18-98 

 17-56 



20 "04 

 17-84 

 i7'74 



Great Britain 



9,352,995 



9,57°, 6 °4 



442,779 



456,490 



21*12 



20-97 



19-97 



Note. — The yield per acre of Potatoes was only slightly larger in 

 19 10 than in 1909, but it is 10 cwt. above the decennial average. 

 Owing, however, to the reduction of acreage, the total crop is smaller 

 by 200,000 tons than last year, and nearly half-a-million tons less than 

 in 1908. The yield per acre of Turnips and Swedes is the highest on 

 record, and the total production larger than in any year since 1897. 

 Mangolds have a higher yield per acre than in any year except 1902, 

 while the total production of this crop is only a little below that of 

 last year, which was the largest on record. The Preliminary State- 

 ment of the Produce and Yield per Acre of Hops for 19 10 was issued 

 on October 19th, and that of the Produce and Yield per Acre of the 

 Corn, Pulse, and Hay Crops on November 8th. 



The " Monthly Agricultural Report " issued by the Board of Agri- 

 culture and Fisheries on December 8th gives the following general 

 summary of agricultural conditions in Great 

 Rsport on Agri- Britain :— 

 cultural Conditions The Cro P Reporters of the Board, in re- 



in Great Britain porting on the state of the crops and the 

 on December 1st. agricultural conditions on December 1st, 

 refer generally to the frosts and heavy rains 

 which retarded autumn cultivation during November to a considerable 

 extent, especially after the first week or two. Nevertheless, satisfac- 



