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produce has frequently, and up to 1893 invariably, exceeded the 

 56 million bushels now recorded. 



Wheat. 



Estimated Total 

 Produce. 



Estimated Yield 

 per Acre. 



Average of 

 the Ten Years, 





1902. 



1 901. 



1902. 



1901. 



1892— 1901. 



England ... 



Bushels. 1 

 53,529,442 



Bushels. 

 49,882,667 



Bushels. 

 32-82 



Bushels. 

 30-84 



Bushels. 

 29-86 



Wales 



1,348,064 



1,156,673 



27-96 



24-67 



24*33 



Scotland ... 



h 799,277 



1,418,262 



38-07 



39-15 



37-29 



Great Britain 



56,676,783 



52,457,602 



32-83 



30-84 



29-89 



The yield of Barley was, for Great Britain, 2 bushels per acre 

 over average, in spite of the fact that on the small Scottish 

 acreage under this crop the yield was returned as slightly less 



Barley. 



Estimated Total 

 Produce. 



Estimated Yield 

 per Acre. 



Average of 

 the Ten Years 



1902. 



1901. 



1902. 



1901. 



1892 — 1901. 



England ... 



Bushels. 

 54,947,154 



Bushels. 

 49,557,593 



Bushels. 

 34-80 



Bushels. 

 30-30 



Bushels. 

 32-62 



Wales 



3,410,196 



3,016,334 



33-66 



29-60 



30-28 



Scotland ... 



8,137,256 



8,533,696 



35'52 



3630 



35 "93 



Great Britain 



66,494,606 



61,107,623 



34-82 



30-98 



32-81 



than the decennial average. The lack of quality and condition, 

 of which many complaints are made in the Collectors' reports, 

 and which has to be remembered in connection with all the grain 

 crops of the year, is of especial importance as affecting the 

 marketable value of this crop ; although, necessarily, it cannot 

 be taken into account in estimating the yield. 



Oats were the most bulky of the three principal corn crops, 

 the estimated yield being nearly 4^ bushels per acre above the 

 average. " Here, again, the returns for Scotland tend to reduce 



