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British Crops of 1902. 



acreage, the yield was 2§ tons above the average, while in 

 Scotland the excess was nearly f ton per acre. The steadily 

 declining area under this crop makes the aggregate production, 



Turnips 

 and 



Estimated Total 

 Produce. 



Estimated Yield 

 per Acre. 



Average or 

 the Ten Years 



Swedes. 



1902. 



1 901. 



1902. 



1901. 



1892 — 1901. 



England ... 



Tons. 

 16,023,633 



Tons. 

 12,449,535 



Tons. 

 14-67- 



Tons. 

 10-88 



Tons. 

 n-88 



Wales 



1,005.208 



94^536 



16*50 



15-28 



1477 



Scotland ... 



7,140,609 



7,018,1 10 



15-67 



15-30 



14*95 



Great Britain 



24,169,450 



20,414,181 



15-02 



12*26 



12-79 



notwithstanding the high yield per acre, less than in 1897, or 

 than in any year prior to 1896, with the exception of 1885 and 

 1887. 



Mangolds, like turnips and swedes, are estimated at a higher 

 yield than in any preceding year, being more than 3^tons per 

 acre above the decennial average. The breadth of land devoted 



Mangolds. 



Estimated Total 

 Prbduce. 



Estimated Yield 

 per Acre. 



Average of 

 the Ten Years 



1902. 



1901. 



1902. 



1901. 



1892 — 1 901. 



England .. 



Tons. 

 9,072,616 



Tons. 

 7,542,694 



Tons. 

 21*29 



Tons. 

 I9-54 



Tons. 

 I7'56 



Wales 



198,242 



176,398 



18-32 



17-98 



l6 - 2I 



Scotland ... 



76,554 



55,181 



16-68 



18-71 



17-52 



Great Britain 



9,347,412 



7,774,^73 



21*17 



19-49 



17-52 



to this crop-in Scotland is comparatively so small that its influence 

 on the returns for the whole country is slight, but it may be 

 noted that the Scottish yield is nearly 1 ton per acre short of 

 the average. 



The Hay crop, both from arable and pasture land, appears to 

 have been very satisfactory as regards bulk. In the case of 



