British Crops of 1902. 



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clovers and rotation grasses the yield was about 5^ cwts. over 

 average, Scotland again occupying a considerably less favourable 

 position than either England or Wales. 



Hay from 

 Clover, 



Estimated Total 

 Produce. 



Estimated Yield 

 per Acre. 



1 Average of 

 the Ten Years 



Sainfoin, &c. 



1902. 



1901. 



1902. 



1901. 



1892— 1901. 



England ... 



Cwts. 

 57,123,299 



Cwts. 

 42,492701 



Cwts. 

 32-87 



Cwts. 

 24-56 



Cwts. 

 26-68 



Wales 



5,920,302 



4,030,483 



28-35 



19-96 



22'55 



Scotland ... 



13,878,813 



13,521,389 



33-21 



31-87 



3173 



Great Britain 



76,922,414 



60,044,573 



I 32-53 



25-48 



27-26 



From permanent grass the yield of hay per acre was relatively 

 somewhat heavier than from clovers, the estimate being mo^e- 

 than 55 cwts. above the average. But while the clover-hay c*iQp ; , 

 has only twice previously been exceeded, viz., in 1889 and 1898. 



Hay from 

 Permanent 



Estimated Total 

 Produce. 



Estimated Yield 

 per Acre. 



Average of 

 the Ten Years 



Pasture. 



1902. 



1901. 



1902. 



1901. 



1892 — 1901. 



England ... 



Cwts. 

 110,467,298 



Cwts. 

 62,142,295 



Cwts. 

 27 79 



Cwts. 

 16-55 



Cwts. 

 21-73 



Wales 



10,029, 186 



6,498,745 



2I*l6 



14*01 



I7-45 



Scotland ... 



3,967,753 



3,680,362 



30-17 



27-97 



28-74 



Great Britain 



124,464,237 



72,321,402 



27-17 



16-63 



21-52 



1 



the yield of meadow hay is less than in four recorded years, 

 viz., in 1888, 1889, 1894, and 1898. Putting together the aggre- 

 gate production of both kinds of hay, it will be seen that the 

 total output exceeds 10,000,000 tons, and is therefore larger 

 than any previous year, with the exception of 1889, 1894, anc} 

 1898. 



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