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compared with the mean for the preceding ten years. The 

 results of the harvest were, however, exceedingly satisfactory, 

 the average yield per acre of all the crops, and the total pro- 

 duction of all except three, being above the normal. The 

 following table shows the area, production, and yield per acre of 

 the various crops, with comparative figures for the decennial 



period 1 892-1 901 : — 





Area. 



Production. 



Yield per Acre. 





1902. 



Avera . 

 1892-1901. 



1902. 



Average, 

 1892-1901. 



1902. 



Average, 

 1892-1901 





Acres. 



Acres. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



Wheat 



44,244 



50,295 



1,601,660 



1,580,968 



36-2 



I '4 



Oats 



1,082,144 



1,181,980 



53,800,679 



51,727,640 



497 



43* 



Barley 



167,788 



168,675 



7,941,723 



6,439,471 



473 



38-2 



Bere 



89 



213 



2,874 



6,536 



32'3 



307 



Rye 



9,638 



12,371 



252,55! 



294,013 



26- 



23- 



Potatoes 



629,304 



689,139 



Tons. 

 2,725,731 



Tons. 

 2,611,068 



Tons. 

 4*3 



Tons. 

 3-8 



Turnips 



288,506 



304, 124 



4,946,774 



4,538,810 



1 7' 



I 4'9 



Mangold and 

 Beetroot ... 



77,H4 



57,753 



1,463,237 



934,932 



19-0 



I5 , 



Flax 



49,742 



62,456 



1 1,242 



n,368 



Stones. 

 362 



Stones. 

 29-8 



For Hay — 

 Clover, Sain- 

 f 0 i n, and 

 Grassesunder 

 rotation 



603,468 



633,600 



1,390,853 



I,35W9 



Tons. 



Tons. 



21 



For Hay — 

 Permanent 

 Pasture or 

 Grass not 

 broken up in 

 rotation 



1,564,996 



1,536,761 



3,785,777 



3,526,926 



1 



2:4 



2-3 



The quantity of honey produced in Ireland in 1901 amounted 



to 718,218 lb., or nearly double the average quantity for the 

 preceding ten years. Of this total, 188,335 lb. were produced 

 in Leinster, 208,057 lb. in Munster, r 97,7 5 7 lb. in Ulster, and 

 124,069 lb. in Connaught. 



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