Sept. 1894.] AGRICULTURAL RETURNS OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



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XVII.— AGRICULTURAL RETURNS OF GREAT 

 BRITAIN, 1894. 



I. — Preliminary Statement compiled from the Returns collected 

 on the 4th June 1894, showing the Increase or Decrease on 

 the Returns for the Years 1893 and 1892 respectively. 



A. — 1894 compared with 1893. 



1 Ceops and Live Stoce. 



189ft. 



1893. 



In- 

 crease. 



De- 

 crease. 



In- 

 crease. 



De- 

 crease. 





Acres. 



Acres, j 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Per 

 Cent. 



Per 

 Cent. 



Wheat .... 



1,927,962 



1,897,524 



80,438 





1-6 





Barley . . . - 



2,096,034 



2,075,097 i 



20,937 



" 



1-0 





Oats - - - - - 





o,l/i,/oo I 



ol,oo9 





ii O 





Potatoes ... - 



504,454 



527,821 ' 





23,367 





4'4 





9, 19,1 Q04 



2 047,008 



74,896 





3"7 





Hay Permanent Pasture 



4,852,442 



4,270,480 



581,962 





13-6 





Hops - - - - - 



59,535 



57,564 



1,971 





3*4 







No. 



No, 



No. 



No. 



Per 

 Cent. 



Per 

 Cent. 



Cows & Heifers in Milk or in Calf 



2,460,086 



2,554,624 





94,538 





3-7 



other Cattle :— 2 Years & above - 



1,516,672 



1,580,242 





63,570 





4-0 



„ 1 Year & under 2 - j 



1,217,145 



1,354,523 





137,378 





10 "1 



Under 1 Year 



1,153,210 



1,211,287 





58,077 





4-8 



Total of Cattle 



6,347,113 



6,700,676 





353,563 



•• 



5-3 



Ewes kept for Breeding - 



9,668,002 



10,128,676 





460,674 





4-5 



Other Sheep :— 1 Year & above - 



6,342,730 



6,911,063 





568,333 



•• 



8-2 



Under 1 Year 



9,850,768 



10,240.595 





389.827 





3-8 



Total of Sheep - 



25,861,500 



27,280,334 



.. 11,418,834 



1 



' 



5*2 



Sows kept for Breeding - 



351,119 



308,722 



42,397 





j 13'7 





Other Pigs - - - - 



2,038,907 



1,804,808 



234,099 





13*0 





Total op Pigs 



2,390,026 



2,113,530 



276,496 





13-1 





B.- 



1894 compared with 1892. 









Crops and Live Stock. 



1894. 



1892. 



In- 

 crease. 



De- 



crease. 



In- 

 crease. 



De- 

 crease. 





Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Per 

 Cent. 



Per 

 Cent. 



Wheat - - - - 



1,927,962 



2,219,839 





291,877 





13-1 



Barley . - - . 



2,096,034 



2,036,810 



59,224 





2-9 





Oats . - - - - 



3,253,146 



2,997,545 



255,600 





8-5 





Potatoes . . . - 



504,454 



525,361 





20,907 



•• 



4-0 



Hay :— Clover, & Rotation Grasses 



2,121,904 



2,135,362 





13,458 





0*6 



Hay :— Permanent Pasture 



4,852,442 



4,489,626 



362,816 





8-1 





Hops - - - - . 



59,535 



56,259 



8,276 





5-8 







No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



Per 

 Cent. 



Per 

 Cent. 



Cows & Heifers in Milk or in Calf 



2,460,086 



2,650,891 





190,805 





7-2 



Other Cattle :— 2 Years & above - 



1,516,672 



1,666,706 





150,084 





9-0 



„ 1 Year & under 2 - 

 „ Under 1 Year 



1,217,145 

 3,153,210 



] 2,627,186 





256,831 





9-8 



Total op Cattle - 



6,347,113 



6,944,783 





597,670 





8-6 



Ewes kept for Breeding - 

 Other Sheep :— 1 Year & above - 



9,668,002 

 6,342,730 



j 17,957,049 





1,946,317 





10-8 



„ Under 1 Year 



9,850,768 



. 10,777,655 





926,887 





8-6 



Total op Sheep - 



25,861,500 



28,734,704 





2,873,204 





10-0 



Sows kept for Breeding 



351,119 



♦ 













Other Pigs .... 



2,038,907 



* 











Total op Pigs 



2,390,026 



2,137,859 



252,167 





11-3 



t 



' Not separately distinguished in 1892. 



