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what extent different varieties of potatoes were grown in 

 Ireland in 1894 : — 





Acres. 



Per 

 Ceut. 





Acres. 



Per 

 Cent. 



Champions - 

 Flounders - 

 Magnum Bonums - 

 Irish Whites 

 Skerry Blues 

 White Rocks 

 Kemps 



Scotch Downs 



562,674 

 54,685 

 17,663 

 17,257 

 14,778 

 9,896 

 6,390 

 4,734 



78-5 

 7-6 

 2-5 

 2-4 

 2-1 

 1-4 

 0-9 

 0-6 



American Roses 

 Cruffles 

 Brown Rocks 

 Leather Coats 

 Green Tops - 

 Red Rocks - 

 American Whites - 

 All others - 



3,683 

 2,292 

 1,671 

 982 

 283 

 101 

 57 

 19,944 



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The main feature observable in the foregoing statement is 

 that 78*5 per cent, of the acreage under the potato crop in 

 Ireland consists of Champions, leaving only 21-5 per cent, for all 

 other varieties — the per-centage of some of these being so small 

 as to be barely appreciable when put into figures. 



The Champion potato was first introduced in quantity 

 into Ireland in the year 1880, after the failure of the crop in 

 1879. Since that year it has constituted the main potato crop 

 of the country, and figures are given to show that the proportion 

 of Champions planted in Ireland has practically been the same 

 for many years past. 



The report also contains the following table, showing for each 

 of the nine years 1885-93 the quantity of honey produced in 

 Ireland, distinguishing the quantity produced in hives having 

 movable combs from that produced in other hives, and run 

 honey from section honey : — 



Years. 



Honey Produced. 



In Hives having Movable 

 Combs. 



In other Hives. 



General 

 Total. 



Run. 



Section. 



Total. 



Run. 



Section. 



Total. 





Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



Lbs. 



1885 



46,196 



59,218 



105,414 



141,285 



55,598 



196,883 



302,297 



1886 



52,609 



74,332 



126,941 



145,132 



59,094 



204,226 



331,167 



1887 



77,897 



134,357 



212,254 



188,951 



58,181 



247,132 



459,386 



1888 



55,788 



92,653 



148,441 



137,301 



42,350 



179,651 



328,092 



1889 



74,942 



143,566 



218,508 



152,104 



53,976 



206,080 



424,588 



1890 



47,952 



86,136 



134,088 



115,599 



42,429 



158,028 



292,116 



1891 



43,087 



91,561 



134,648 



88,909 



30,004 



118,913 



253,561 



1892 



34,707 



69,629 



104,336 



66,733 



21,388 



88,121 



192,457 



1893 



40,900 



91,413 



132,313 



81,685 



34,365 



116,050 



248,363 



