i89 



AGRICULTURAL RETURNS OF GREAT BRITAIN 



Preliminary Statement for 1897, compiled from the Returns 

 collected on the 4th June ; and comparisons with previous Years. 



Crops and Live Stock. 



1897. 



1896. 



1895. 



1894. 



Wheat - - - - - 

 Barley . . - . . 



Oats 



Potatoes ----- 

 Hay from clover & rotation grasses 

 Hay from permanent pasture 

 Hops T - - - - 



; Acres. 

 1 1,889,161 

 1 2,035,790 

 3,036,056 



504,914 

 2,286,261 



4,509,977 

 50,863 



Acres. 



1,693,957 

 2,104,764 

 3,095,488 



563,741 

 2,171,966 



4,637,923 

 54,217 



Acres. 



1,417,483 

 2,166,279 

 3,296,063 



541,217 

 2,303,431 



4,760,074 

 58,940 



Acres. 

 1,927,962 

 2,095,771 

 3,253,401 

 504,454 

 2,121,904 



4,851,759 

 59,535 



Cows & Heifers in Milk or in Calf 

 Other Cattle : — 2 Years and above 

 I Year and under 2 

 Under i Year 



Total of Cattle - 



Ewes kept for Breeding 

 Other Sheep : — i Year and above- 

 ,, Under i Year 



Total of Sheep - 



Sows kept for Breeding 



Other Pigs 



Total of Pigs 



iVo. 



2,532,379 

 1,323,230 

 1,360,741 

 1,284,147 



IVO. 



2,511,675 

 1,365,057 



1,306,313 

 1,310,537 



No. 

 2,485,820 

 1,431,525 

 1,190,368 

 1,246,623 



A TV. 

 2,460,086 

 1,516,672 



1,217,145 

 1,153,210 



6,500,497 



6,493,582 



6,354,336 



6,347,113 



10,006,697 

 6,219,001 

 10,114,742 



9,925,587 

 6,427,982 

 10,351,760 



9,663,129 

 6,334,386 

 9,794,680 



9,668,002 

 6,342,730 

 9,850,768 



26,340,440 



26,705,329 



25,792,195 



25,861,500 



334,244 

 2,008,058 



393,729 

 2,485,072 



415,210 

 2,469,221 



351,119 

 2,038,907 



2,342,302 



2,878,801 



2,884,431 



2,390,026 



Comparisons with 1896 and 1895. 







Increase. 







Decrease. 





Crops and Live 



















Stock. 





















Over 1896. 



Over 1895. 



Under 1896. 



Under i 



S95. 







Per 





Per 





Per 





Per 





Acres. 



Cent. 



Acres. 



Cent. 



Acres. 



Cent. 



Acres. 



Cent. 



Wheat - 



195,204 



II-5 



471,678 



33-3 











Barley - - - - 











68,974 



3*3 



130,489 



6-0 



Oats - - - - 











59,432 



1-9 



260,007 



7-9 



Potatoes 











58,827 



io'4 



36,303 



6-7 



Hay from clover - 



114,295 



5-3 









17,170 



07 



Hay from pasture - 











127,946 



2-8 



250,097 



5-3 



Hops - - - - 











3,354 



6-2 



8,077 



137 







Per 





Per 





Per 





Per 





No. 



Cent. 



No. 



Cent. 



No. 



Cent. 



No. 



Cent' 



Cows - - - - 



20,704 



0-8 



46,559 



I '9 











Other Cattle, 2 & above - 





41,827 



3*1 



108,295 



7-6 



I & under 2 



54,428 



4-2 



170,373 



14-3 







Under i - 







37,524 



3-0 



26,390 



2-0 







Total Cattle 



6,915 



O'l 



146, 161 



2-3 











Ewes - - - . 



81,110 



0-8 



343,568 



3-6 











Other Sheep, i & above 







208^981 



3*3 



115,385 



i"-8 



Under i - 







320,062 



3-3 



237,018 



2-3 







Total Sheep 







548,245 



2*1 



364,889 



I "4 







Sows - - - - 











59,485 



15-1 



80,966 



19-5 



Other Pigs - 











477,014 



19-2 



461,163 



187 



Total Pigs - 











536,499 



i8-6 



542, 129 



i8-8 



