Acreage oe Hops. 



285 



Number of Outbreaks reported as having taken place, and 

 Number of Animals returned as having been Attacked 

 by Anthrax, Glanders, and Rabies in Ireland in each 

 of the under-mentioned periods. 



Quarter 



Anthrax. 



Glanders 



(including Farcy). 



Rabies. 























Cases 



Reported. 



ENDED 



Out- 



Animals 



. Out- 



Animals 









breaks 

 Reported. 



Attacked. 



breaks 

 Reported. 



Attacked. 



Dogs. 



Other 









i 







Animals. 





No. 



No. 



1 



" No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



June 1896 



I 



I 







150 



86 



Sept. 1896 







3 



4 



114 



50 



Dec. 1896 









I 



74 



29 



March 1897 











118 



19 



June 1897 

 ________ 



I 



I 



1 I 



2 



139 



41 



Preliminary Statement compiled from the Returns 

 collected on the 4th June, 1897, showing the Acreage 

 under Hops in each CouNTV OF England in which 

 Hops were grown, with a Comparative Statement for 

 the years 1896, 1895, and 1894. 



Counties. 



1897. 



1896. 



1895. 



1894. 





Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Berks . - . . . 





4 





II 



Gloucester - . - - 



40 



49 



38 



39 



Hants ----- 



2,306 



2,494 



2,875 



2,91 1 



Hereford - - - - 



6,542 



6,895 



7,553 



7,525 



Kent - - 



3L,66i 



33.300 



35,018 



35,520 



Monmouth . - . . 



2 









Salop ----- 



129 



140 



150 



140 



Suffolk ----- 



2 



4 



10 



17 



Surrey - - - - 



1,416 



1,623 



1,783 



1,935 



Sussex - - - 



5.174 



5,908 



7,489 



7,589 



Worcester - - - 



3'59i 



3,800 



4,024 



3,848 



Total - - - - 



50,863 



54,217 



58,940 



59,535 



