488 



Cultivated Area of Denmark. 



Potato cultivation is principally carried on in the south- 

 eastern district, where soil and climate are exceptionally 

 favourable to the growth of the tuber; but a considerable 

 proportion (one-fourth) is grown by market gardeners and 

 others in the hilly districts to the east and south of 

 Adelaide. The total production was 16,139 tons from 6,417 

 acres, or 2-52 tons to the acre. 



Subsidiary crops, the returns of which vary greatly each 

 season, were grown on 3,936 acres, or 294 acres less than in 

 1892-3. The cultivation of sorghum has considerably in- 

 creased, indicating that the necessity of growing summer feed 

 for dairy stock is becoming more generally recognised. 



Cultivated Area of Denmark. 



The preliminary results of an inquiry made in July, 1896, 

 as to the utilisation of the land in Denmark have recently 

 been published by the State Statistical Bureau at Copen- 

 hagen. The information was collected by means of sche- 

 dules drawn up by the Bureau, with the assistance of the 

 Royal Danish Agricultural Society, and approved by the 

 Ministry of Agriculture. The schedules were distributed by 

 the local authorities to occupiers of land throughout the king- 

 dom, and when the necessary details had been furnished the 

 documents were forwarded to the Statistical Bureau. 



According to the preliminary statement now issued, the 

 total area of the Kingdom of Denmark in 1896 was 9,371,829 

 statute acres, as compared with 9,365,301 statute acres in 

 1888, the increase of 6,500 acres being accounted for partly by 

 reclamation of land from the sea, and partly by rectification 

 of the returns. The total area at the two periods was dis- 

 tributed as follows : — 



Area. 



1896. 



1888. 



Land under crops, fallow, and grass - - - - 

 Woods, forests, plantations, and nurseries - 

 Watercourses, railways, highways, building land, and 



Marshland, moors, wastes, and dunes, and athletic 

 grounds 



Acres. 

 7,003,143 

 698,916 



219,550 

 1,450,220 



Acres. 

 7,061,766 

 602,115 



213,452 

 1,487,968 



9,371,829 ' 9>365,3oi 



