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AGRICULTURAL RETURNS OF 1901. 



The Preliminary Statement giving the totals of the 

 Agricultural Returns of Great Britain for the current year 

 was issued by the Board of Agriculture on the 27th of 



Crops in Great Britain. 



1 901. 



1900. 



Increase, 



Decrease. 



Tntal n^rpfKTP nndpr till 



Crops and Grass (a) 



Acres. 

 32,417,445 



Acres. 

 32,437,386 



Acres. 



Acres. 

 19,941 



Wheat .... 

 Barley - 



Oats 



Rye 



Beans ----- 



Peas - - .. - 



Potatoes - 



Turnips and Swedes - 



Mangold - - 



Cabbage - 



Kohl-Rabi - 



Rape - - - - - 

 Vetches or Tares - 



Other Green Crops 



1,700,965 

 1,972,448 

 2,996,902 

 56,650 

 251,613 

 155,130 

 577,260 

 1,664,525 

 398,805 

 60,341 

 17,004 

 102,980 

 157,546 



A 1 C A ft 



43,54° 

 107,191 



1,845,042 

 1,990,265 

 3,026,088 



53,564 

 263,240 

 157,209 

 561,361 

 1,688,606 

 414,416 

 64,985 

 20,732 

 109,966 

 177,951 



jO,/UZ 

 105,403 



3,o86 

 15,899 

 — 



6,844 

 1,788 



144,077 

 17,817 

 29,186 



11,627 

 2,079 



24,081 

 15,611 

 4,644 

 3,728 

 6,986 

 20,405 



Clover and f For Hay - 

 Rotation - 



Grasses [Not for Hay 



2,356,415 

 2,499,972 



2,20I,78l 



2,557,377 



154,634 



57,405 



Total - 



4,856,387 



4,759,158 



97,229 





Permanent /"For Hay - 

 Grass (a) \Not for Hay 



4,350,459 

 12,476,790 



4,373,099 

 12,355,936 



120,854 



22,640 



Total - 







16,827,249 



16,729,035 



98,214 





Flax 



Hops - - 

 Small Fruit 

 Bare Fallow 



672 

 5M27 

 74,999 

 344,io5 



467 

 51,308 

 73,78o 

 308,108 



205 - 

 — 181 

 ; 1,219 ! — 

 35,997 



(a) Not including Mountain and Heath Land. 



