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AGRICULTURAL RETURNS OF GRLAT 

 BRITAIN, 1899, 

 Preliminary Statement for 1899, compiled from the 

 Returns collected on the 5th June ; and comparison with 

 previous Years. 



CROPS AXD LIVE STOCK, 1899. 



i 1898. j 1897. 



Wheat 



Barley 



Potatoes 



Clover and Rotation Grasses -{ Z°\ 



1 Not for Hay 



Total 



Permanent Pasture \ j^g^f" ;; ^ 

 Total 



Hops 



Acres. 

 1,9b 2.108 

 5^7,632 



Acres. 

 2,102,206 

 j 1,903,666 

 ! 2,917,760 

 524.591 



Acres. 

 1 1,889,161 

 ; 2,035,790 

 3,036,056 

 504,914 



2,214,883 

 2,593,068 



2,381,551 

 j 2,529,799 



2,285,965 

 2,567,843 



A 807 T 



4,9ii,'*.5o 



4,853,808 



4,339,° 2 5 

 12.291,662 



4o3°,3 I o 

 12,023,077 



4>5 IG ,333 

 12,002,535 



16,512,868 



16,630,687 





5 I ,843 



49,735 



50,863 



Cows and Heifers in Milk or in Calf .... 



Other Cattle : — 2 Years and above IK .. .. . . ' 



Under 1 Year . . . . . . . . 



Total of Cattle . . . . j 



Other Sheep : — 1 Year and above .. .. .. .. 



Total of Sheet .. .. .. 



Other Pigs ' 



Total of Pigs .. .. .. 



No. 

 2,671,260 

 1,341,310 

 1,388,511 

 1,394,639 



No. 

 2,587,190 

 i,38i,595 

 1,345,844 

 i,307,735 



No. 



2,532,379 

 1,323,230 

 1,360,741 

 1,284,147 



6,795,720 



6,622,364 



6,500,407 



10,460,837 

 6,040,600 

 10.736,227 1 



10.137,932 

 6,203,858 

 10,401,404 



10,006,697 

 6,219,001 

 10,114,742 



27,237,664 



26,743,194 



26,340,440 



375,9" 



362,200 

 2,089,395 



334,244 

 2,008,058 



2.623,813 j 



2,45i,595 ! 2,342,302 



1899 COMPARED WITH 1898. 



CROPS AXD LIVE STOCK. 



Increase. 



Decrease. 



Wheat 



Barley 



Oats . . 



Potatoes 



Clover and Rotation Grasses -J^ y^* t for Viay 



Total 



Permanent Pasture ' ? a3, „ 



(_ Not for Hay . . . . ... 



Totai 



Hops 



Acres. 



78,442 

 4i,995 

 23,091 



Per 

 Cent. 



4'i 

 i"4 

 4'4 



j Acres, 

 1 101,225 



j Per 

 Cent. 



63,269 



2"5 



; 166,660 



7 0 







| 103,399 



2*1 



268,585 



2"2 



1 197,290 



4"3 



71,295 | 0-4 





•• 



2,108 1 4'2 







Cows and Heifers in Milk or in Calf 

 Other Cattle : — 2 years and above 



„ 1 year and under 2 . . 



„ Under 1 year 



Total of Cattle 



Ewes kept for Breeding 

 Other Sheep : — 1 year and above 

 „ Under 1 year 



Total of Sheep 

 Sows kept for Breeding 



Other Pigs . . ^ 



Total of Pigs 



No. 

 84,070 



42,667 

 86,904 



Per 

 Cent. 

 3 2 



6-6 



No. 



40,285 



Per 

 Cent. 



2*9 



173,356 



2-6 







322,905 

 334',823 , 



3 2 



3'2 



• - 



163,258 



2-6 



494,470 



i*8 







13,7" 

 158-507 



7-6 



•■ 





172,218 1 



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