British Crops of 1899. 



the season would seem to have been fairly uniform in England, 

 Wales and Scotland, although, as usual, the actual crop pro- 

 duced differs considerably in different districts. In the agri- 

 cultural sub-division comprising Norfolk, Lincoln, and the East 

 Riding of Yorkshire the crop of last year was estimated at 

 6f tons per acre. 



Potatoes. 



Estimated Total 

 Produce. 



Estimated Yield 

 per Acre. 



Yield 

 per Acre. 





1899. 



1898. 



1899. 



1898. 



1889-98 





Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



England 



2,254,000 



2,256,000 



5-8: 



6-17 



6-05 



Wales 



173,000 



185,000 



5'24 



5-62 



575 



Scotland 



650.000 



842,000 





6-66 



574 



Great Britain 



3,077,000 



3.283.000 



1 5*62 



6-26 



5'95 



The crop of turnips and swedes grown in 1 899 appears to 

 have been smaller than in any previous year on record. In 

 1898, it may be remembered, the crop was markedly 

 deficient in England ; but this was to some extent counter- 

 balanced by an over-average production in Scotland. Last 



Turnips and Swedes. 



Estimated Total 

 Produce. 



Estimated Yield j 

 per Acre. 



Average 



Yield 

 per Acre. 

 1889-98. 





1899. 



1898. 



1899. 



1898. 





Tons. 



Tons. 



j Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



England - - - 



9,574,000 



13,083,000 



7*95 



10-58 



12*69 



Wales- - - 



735=°°° 



1,012,000 



10-99 



14-84 



I5-I3 



Scotland - . 



5,752,000 



7,242,000 



12-23 



I5-50 



I5-25 



Great Britain 



16,061,000 



21,337,000 



9-23 



12-04 



13-43 



year, however, no such compensating area was to be found, 

 the yield being universally bad or indifferent. Eor Great 

 Britain, as a whole, the crop is returned below the ten years' 

 average by more than 4 tons, the Scottish turnip crop being 



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