British Crops of 1899. 



437 



— with a small area devoted to this purpose— the yield was- 

 about 1 J cwt. above the average. 



Hay Cut from Clover 

 and 



Estimated Total 

 Produce. 



Estimated Yield 

 per Acre. 



Average 



Yield 

 per Acre. 



Rotation Grasses. 



1899. 



1898. 



1899. 



1898. 



1889-98. 





Tons. 



Tons. 



Cwts. 



Cwts. 



Cwts. 



England 



2,208,000 



3,034,000 



27 22 



34*09 



28-15 



Wales - - 



241,000 



285,000 



24-28 



28-52 



22-98 



Scotland ... 



595,000 



688,000 



30-20 



34-21 



31-27 



Great Britain 



3,044,000 



4,007,000 



27-48 



33-65 



28-32 



The corresponding figures for hay from permanent grass 

 are, in their general results, similar to those just referred to 

 with the exception that in this case Scotland, and not 

 Wales, makes a slightly over-average return. 



Hay Cut from Permanent 

 Grass. 



Estimated Total 

 Produce. 



Estimated Yield 

 per Acre. 



Average 

 Yield 

 per Acre. 



1899. 



1898. 



1899. 



1898. 



1889-98. 





Tons. 



Tons. 



Cwts. 



Cwts. 



Cwts. 



England - - 



4,380,000 



5,883,000 



23-34 



29-92 





Wales- 



414,000 



549,000 



18-09 



23-12 



18-32 



Scotland - - 



185,000 



200,000 



29-03 



30-89 



j 



28-47 



Great Britain 



4,979,000 



6,632,000 



22-95 



29-24 



23-06 



