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AGRICULTURAL RETURNS OF GREAT BRITAIN, 

 Preliminary Statement for 1897, compiled from the Returns 

 collected on the 4th June ; and comparisons with previous Years. 



(~*ROP^ AND T^TVF STOCK 



1897. 



1896. 



1895. 1894. 



Wheat 



Barley 



Oata - 



Potatoes 



Hay from clover & rotation grasses 

 Hay from permanent pasture 

 Hops - 



Acres. 

 1,889,161 

 2,035,790 

 3,036,056 



504,914 

 2,286,261 



4,509,977 

 50,863 



Acres. 



1,693,957 

 2,104,764 

 3,095,488 



563,741 

 2,171,966 



4,637,923 

 54,217 



Acres. 



1,417,483 

 2,166,279 

 3,296,063 

 541,217 

 * 2 ,3°3,43 1 

 4,760,074 

 58,940 



1,927,962 



2,095,771 



3,253,401 



504,454 

 O T 0 t no 1 



4,851,759 

 59,535 



Cows & 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. 

 2,532,379 



!, 323, 2 3° 

 1,360,741 

 1,284,147 



No. 

 2,5H,675 

 J , 3 b 5, °57 

 1,306,313 

 1,310,537 



No. 



rt A^ir Con 

 2,4o5,"20 



1,431,525 

 1,190,368 

 1,246,623 



No. 

 2,460,086 

 1,516,672 



i,2i7,H5 

 i,i53,2io 



6,500,497 



6,493,582 



6,354,336 



6,347,113 



10,006,697 

 6,2I9,OOI 

 IO,II4,742 



9,925,587 

 6,427,982 

 10,351,760 



9,663,129 

 6,334,386 

 9,794,680 



9,668,002 

 6,342,730 

 9,850,768 



26,340,440 



26,705,329 



25,792,195 



25,861,500 



334,244 

 2,008,058 



393,729 

 2,485,072 



415,210 

 2,469,221 



351,119 

 2,038,907 



2,342,302 



2,878,801 



2,884,431 



2,390,026 



Comparisons with 1896 and 1895. 



Crops and Live 

 Stock. 



Increase. 



Decrease. 



Over 1896. 



Over 1895. 



Under 1896. 



Under 1895. 



Wheat - 

 Barley - 

 Oats - 

 Potatoes 



Hay from clover - 

 Hay from pasture - 

 Hops - 



Acres. 

 195,204 



114,295 



Per 

 Cent. 

 n-5 



5*3 



Acres. 

 471,678 



Per 

 Cent. 

 33'3 



Acres. 



68,974 

 59,432 

 58,827 



127,946 

 3,354 



Per 

 Cent. 



3*3 



1- 9 

 10*4 



2- 8 



6'2 



Acres. 



130,489 

 260,007 



36,303 

 17,170 

 ; 250,097 

 8,077 



Per 

 Cent. 



6-o 

 7 '9 

 67 

 07 



5"3 

 137 



Cows - 



Other Cattle, 2 & above - 

 , , 1 & under 2 

 Under 1 - 



Total Cattle 



Ewes - 



Other Sheep, 1 & above 

 ,, Under 1 - 



Total Sheep 



Sows - - - 

 Other Pigs - 



Total Pigs - 



No. 

 20,704 



54,428 



Per 

 Cent. 

 o-8 



4-2 



No. 

 46,559 



170,373 

 37,524 



Per 

 Cent. 

 1 '9 



H*3 



3'o 



No. 

 41,827 

 26,390 



Per 

 Cent. 



3'i 



2 - 0 



No. 

 108,295 



Per 

 Cent' 



7-6 



6,915 



o*i 



146,161 



2 '3 











81,110 



o-8 



343,568 

 320,062 



3-6 

 3*3 



208,981 

 237,018 



3'3 



2'3 



H5,385 



i V 8 







548,245 



2'I 



364,889 



1-4 















59,485 

 477,014 



i5'i 

 19-2 



80,966 

 461,163 



19-5 

 187 











536,499 



18-6 



542,129 



i8-8 



