G?i 
STATISTICS AFFECTING BRITISH 
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS. 
Summary of Agricultural Returns of Great Britain for 1890. 
Note. — The Returns were collected on Jane 4 in the Years 1888, 1889, and 1890. 
Acreage of Land in Great Britain under — 
Year 
Wheat 
Barley 
Oats 
Potatoes. 
H,ops 
Acres 
2,564,237 
2,386,336 
Acres 
2,085,561 
2,121,530 
2,111,178 
Acres 
2,882,252 
2,888,704 
2,902,998 
Acres 
690,160 
579,222 
529,661 
Acres 
68,494 
. 57,724 
54,555 
1890 
compared , 
with 
1889 
Increase j 
Decrease j 
14,294 
or 0 5 
per cent. 
63,018 
or 2 6 
per cent. 
10,352 
or 0-5 
per cent. 
49,561 
or 8-6 
per cent. 
3,169 
or 5 5 
per cent. 
1890 
compared 
with 
1888 
f Increase j 
25,617 
or 1-2 
per cent. 
20,746 
or 0 7 
per cent. 
i Decrease j 
177,901 
or 6 9 
per cent. 
60,499 
or 102 
per cent. 
3,939 
or 6' 7 
per cent. 
Number of Cattle in Great Britain. 1 
Yf.au 
Cattle 
Cows and 
heifers in 
milk or in 
calf 
2 years old 
and above 
Under 2 
years old 
Total 
1888 
1889 
No. 
2,450,444 
2,433,639 
2,537,990 
No. 
1,434,305 
1,453,859 
1,439,119 
No. 
2,244,626 
2,252,057 
2,531,523 
No. 
6,129,375 
6,139,555 
6,508,632 
1890 
compared . 
with 
1889 
i Increase , j 
Decrease . j 
104,351 
or 4-3 
per cent. 
279,466 
or 12-4 
per cent. 
369,077 
or 6 0 
per cent. 
14,740 
.or 10 
per cent. 
1890 
compared 
with " 
1888 
Increase . j 
Decrease . 
87,546 
or 3-6 
per cent. 
4,814 
or 0 3 
per cent. 
286,897 
or 12-8 
per cent . 
379,257 
or 6-2 
per cent. 
