272 Statistics afecting British Agricultural Interests. 
England doubtless contributed. The number of lambs in 
Gi*eat Britain on June 4, 1907, was 384,338 more than in the 
previous year. Of this increase Scotland gave nearly 200,000, 
while in the seven northernmost counties of England the total 
increase of sheep under one year old in 1907 exceeded 100,000. 
As regards ewes kept for breeding the returns were equally 
satisfactory. In the remaining class of sheep — those of one 
year and above, other than breeding ewes — there was an increase 
of 94,721, but here some very marked local differences occurred. 
Most of the counties south of the Trent, ranging from Lincoln 
to Cornwall, showed a depletion, while north of the same boun- 
dary practically every county showed a substantial increase. 
Pigs numbered 2,636,766 in 1907, or 313,305 more than in 
the previous year. The growth in numbers was equally marked 
in both the classes distinguished, viz. : “ Sows kept for breed- 
ing ” and “ Other Pigs.” 
Produce Returns. 
The official estimate of the produce of the year 1907 was 
made known to the public by the issue of two preliminary 
statements on November 20 and December 3 last. These 
figures, which are sufficiently accurate for comparative purposes, 
are reproduced in the Table III. appended. The customary 
report from the Board of Agriculture on the general results 
and local distribution of the yield throughout Great Britain 
will not be available until after this Journal has gone to 
press. But from the published figures the following con- 
clusions on the character of the past harvest may be drawn, 
with the proviso, however, that as a matter of common know- 
ledge the weather of the northern portions of Great Britain 
in the later autumn frequently prevented the ingathering of 
the crops estimated to have been grown. 
The Wheat crop of the year it will be seen has come to within 
a fraction of a yield of 34 bushels per acre. This is a higher 
yield than has been shown since 1898 and is 2| bushels beyond 
the average results of the ten years, 1897-1906. Nevertheless, 
owing to the reduction of the area under this cereal, already 
referred to, the total produce of wheat in Great Britain, 6,901,000 
quarters, is about 6^ per cent, below that of 1906. Notwith- 
standing the good harvest in all but the northern section of the 
island this is a lower aggregate than was reaped in either of 
the last two seasons, but compared with the five earlier harvests 
of this century it exceeds the crops of 1904, 1903, or 1901, and 
is only slightly below that of 1902. 
The Barley crop of 1907 was nearly as much over the 
decennial mean as wheat, averaging 35^ bushels per acre in 
the country as a whole, the English counties showing 2| bushels 
