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Home Produce , Imports, Consumption, &c, 
Appendix-Table I. — Home Produce, Imports, and Consumption of Wheat, in 
the United Kingdom, 40 Harvest-Years, 1852-8 to 1891-2, inclusive. 
[N.B. — Horae produce at 61 lb., imports at 60§ lb. per bushel ; 80'77 flour reckoned = 100 wheat. 
Population as formerly given. 
Estimated home produce 
(bushels of 61 lb.) 
Available for consumption 
Population 
(middle of 
•harvest- 
I years) 
Available for con- 
sumption per head 
within each year 
Harvest-years 
September 1 to 
August 31 
Area 
under 
the 
crop 1 
Aver- 
age 
yield 
per 
acre 
Total 
home 
produce 
Home 
produce 
less 2J 
(or 2) 3 
bushels 
per acre 
for seed 
Imports 
less 
exports 
Total 
From 
home 
pro- 
duce 
From 
im- 
ports 
Total 
1852-3 
Acres 
4,058,731 
Bush. 
224 
Quarters 
11,574.982 
Quarters 
10,433,464 
Quarters 
5,807,292 
Quarters 
16,240,756 
27,511,144 
Bush. 
3-03 
Bush. 
1-69 
Bush. 
4-72 
1853-4 
4,013.963 
204 
10,466,473 
9,337,546 
5,851,960 
15,189,506 
[ 27,619,999 
2-70 
1-70 
4-40 
1854-5 
4,036,969 
34? 
17,563,140 
16,427,742 
2,647,314 
19,075,056 
i 27,767,388 
4-73 
0-76 
5-4‘J 
1855-6 
4,076,447 
27jj 
13,922,801 
12,776,300 
3,689,009 
16,465,309 
27,947,933 
365 
1-06 
4-71 
1856-7 
4,213,651 
27 
14,192,543 
13,007,453 
4,014,940 
17,022,393 
28,129,198 
3-70 
1-14 
4'84 
1857-8 
4,185,974 
331 
17,321,221 
16,143,915 
5,766,643 
21,910,558 
28,322,607 
4-56 
1-63 
6*19 
1858-9 
4,131,822 
314 
16,309,949 
15,147,874 
4,971,278 
20,119,152 
28,523,406 
4-25 
1-39 
564 
1859-60 
4,019,725 
'M 
13,135,124 
12,004,575 
4,484,695 
16,489,270 
28,715,682 
334 
1-25 
459 
1860-1 
3,992,657 
224 
11,078,948 
9,956,012 
10,112,748 
20,068,760 
28,909,045 
2'75 
2‘80 
5-55 
1861-2 
3,898,177 
25J 
12,271,546 
11,175,183 
8,882,890 
20,058,073 
29,128,110 
29,331,695 
3-06 
2*44 
5-50 
1862-3 
3,823,947 
29i 
13,957,554 
12,882,069 
9,102,914 
21,984,983 
3-51 
2-48 
5-99 
1863-4 
3,698,629 
3,685,493 
38J 
17,922.048 
16,881,807 
6,906,087 
23,787,894 
29,509,2V8 
457 
1-87 
644 
1861-5 
35| 
16,216,328 
15,179,783 
5,454,547 
20,634,330 
29,700,831 
4-09 
1-47 
5-56 
1865-6 
3,646,691 
30 g 
13,975,936 
12,950,305 
7,273,595 
20,223,900 
29,886,735 
3-47 
1-94 
5 41 
1866-7 
3,649,584 
25J, 
11,485,091 
10,458,645 
7,541,655 
18,000,300 
30,087,001 
2-78 
2-00 
4-78 
1867-8 
3,628,910 
21 
9,566,522 
8,545,890 
9,104,664 
17,650,554 
30,299,054 
226 
240 
466 
1868-9 
3,937,275 
34 
16,733,419 
15,626,060 
8,115,943 
23,742,003 
30,525,967 
4'09 
2-13 
6-22 
1869-70 
3,976,147 
27 
13,419,496 
12,301,205 
9,906,858 
22,208,063 
30,760,150 
320 
2-58 
5-78 
1870-1 
3,761,457 
30 
14,105,464 
13,047,554 
8,080,016 
21,127,570 
31,299,067 
333 
2-07 
5-40 
1871-2 
3,818,848 
24 
11,456,544 
10,382,493 
9,424,253 
19,806,746 
31,749,121 
2-62 
237 
4'99 
1872-3 
3,827,146 
24 
11,481,438 
10,405,053 
12,424,700 
22,829,753 
32,040,636 
2-60 
310 
5-70 
1873-4 
3,658,815 
224 
10,290,417 
9,261,375 
11,284,136 
20,545,511 
32,318,503 
2-29 
2-80 
5-09 
1874-5 
3,821.655 
29J 
13,972,926 
12,898,085 
11,705,254 
24,603,339 
32,628,940 
316 
2'87 
603 
1875-6 
3,503,709 
224 
10,018,418 
9,033,000 
13,860,079 
22,893,079 
32,974,761 
2-19 
336 
5-55 
1876-7 
3,114,555 
25 
9,732,984 
8,857,015 
12,107,293 
20,964,308 
33,327,426 
213 
2'90 
5-03 
1877-8 
3,311,859 
26* 
10,970,533 
10,039,073 
14,408,628 
24,447,701 
33,736,117 
2-38 
342 
5-80 
1878-9 
3,372,590 
30 
12,647,213 
11,698,672 
14,145,647 
25,844,319 
34,064,731 
2-75 
332 
607 
1879-80 
3,047,752 
154 
5,905,020 
5,047,840 
16,409,933 
21,457,773 
34,388,733 
1-17 
3-82 
499 
1880-1 
3,057,784 
244 
9,364,464 
8,880,198 
8,504,462 
16,079,311 
24,583,773] 
34,788,371 
1-95 
3-70 
5-65 
1881-2 
2,960,066 
24 
8,047,679 
17,077,974 
25,125,653| 
35,163,544 
1-83 
3'89 
5-72 
1882-3 
3,157,924 
25S 
10,115,225 
9,227,059 
19,947,156 
29,174,215; 
35,514,293 
2'08 
4-49 
6'57 
1883-4 
2,707,949 
28 
9,477,822 
8,616,211 
15,780,731 
24,396,942 
35,845,007 
1-92 
352 
5'44 
1884-5 
2,744,928 
294 
10,079,032 
9,307,021 
17,971,566 
27,278,587 
36,200,698 
2-06 
3-97 
6-03 
1885-6 
2,549,335 
304 
9,639,673 
8,922,673 
15,153,636 
24,076,309 
36,579,984 
1-95 
332 
527 
1886-7 
2,355,451 
294 
8,612,118 
7,949,647 
17,346,795 
25,296,442 
36,963,515 
1-72 
375 
5-47 
1887-8 
2,384,505 
28jj 
8,457,541 
7,861,415 
16,689,389 
24,550,804 
37,332,904 
1-68 
358 
5'26 
1888-9 
2,663,250 
26| 
8,946,855 
8,281,042 
18,007,974 
26,289,016 
37,690,453 
1-76 
3-82 
558 
1889-90 
2,539,099 
294 
9,362,928 
8,728,153 
18,074,666 
26,802,819 
38,087,845 
1-83 
3-80 
563 
1890-1 
2,478,677 
314 
9,759,791 
9,140,122 
17,973,042 
27,113,164 
(37,693,356) 
1-94 
381 
5-75 
1891-2 
2,388,147 
294 
8,806,292j 
8,209,255 
21,889,695 
30,098,950 
38,007,239 
1-73 
4-61 
634 
AVERAGES. 3 
Periods of 8 years 
1852-3 to ’59-60 
1860-1 to '67-8 
1868-9 to ’75-6 
1876-7 to ’83-4 
1884-5 to ’91-2 
4,092,160 
3,753,011 
3,788,132 
3,091,310 
2,512,924 
28 
288 
26$ 
24J 
298 
14,310,779 
13,309,247 
12,684,765 
9,636,682 
9,208,029 
13,159,859 
12,253,712 
11,619,353 
8,754,751 
8,549,916 
| 
4,654,141 17,814,000 
8,047,387 20,301,099 
10,600,155 22,219,508 
15,744,584 24,499,335 
17,888,345.26,438, 261 
28,067,170 
29,606,462 
31,787,143 
34,603,528 
37,319,499 
3-74 
3 31 
2'93 
203 
1-83 
1-33 
218 
266 
363 
383 
5 07 " 
5-49 
559 
5 66 
5 66 
40 yrs. 
1852-3 to ’91-2 
3,447,507 
27* 
11,829,900 
10,867,518 
| 
11,386,923 22,254,441 
32276,760 
2-77 
2 73 
5 50 
Exclusive of the islands in the British seas. 
From 1852-3 to 1886-7, 2* bushels ;1887-8 and since, 2 bushels. 
The “Averages” are, in each case, the mere means of the figures in the columns for the respective periods, 
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