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Statistics affecting British Agricultural Interests. 
Estimated Total Produce and Yield per Acre of tlic Principal Crops, 
Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs, in the United 
[From the Agricultural Returns and 
» 
England 
Wales 
Crops 
Acreage, 
‘thousands’ 
(000) omitted 
Produce of 
crops, 'thou- 
sands’ (000) 
omitted 
Average 
yield per 
acre 
Acreage, 
‘ thousands ’ 
(000) 
omitted 
Produce of 
crops, ‘thou- 
sands ’ (000) 
omitted 
Average 
yield per 
acre 
1891 
1892 
1891 
1892 
1891 
1892 
1891 
1892 
1891 
1892 
1891 
1892 
Corn Crops 
Acres 
Acres 
Bush. 
Bush. 
Basil. 
Bush. 
Acres 
Acres 
Bush. 
Bush. 
Bush. 
Bush. 
Wheat . 
2,192 
2,103 
68,694 
55,107 
31-33 
26-20 
62 
55 
1,462 
1,319 
23-73 
2386 
Barley or Bere 
1,772 
1,710 
60,901 
59,511 
34-36 
34-81 
117 
115 
3,439 
3,351 
29-36 
29-26 
Oats . . . 
1,673 
1,765 
69,786 
73,266 
41-72 
41-50 
234 
233 
7,699 
7,977 
32-89 
3418 
Rye , 
38 
39 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
_ 
- 
- 
- 
Beans . 
337 
295 
9,966 
6,390 
29-54 
21-70 
2 
2 
55 
44 
2911 
28-34 
Peas 
201 
192 
5,703 
4,966 
28-31 
25-91 
2 
1 
31 
25 
19-98 
19-73 
Total Corn Crops . 
6,213 
6,104 
- 
- 
- 
- 
417 
407 
- 
- 
- 
Green Crops : — 
Tons 
Tons 
Tons 
Tons 
Tons 
Tons 
Tons 
Tons 
Potatoes 
• 
355 
350 
2,051 
2,085 
5-78 
5-96 
38 
37 
208 
207 
5-44 
6-66 
Turnips and Swedes 
1,368 
1,390 
17,704 
19,122 
12-94 
13-76 
71 
71 
1,010 
1,138 
14-31 
16-04 
Mangel 
345 
352 
6,598 
6,520 
19-10 
18-52 
8 
8 
130 
142 
16-55 
17-97 
Cabbage, Kohlrabi, and Rape 
146 
142 
- 
- 
- 
— 
2 
2 
- 
- 
- 
Vetches or Tares . 
214 
184 
— 
- 
— 
— 
2 
2 
- 
- 
__ 
- 
Other Green Crops 
102 
92 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
i 
- 
- 

Total Green 
Crops 
2,530 
2,510 
- 
- 
- 
- 
122 
121 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other Crops, Grass, 
&c. : — 
Clover and artificial grasses | 
and permanent pasture J 
10,389 
10,348 
Cwt. 
Cwt. 
- 
- 
1,683 
1,650 
Cwt. 
Cwt. 
- 
- 
Ditto for hay 
5,458 
5,409 
140,646 
111,178 
— 
— 
654 
671 
12,902 
12,069 
— 
Flax 
o 
1 
Cwt. 
Cwt. 
Hops 
56 
56 
437 
413 
7-78 
7-35 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Small Fruit * . . 
53 
57 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Total other Crops. 
15,958 
15,871 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2,338 
2,322 
- 
- 
- 
Live Stock 
Year 1891 
Year 1892 
Year 1891 
Year 1892 
Horses . 
Cattle . 
Sheep . 
Pigs 
Actual No. 
1,143,050 
4,870,215 
17,874,722 
2,451,185 
Actual No. 
1,109,146 
4,968,590 
17,993,756 
1,828,542 
Actual No. 
150,186 
759,309 
3,233,936 
270,082 
Actual |No. 
148,827 
754,467 
3,197,501 
197,302 
Note. — The produce of Corn Crops for Ireland, originally returned in weight, has been converted into bushels, at 
the rate of 60 lb. to the bushel of Wheat ; 50 lb. to the bushel of Barley ; 39 lb. to the bushel of Oats ; and 60 lb. to the 
bushel of Beans and Peas. 
