875 
Wheat and Sheep in 'England in 1893 . 
during the recent disastrous season were those who are chiefly 
dependent upon wheat and sheep. More especially must this have 
been the case with those whose farms were situated within the 
drought-stricken area, embracing the Southern, Eastern, and most of 
Table X. — The Areas of Oats in the United Kingdom. 
1893 
1892 
1893 compared with 1892 
Increase 
Decrease 
acres 
acres 
acres 
acres 
England . 
1,914,373 
1,765,463 
148,910 
— 
Wales 
240,865 
233,399 
7,466 
— 
England and Wales 
2,155,238 
1,998,862 
156,376 

Scotland . 
1,016,518 
998,683 
17,835. 
. — 
Great Britain 
3,171,756 
2,997,545 
174,211 

Ireland 
1,248,360 
1,226,307 
22,053. 
— 
United Kingdom 
(including Isleof Man 
and Channel Islands) 
4,435,944 
4,238,036 
197,908- 
— 
the Midland counties of England. What may be the future of 
wheat cultivation in this country is too large an inquiry to enter upon 
at this stage. But, with regard to the sheep-breeding industry, Table 
XIY. (p. 877) has been constructed to show the sheep population of 
England at J une 4 in each of the last ten years. It further indi- 
Table XI. — The Number of Sheep of all Ages in the United Kingdom. 
1893 
1892 
1893 compared with 1892 
Increase 
Decrease 
England . 
16,805,280 
17,993,756 

1,188,476 
Wales 
3,101,890 
3,197,501 
. 
. 95,611 
England and Wales 
19,907,170 
21,191,257 
. 
1,284,087 
Scotland . 
7,373,164 
7,543,447 
- 
170,283 
Great Britain 
27,280,334 
28,734,704 

1.454,370 
Ireland 
4,421,593 
4,827,702 
— 
406,109 
United Kingdom 
(including Isle of Man 
and Channel Islands) 
31,774,824 
33,642,808 
1,867,984 
cates that the loss recorded this year more than cancels the aggre- 
gate gains of the two preceding years. It is seen that both in 
1890 and in 1891 there were great additions to the flocks of 
England, but in neither case was the number so large as that which 
