398  Statistics  affecting  British  Agricultural  Interests. 
In  the  case  of  the  other  crops  in  England,  Barley  had 
practically  the  same  acreage  as  the  year  before,  Oats  had 
decreased  by  119,000  acres,  or  over  6 per  cent.,  while  there 
were  substantial  increases  in  Beans  and  Peas,  and  a good 
proportionate  increase  in  Rye  which,  however,  only  takes 
up  under  50,000  acres. 
Live  Stock  Returns. 
There  was  an  increase  this  year  of  12,500  Horses,  used  for 
agricultural  purposes,  which  is  about  the  same  as  the  increase 
in  the  previous  year  (1908).  The  number  of  horses  so  used 
was  higher  than  at  any  time  within  the  last  ten  years  (for 
which  alone  the  statistics  have  been  consulted),  while  the 
number  of  unbroken  horses  is  less  than  at  any  time  during  the 
same  period.  The  total  number  of  horses  used  for  agricultural 
purposes  is  2,091,681  in  the  United  Kingdom  and  1,187,870  in 
England. 
In  Cattle  there  was  since  the  previous  year  a total  increase 
of  21,886  in  the  United  Kingdom,  and  of  115,848  in  Great 
Britain,  while  that  in  England  alone  was  101,867.  There  was 
thus  a decrease  of  93,962  cattle  in  Ireland,  the  Isle  of  Man,  and 
the  Channel  Islands.  There  was  an  increase  of  1,760  in 
Scotland,  and  of  12,221  in  Wales. 
The  total  number  of  cattle  in  the  United  Kingdom  is  now 
11,760,678,  of  which  5,100,145  are  in  England. 
The  increase  in  the  number  of  Sheep  was  506,433  in  the 
United  Kingdom,  while  that  in  England  was  532,937.  In 
Scotland  there  was  a decrease  of  111,230,  and  in  Wales  an 
increase  of  73,982.  The  total  now  stands  at  31,838,833  for 
the  United  Kingdom,  and  11,494,812  for  England.  Pigs 
decreased  in  the  United  Kingdom  by  512,926,  and  in  England 
by  382,803,  while  outside  Great  Britain,  which  we  may  take, 
practically,  as  Ireland,  they  decreased  by  over  70,000.  The 
decrease  in  the  case  of  the  United  Kingdom  was  about  12.6  per 
cent.  Roughly,  that  is  to  say,  that  there  were  only  six  pigs 
where  the  year  before  there  were  seven. 
Produce  Returns. 
This  year  the  Board  of  Agriculture  and  Fisheries  have 
most  kindly  supplied  tables  required  in  the  actual  form  in 
which  they  are  printed  in  the  Journal.  For  this  we  beg  to 
tender  our  best  thanks.  From  the  tables  the  following  general 
conclusions  may  be  drawn  : — 
The  Wheat  crop  in  England  and  Wales  showed  an  increase 
in  1909  over  that  of  the  year  before  of  no  less  than  1,082,295 
quarters,  or  over  17  per  cent.,  and  amounted  to  7,680,297 
quarters.  It  was  nearly  200,000  quarters  better  than  the 
