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in  Barley,  and  one  of  18,000  in  Oats.  Rye,  of  which  only  42,000 
acres  were  grown,  had  decreased  by  7,300  acres. 
Taking  now  the  Crops  in  England  other  than  corn,  we  find 
that  Vetches  or  Tares  decreased  by  31,800  ; Clover,  Sainfoin  and 
Grasses  under  rotation  by  23,000  ; Potatoes  by  28,700  acres, 
and  Mangold  by  13,500,  while  Turnips  and  Swedes  increased  by 
8,000,  and  Fallow  by  67,000  acres. 
Live  Stock  Returns. 
In  1910  in  England  the  increase  in  Horses  used  for 
Agricultural  purposes  was  4,800,  whereas  in  1909  there  was 
one  of  12,500,  and  in  1908  a decrease  of  9,200.  The  increase 
last  year  was  about  1 per  cent.,  but  unfortunately  the  number 
of  unbroken  horses  of  the  same  class  again  decreased,  the 
loss  in  number  last  year  being  8,600,  or  very  nearly  2^  per 
cent.  The  total  number  of  Agricultural  Horses  in  England 
last  year  was  1,184.072,  and  in  the  United  Kingdom  2,094,587. 
With  Cattle  there  was  last  year  an  increase  in  England  and 
decreases  in  the  rest  of  the  United  Kingdom.  In  England,  too, 
Cows  and  Heifers  in  milk  and  in  calf  decreased.  On  the  whole 
there  was  an  increase  of  26,106  of  cattle  in  England,  and  of 
3,622  in  the  United  Kingdom.  The  totals  stood  at  5,126,251 
and  11,765,453  respectively. 
In  England  the  Sheep  decreased  last  year  by  221,294,  or 
about  1^  per  cent.,  for  they  numbered  16,273,518.  They  also 
fell  in  numbers  in  the  rest  of  the  United  Kingdom.  Pigs, 
which  showed  such  a falling  off  in  1909,  again  diminished  last 
year  by  25,965,  or  nearly  1J  per  cent.,  in  England,  while  they 
increased  by  18,150,  or  about  one  half  per  cent.,  in  the  United 
Kingdom.  In  England  they  now  total  2,020,319. 
Produce  Returns. 
The  Wheat  crop  in  England  this  last  year  was  rather  less  than 
the  mean  between  those  of  1908  and  1909,  showing  a falling  off 
of  over  648,000  quarters  or  8*8  per  cent,  from  the  latter  year. 
The  produce  per  acre  was  30*93  bushels  as  against  31*47  the 
average  of  the  preceding  ten  years.  In  Scotland  there  was  a 
similar  diminution  in  the  yield  per  acre  while  the  total  produce 
was  almost  the  same  as  the  year  before. 
The  case  of  Barley  in  England  was  similar  to  that  of  Wheat, 
there  being  a diminution  there  of  292,000  quarters  or  4*6  per 
cent.,  while  there  was  also  a falling  off  of  113,000  quarters  in 
Scotland.  In  England  the  yield  per  acre,  though  rather  below 
that  of  the  year  before,  was  above  the  average  of  the  preceding 
ten  years. 
Oats,  which  in  previous  years  had  been  diminishing  in 
produce,  showed  last  year  an  advance  of  81,000  quarters,  or 
1*8  per  cent.,  in  England,  and  one  of  103,000  quarters  in  Wales. 
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