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Statistics affecting British Agricultural Interests , 
Estimated Total Produce and Yield per Acre of tlie Principal Crops, 
Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs, in the United 
[From, the Agricultural Returns and 
England 
Wales 
Crops 
Acreage, 
1 thousands ’ 
(000) omitted 
Produce of 
crops, ‘thou- 
sands’ (000) 
omitted 
Average 
yield per 
acre 
Acreage, 
‘ thousands ’ 
(000) 
omitted 
Produce of 
erops, ‘thou- 
sands’ (000) 
omitted 
Average 
yield per 
acre 
1892 
1893 
1892 
1893 
1892 
1893 
1892 
1893 
1892 
1893 
1892 
1893 
Corn Crops 
Acres 
Acres 
Bush. 
Bush. 
Bush. 
Bush. 
Acres 
Acres 
Bush. 
Bush. 
Bush. 
Bush. 
Wheat 
2,103 
1,799 
55,107 
46,429 
2620 
25-81 
65 
55 
1,319 
1,205 
23-86 
22-09 
Barley including Bere . 
1,710 
1,752 
59,511 
49,033 
34-81 
27-99 
115 
112 
3,351 
2,803 
29-26 
25-06 
Oats . . . 
1,765 
1,914 
73,266 
67,164 
41-50 
35-08 
233 
241 
7,977 
7,452 
34-18 
30-94 
Rye .... 
39 
47 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Beans 
295 
229 
6,390 
4,257 
21-70 
18-58 
2 
2 
44 
35 
28-34 
2111 
Peas 
192 
208 
4,966 
4,705 
25-91 
22-64 
1 
1 
25 
20 
19-73 
1616 
Total Corn Crops . 
6,104 
5,949 
- 
- 
- 
- 
407 
412 
- 
- 
- 
- j 
Grkkn Crops 
Tons 
Tons 
Tons 
Tons 
Tons 
Tons 
Tons 
Tons 
Potatoes .... 
350 
356 
2,085 
2,362 
5-96 
6-64 
37 
35 
207 
232 
5-66 
6-63 
Turnips and Swedes 
1,390 
1,424 
19,122 
17,206 
13-76 
12-08 
71 
71 
1,138 
1,072 
1604 
15-02 
Mangel .... 
352 
339 
6,520 
4,313 
18-52 
12-74 
8 
7 
142 
123 
17-97 
16-38 
Cabbage, Kohl-rabi, and Rape 
142 
146 
— 
— 
— 
- 
2 
2 
- 
- 
— 
- 
Vetches or Tares . 
184 
161 
— 
— 
— 
— 
2 
2 
— 
- 
— 
— 
Other Green Crops 
92 
102 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Total Green Crops 
2,510 
2,528 
- 
- 
- 
- 
121 
118 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Other Crops, Grass, &c. 
Clover and artificial grasses 1 
and permanent pasture / 
10,348 
10,700 
Cwt. 
Cwt. 
- 
- 
1,650 
1,649 
Cwt. 
Cwt. 
- 
- 
Ditto for hay . . 
5,409 
5,103 
111,178 
68,730 
— 
— 
671 
667 
12,069 
7,878 
— 
— 
Flax 
1 
1 
- 
Cwt. 
Cwt. 
Hops 
56 
58 
413 
415 
7-35 
7-21 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Small Fruit 3 . . 
57 
60 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Total other Crops. 
15,871 
15,923 
-- 
- 
- 
- 
2,322 
2,317 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Live Stock 
Year 1892 
Year 1893 
Year 1892 
Year 1893 
Actual No. 
Actual No. 
Actual No. 
Actual No. 
Horses 
1,169,146 
1,173,809 
148,827 
147,344 
Cattle 
4,968,590 
4,744,059 
754,467 
738,608 
Sheep 
17,993,756 
16,805,280 
3,197,501 
3,101,890 
Pigs 
1,828,542 
1,793,456 
197,302 
200,676 
Note .- 1 The produce of Corn Crops for Ireland, originally returned in weight, has been converted into bushelt, 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 tho 
bushel of Beans and Peas. 
