584 Statistics affecting British Agricultural Interests. 
B. — 1894 compared with 1892. 
Crops 
1894 
1892 
In- 
crease 
De- j 
crease i 
In- 
crease 
Dc- 
Wheat 
Acres 
1,927,962 
Acres 
2,219,839 
Acres 
Acres 
291,877 
Per 
cent. 
Per 
cent. 
13-1 
Barley 
2,096,034 
2,036,810 
59,224 
29 
Oats 
3,253,145 
2,997,545 
255,600 
8-5 
Potatoes 
504,454 
525,361 
20,907 
40 
Hay, Clover, & Rotation Grasses . 
2,121,904 
2,135,362 
13,458 
0-6 
„ Permanent Pasture 
4,852,442 
4,489,626 
362,816 
8-1 
Hops 
59,535 
56,259 
3,276 
5-8 
Live Stock 
Cows & Heifers in MUk or in Calf . 
No. 
2,460,086 
No. 
2,650,891 
No. 
No. 
190,805 
Per ~ 
cent. 
Per “ 
cent. 
7-2 
Other Cattle : — 2 years & above 1 . 
1,516,672 
1,666,706 
150,034 
90 
„ „ 1 year & under 2 . 
„ „ Under 1 year 
1,217,145 
1,153,210 
} 2,627,186 
256,831 
9-8 
Total of Cattle 
6,347,113 
6,944,783 
597,670 
8-6 
Ewes kept for Breeding . 
Other Sheep 1 year & above 
9,668,002 
6,342,730 
| 17,957,049 
1,946,317 
10-8 
„ „ Under 1 year . 
9,850,768 
10,777,655 
926,887 
8'6 
Total of Sheep 
25,861,500 
28,734,704 
2,873,204 
10-0 
Sows kept for Breeding . 
351,119 
_ 1 
— 
— 
_ 
— 
Other Pigs 
2,038,907 
— 1 
- 
— 
- 
- 
Total of Pigs 
2,390,026 
2,137,859 
252,167 
11-8 
* Not separately distinguished in 1892, 
Acreage of Hops. 
Preliminary Statement compiled from the Returns collected on June 4, 1894, showing the 
Acreage under HOPS in each County of England in which Hops were grown, with a 
Comparative Statement for the Years 1893, 1892, and 1891. 
Counties 
1894 
1893 
1892 
1891 
Berks ...... 
Acres 
11 
Acres 
11 
Acres 
10 
Acres 
11 
Gloucester 
39 
33 
39 
25 
Hants ...... 
2,911 
2,795 
2,775 
2,749 
Hereford 
7,525 
7,079 
6,797 
6,560 
Kent 
35,520 
34,815 
34,058 
34,266 
Notts 
— 
— 
14 
14 
Salop 
140 
123 
117 
112 
Suffolk 
17 
21 
18 
20 
Surrey 
1,935 
1,845 
1,938 
1,955 
Sussex 
7,589 
7,326 
7,124 
7,150 
Worcester 
3,848 
3,516 
3,369 
3,280 
Total . - 
69,535 
57,564 
56,259 
56,142 
Note.— In 1894 as compared with 1893 the following counties show increases Gloucester, 
C acres ; Hants, 116 acres ; Kent, 705 acres ; Salop, 17 acres ; Surrey, 90 acres ; Sussex, 263 acres ; 
Worcester, 332 acres. The only decrease is Suffolk, 4 acres. 
