Agricultural Statistics. 
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Taking crops other than corn, we find Potatoes decreased by 
20,251 acres in England, and 21,556 acres in Great Britain ; 
Turnips and Sv/edes, 19,026 in England, and 27,001 in Great 
Britain ; Mangolds, 64,100, or 13’3 per cent, in England, and 
67,191 or 13 - 7 per cent, in Great Britain ; whilst “ Clover, 
Sainfoin and Grasses under rotation ” increased by 2,434 in 
England, and decreased by 21,145 in Great Britain. There 
was a big decrease of acreage under this crop in Wales. Bare 
Fallow in England increased by 11,916 acres, or 41^ per cent., 
and in Great Britain by 41 per cent. 
Live Stock. 
In England, Horses used for agricultural purposes decreased 
by 89,939, or just under 11 per cent. For the United Kingdom 
there was a decrease of 7 per cent, in this class of horse. 
The total number of horses for the United Kingdom shows 
a decrease of 6 per cent., and there was a decrease of 3,402 
horses in England. 
Cattle during last year dropped in numbers T8 per cent, in 
England ; the chief decrease was in cows or heifers in milk, 
for here there was 6*7 per cent, less than the previous year. 
For the United Kingdom cattle increased by 21,965, the 
increase being due to Ireland. 
Sheep again decreased by 4*6 per cent, for the United King- 
dom, and in England they have dropped by 5 per cent, to the 
total of 13,736,438. Breeding Ewes in England showed a 
decrease of 6 per cent. Pigs once again show a considerable 
decrease, amounting to 17 per cent, for the United Kingdom, 
and just under 15*7 per cent, for England. There was a large 
drop in the number of Sows kept for breeding, in England, the 
decrease being 15 per cent. 
Produce Returns. 
The Wheat crop last year produced in Great Britain 5,675 
quarters, or about *75 per cent, less than the previous year. 
The decrease in England was -5 per cent., but the yield per 
acre for Great Britain was very near to the average of the last 
ten years. Scotland and Whies also showed a deciease, though 
the yield per acre in both these countries was above the average. 
Barley considerably increased in yield in England and Gieat 
Britain, the amount of increase being 15 per cent, and 13 per 
cent, respectively. The acreage under Barley was considerably 
increased last year and this accounts for the greater returns as 
the yield per acre was below the average, except in the case of 
Scotland. 
Oats, after showing a decrease for the two previous years, 
last year showed an increase of 138,561 quarters, or 1 per cent. 
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