290 THE GRAIN HARVEST OF 1900. 

ad relatively the greatest deficiency in the past season, the 
yield per acre being markedly less than that returned in 1897, 
whereas in some other districts, such as the East Midland 
and South-Eastern counties, the crop of 1900 slightly exceeded 
that of 1897. 
The comparative wheat yields are given below :— 






Estimated Total Estimated Yield || Average 
Produce. per Acre. of the 
WHEAT. | Ten 
i] | Years 
1900. 1899. || 1900. | 1899. | 1890-99. 
| i 
~~. | 
Bushels. Bushels, || ie Bushels.|| Bushels. 
| } 
England - - — - | 49,528,385 | 62,380,067 || 28°39 | 32°83 || 30°15 
{| | 
Wales - - - - | 1,332,299 1,380,938 || 25°79. | 25:ae || 24°15 
Scotland - . =e T779,125 1,768,320 || 36°43 | 37°42 | 36°98 
| or 
Great Britain —_—-- | 52,639,809 | 65,529,325 || 28°53 | 32°75 | 30°15 


The estimated average yield of barley for the whole of 
Great Britain is reported as short of the decennial average 
by more than two bushels per acre, and nearly three bushels 
less than the crop of 1899. This yield is thus smaller 
than in any recorded year except 1893, being slightly less than 
in 1895. North of the BorGer the crop was relatively more 
deficient than in England, although the falling off in com- 
parison with 1899 was not so great. In Wales the yield 
of barley, like that of wheat, exceeded both the ten years’ 
average and the estimate for the previous year. The figures 
are as follow :— 

| 
Estimated Total Estimated Yield | Average 

Produce. per Acre. | of the 
Barley. 5 | =Ben 
Years 
| 1900. 1899. 1900. | 18gg. | 1890-99. 
SS 

| 

Bushels, Bushels. Bushels.| Bushels.| Bushels. 



England - - — - | 50,977,265 | 56,164,313 || 30°99 | 34°34 | 33°44 
Wales - - - - | 3,341,872 3,328,494 31°81 31°41 | 30°10 
Scotland - - - | 7,995,373 | 8,222,891 33°29 34°19 36°20 
et ee ee Te | | 
Great Britain - | 62,314,510 | 67,715,698 | SISsa | 34°16 33°50 
