436 THE BRITISH CROPS OF 1900. 
is the heaviest on record. Inthe Eastern division of England 
the yield was estimated at exactly 19 tons per acre, while in 
the Western counties, representing, however, only half the 
acreage devoted to this crop in the lastern division, it was 



nearly 23 tons. 
Estimated Total Estimated Vield | 
| Produce. per Acre. Average 
MANGOLDS. _ Yield 
| per Acre 
| 1900. 1899. | 1900. 1899. | 100-92: 
Tons | Tons | Tons. Tons. Tons 
England : - - | 8,243,000 | 6,378,000 | 20°51 17°56 |! 17°29 
| | 
Wales - - - 4) 171,C0O | I 30,000 17737, 14°64 16°06 
Scotland - - >) 49,000 | 30,000 | 18°34 16°87 16°95 
Great Britain - | 8,463,000 6,538,000 | 20°42 17°48 17°26 

The hay crop, both from clover and rotation grasses, and 
also from permanent grass, showed a satisfactory excess over 
the average, although it must be borne in mind that the 
decennial standard of comparison has been appreciably 
lowered by the elimination of 1889—a year of maximum 
yield—and the inclusion of 1899—a year of deficient yield. 

Estimated Total ‘| Estimated Yield 


Hay Cut from Clover Produce. per Acre. | Average 
and . Yield 
Rotation Grasses. . pe 
| £900 1899. 1900 1899. |] 1°90°92: 
i i a 7 
Tons Tons. || Cwts. Cuts Cwrs 
England - - | 2,261,000 2,208,000 || 28:2 27°22 27°42 
Wales - : : - | 244,000 241,000 || 24-75 | 24°28 22°86 
Scotlandsas =) 683,000 595,000 || 33°64 | 30°20 || 3105 
| | 
\| | \| 
"ae Deis bs 5 2 ~ i] . . ~~ 
Great Britain . - | 3,188,000 3;044,C00 | 28°96 27°48 || 27°92 
There was a good deal of local variation between the esti- 
mated yields of particular counties. In Scotland, as the 
