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THE BRITISH EMPIRE : — UNITED KINGDOM

—

1S74

1895

1896

1897

1898

Great Britain :

Acres

Acres

Acres

Acres

Acres

Corn crops

9,431,490

7,400,227

7,416,690

7,457,061

7,400,335

Green crops

3,581,276

3,225,762

3,258,591

3,189,508

3,133,521

Flax

9,394

2,023

1,796

1,419

902

Hops

65,805

58,940

54,249

50,863

49,735

Small fruit

—

74,547

76,245

69,792

69,753

Bare fallow, &c.

660,206

475,650

432,375

384,757

352,094

Clover and ma-

ture grasses.

4,340,742

4,729,801

4,595,937

4,853,808

4,911,189

Permanent pas-

ture

13,178,412

16,610,563

16,726,476

16,512,868

16,559,502

Live stock : —

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

Horses.

1,311,739

1,545,228

1,552,507

1,526,424

1,517,160

Cattle.

6,125,491

6,354,336

6,493,582

6,500,497

6,622,364

Sheep.

30,313,941

25,792,195

26,705,329

26,340,440

26,743,194

Pigs

2,422,832

2,884,431

2,878,801

2,342,302

2,451,595

Ireland :

Acres

Acres

Acres

Acres

Acres

Corn crops

1,901,508

1,439,053

1,420,721

1,407,845

1,390,941

Green crops

1,353,362

1,151,582

1,147,717

1,115,409

1,105,026

Flax

106,886

95,202

72,301

45,576

34,489

Bare fallow, &c.

12,187

18,506

18,280

20,150

16,857

Clover, &mature|

grasses. . 1

1,285,357

1,319,660

1,251,490

1,252,889

Permanent i

12,378,244

pasture J

11,189,018

11,215,439

11,384,279

11,390,950

Live stock : —

Number

Number

Number

Number

Number

1 Horses.

468,089

557,139

553,320

534,133

513,788

Cattle.

4,118,113

4,358,041

4,407,741

4,463,935

4,486,242

Sheep.

4,437,613

3,914,855

4,080,694

4,157,581

4,287,274

Pigs. .

1,096,494

1,338,454

1,405,508

1,327,226

1,253,682

The following table shows the area (in acres) under each of the heavy corn and green crops in the years named : —

Year

Wheat

Barley

Oats

Beans

Peas

Potatoes

Turnips

Great Britain

Acres

Acres

Acres

Acres

Acres

Acres

Acres

1874

3,630,300

2,287,987

2,596,384

559,044

310,547

520,430

2,133,336

1894

1,927,962

2,095,771

3,253,401

244,180

243,043

504,454

1,956,573

1895

1,417.641

2,166,279

3,295,905

242,665

209,024

641,217

1,915,902

1896

1,693,957

2,104,764

3,095,488

251,076

196,561

563,741

1,883,118

1897

1,889,161

2,035,790

3,036,«56

228,912

190,656

504,914

1,833,145

1898

2,102,220

1,903,652

2,917,760

232,007

175,901

524,691

1,772,406