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 PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRY

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Year Wheat Barley Oats Beans Peas Potatoes Turnips Ireland : Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres Acres 1874 188,711 212,230 1,480,186 9,646 1,756 892,421 333,487 1894 49,3412 164,780 1,254,813 2,784 401 717,120 311,294 1895 36,532 171,650 1,216,401 2,354 498 710,486 313,281 1896 37,919 173,014 1,193,604 1,177 318 705,652 308,494 1897 46,880 170,634 1,175,467 1,377 440 677,765 308,942 1898 52,862 158,151 1,165,295 1,712 537 664,912 306,936

The following table shows the total produce of each of the principal crops in Great Britain and Ireland ia thousands of bushels and tons for the years named : —

Great Britain Description of Crops 1 1895 1896 1,000 1897 1898 1894 1895 1896 1,000 1897 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 j 1,000 1,000 Bushls. Bushls. BusUs. Bushls. iBushls. Bushls. Bushls. Bushls. Wheat. . 37,176 57,053 54,940 73,029 1 1,532 1,109 1,194 1,355 Barley and Bere. 68,651 70,775 66,814 68,052 6,378 7,050 5,799 Oats 122,149 114,016 116,847 118,921 55,400 52,328 48,844 46,709 Beans . 5,555 6,437 6,603 — 112 71 54 47 Peas • 4,720 4,970 6,239 — 10 12 8 10 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Potatoes 3,593 3,562 2,608 1,873 3,472 2,701 1,498 Turnips and Swedes 24,730 23,254 25,652 4,279 4,491 4,783 4,134
 * Ireland
 * 6,306

The following table shows the estimated average yield per acre of the principal crops : —

Great Britain Ireland Description of Crops 1895 1896 1897 1898 1894 1895 1896 1897 Bushls. Bushls. Bushls. Bushls. Bushls. Bushls. Bushls. Bushls. Wheat .... 26-23 33-68 29-08 34-74 i 31-04 30-35 31-41 28-69 Barley and Bere. 31-69 33-63 32-82 35-75 38-27 37-12 40-65 33-98 Oats .... 37-06 36-83 38-49 40-76 44-15 43-02 40-92 39-75 Beans .... 22-91 25-66 28-88 — 40-28 30-34 30-43 34-49 Peas .... 22-61 25-35 27-56 — 25-54 24-39 25-40 23-72 Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons Potatoes 6-64 6-32 5-17 — 2-61 4-89 3-83 2-21 Turnips and Swedes 12-91 12-35 13-99 ~ 13-75 14-33 15-50 13-38

For the quantities of cereals and live stock imported, see under Commerce. The following table shows the number of holdings or farms of various sizes above one acre in Great Britain in June 1895 : —