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 FRODirCTlON AND INDUSTRY

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Gy^cat Britain : Live stock : —

Horses.

Cattle.

Sheep.

Pigs

1904

1909

1910

1911

1912

Number Number I Number Number Number

1,560,236^ 1,552,9931 1^545^3761 1,627,3932 1,610,891- 6,858,352 7,020,982 7,037,327 7,114,264 7,020,844 25,207,178 27,618,419 27,102,945 26,494,992 25,045,261

2,861,644 2,380,887 ; 2,349,946 ; 2,822,154

2,655,749

Ireland : Acres Acres ' Acres Acres Acres

Corn crops. 1>279,189 1,251,795 1,300,079 1,254,431 1,265,597

Green crops. 1,050,483 1,001,671 1,012,167 1,013,727 1,022,128

Flax. . 44,293 38,110 45,974 66,618 54,917

Fruit. . 9,360 12,583 12,994 14,045 15,327

Clover, &mature\ 1 i

grasses. .( 1,279,164 2,326,592 1 2,468,015, 2,594,988 2,479.159'' Permanent ( ,

.! 11,567,1

pasture

Total

Live stock Horses. Cattle. Sheep. Piffs

,635 9,949,391 1 9,821,896 ! 9,766,120 9,711,000 '15,230,124 14,580,142 '14,661,045 14,709,929 14,548,128

Number

531,0641

4,676,718

3,827,919

1,315,126

Number 528,8061 4,699,564 4,133,358 1,149,179 I

Number

539,5171

4,688,888 \

3,979,516

1,200,005

Number

616,331^

4,711,720

3,907,436

1,415,119

Number

617,532»

4,848,498

3,828,829

1,323.957

1 Horses for agricnliure, mares kept for breeding, and unbroken horses.

'■i The total number of horses on farms.

'■> The total number of horses in Ireland, including ponies.

4 Area under h ay.

In addition to the live stock shown above, Ireland had, in 1912, 30,911 mules and jennets, 243,437 asses, 252,722 goats, and 25,525,724 poultry.

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

Turnips

Year

Wheat

Barley

Oats

Beans

Peas

Potatoes

and

Aci-es

Acres

Acres

Acres

Acres

Swedes

Qreat Britain

Acres

Acres

1908

1,626,733

1,667,437

3,108,918

295,024

163,739

562,105

1,550,897

1909

1,823.498

1,664,386

2.981,877

313,864

183,910

575,461

1,555,548

1910

1,808,854

1,72S,6S1

3,020,974

270,042

168,728

532,684

1,565,34.5

1911

1,906,038

1,597,930

3,010,671

311,833

167,903

571,801

1,563,390

191-2

1,925,737

1,648, -201

3,029,054

285,989

•202,319

612,671

1,51-2,535

Ireland :

190S

36,677

154,596

1.060,301

1.794

297

587,144

279,044

1909

43,600

163,100

1,035,735

1,6-26

264

579,799

276,944

1910

47,631

168,008

1,073,690

1,839

230

592,985

275,296

1911

45,056

158,180

1,040,185


 * 1,683

301

591,259

270.805

1912

44,845

165,366

1,045,921

1,421

279

595,218

271,761

The following table shows the total produce of each of the principal crops