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GERMAN EMPIRE

the soil, aocordiiig to the latest official returns (1900), was as follows (in acres: — Arable land, vineyards, and other cultivated lands, 05,199,530; grass, meadows, ])ermanent pasture, 21,397,300 ; woods and Ibrests, 34,569,800 ; all other, 12,383,390.

On June 12, 1907, the total number of agricultural enclosures (including arable land, meadoAvs, cultivated pastures, orchards, and vineyards) each cultivated by one household, was as follows : —

Under 2"47 acres 2*47 to 24*7 acres;24'7 to 247 acres 247 acres «fe over

2,73 ,055

2,30fi,529

074,932

23,56(5

Total

5,730.0S2

On June 12, 1907, these farms employed 15,169,549 persons ; in the year ending June 12, 1907, the greatest number employed at the same time was 19,732,424.

The areas under the principal crops, in acres were as follows : —

—

1909 4,528,460

1910 4,901,010

1911 4,935,495

1012

Wheat

4,814,027

Rye.

15,326,830

15,465,830

15,171,950

15,670,390

Barley (Summer)

4,115,890

3,926,130

3,963,012

3,973,980

Oats.

10,774,920

10,723,020

10,818,862

10,966,335

}*otatoes

8,309,330

8,240,210

8,303,705

8,353,675

Hay.

14,903,840

14,902,690

14,827,995

14,806,530

Vines

286,840

281,380

275,077

272,265

Tobacco

40,460

38,550

38,510

39,440

Hops.

72,410

68,670

66,710

67,530

Beet.

1,130,563

1,180,435

1,243.652

The total yield of their products in the years indicated, in metric tons (1 metric ton = 2,204 lbs. or "984 an English ton), or hectolitres (hectolitre = 22 gallons), was as follows : —

1900

1910

1911

1912

Metric

Metric

Metric

Metric

Tons

Tons

Tons

Tons

Wheat.

3,755,747

8,861,479

4,006,335

4,360,024

Rye.

]1,34S,415

10,511,160

10,800,110

11,508,280

Barley.


 * <,4<)5,«l(i

2,002,038

3,150,015

3,481,074

Oats.

0,125,810

7,900,370

7,704,101

8,520,183

Potatoes

40,700,252

43,408,305

34,374,225

50,20!t.460

Hay.

22,140,027

11,043,657

7,070,465

7,940, 1S2

Hops.

6,058

20,411

10,628

20,504

Tobacco

2S,17S

28,863

28,554

—

Wine. Hectol. .

2,020,(120

840,139

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In 1900 there were within the Empire 16^,432,000 (ruit trees, comjjri.sing 52,332^000 apple-trees, 25.116,000 pear-trees, 69,436,000 plum-trees, and 21 ,548,000 cherry-trees.