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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
