PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRY
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Following is a list of the principal ships of the Dutch Navy.
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Hertog Hendrik A Koningin Regentes] De Ruijter . .)
5,080
6
10
2 9 4-in.,4 6-in.
3
Mym
6-7,000 7,500
17
17 16
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Zeven Provincien .
5,800 6,530
6
10 10
2 9"4-in., 4 6-in. 2 11-in., 4 6-in.
CRUISF.RS
Zeeland .
3,900
deck
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2 5-9-in., 8 47-in. .
4
10,000
20
Gelderland . Java
Sumatra
4,030 7,050 7,050
deck deck
deck
10 4-7-in.. 10 4-7-in. .
7 2 4-in. .
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65,500
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16
There are also 3 armoured gunboats, and 4 others of little value in home waters, and about 9 in the East Indies; 20 small liotiwers ; 14 submarines ; a submarine depot ship and 12 mine layers. A British sub- marine interned was bought by the Dutch Government and taken over in June, 1917, as 08.
A naval crisis took place in February, 1919, when the Minister of Marine resigned. The future of the navy has been under the consideration of a Fleet Committee.
Production and Industry. I. Agriculture.
The surface of the Netherlands was divided in 1919 as follows (in hectares: 1 hectare = 2"47 acres): — Uncultivated land (heath) 487,653; water and morass, 126,714 ; dykes and roads, 58,253 ; untaxed land, 74,858 ; building land, houses, &c, 54,951. Total, 802,429. Cultivated land: arable land, 908,62-2 ; pasture, 1,209,743 ; gardens and orchards, 93,692 ; forest, 249,055. Total, 2,461,112.
Large estates prevail in the provinces of Zealand, South Holland, O-roningen, and North Holland ; small estates in North Brabant, Guelders. Limburg, and Overyssel.
The areas under the principal crops, in acres, were as follows : —
Products.
1918 i 1919 1920 Products.
1918
1
1919
1920
Acres Acres Acres
1 Acres 1,220
Acres
607
Acres
Winter wheat .
. 101,5821141,340138,957 Browu mustard seed
1,091
Summer wheat .
White mustard seed
1,290
1,312
3,292
Winter rye
. 450,067 49S, 132 494,355 Carra way seed
! 10,062
1,522
2,427
Summer rye
. 20,782 4,63. r >. — Flax
30,675'
24,565
54,107
Winter barley .
. 31,210 34,107 35,515 Tobacco .
915
666
985
Summer barley .
'.able potatoes
J432.722
382,942
m.091
Oats .
. 385. J" ,,410 Factorv potatoes .
67,680
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Buckwheat
-120,477 19.017 17,392 Sugar beets .
114,262
132,757
158,670
Horse beans
.57.- — Chicory .
2,4fe0
2,537 5,320
Peas .
. 90,275 SJ.310 66,292 Onions .
7,925
5,630
Beans.
. 1 35,592 37,957 80
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