In 1877 no separate return of small fruit was made, but in 1878 the orchards of England, including fruit trees of any kind, covered 161,228 acres, which by 1907 had grown to a total area under fruit of 294,910 acres, among which were 168,576 acres of apples, 8,365 of pears, 11,952 of cherries, and 14,571 of plums. Much of the small fruit is included in the orchards.
‘Other crops’ were further divided into:
Acres.
Carrots 11,897
Onions 3,416
Buckwheat 5,226
Flax 355
Others 97,020
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117,914
The average yield per acre of various crops in England for the ten years 1897-1906 was:
Bushels.
Wheat 31.1[731] Barley 32.88 Oats 41.38 Beans 29.28 Peas 27.15
Tons.
Potatoes 5.74 Turnips and swedes 12.19 Mangels 19.24
Cwt.
Hay from clover, and grasses under rotation 29.40 Hay from permanent grass 24.33 Hops 8.81
The live stock in 1877 consisted of:
Horses used solely for purposes of
agriculture 761,089
Unbroken horses and mares kept solely for breeding
309,119
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1,070,208
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Cattle. Cows and heifers in milk or in calf
1,557,574
Two years old and over
1,072,407
Under two years of age
1,349,669
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3,979,650
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Sheep
18,330,377
Pigs
2,114,751
In 1907:
Horses used solely for agriculture
863,817
Unbroken
325,330
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1,189,147
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Cattle. Cows and heifers in milk
or in calf 2,032,284
Two
years old and over 1,043,034
Under
two years of age 1,912,413
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4,987,731
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Sheep[732]
15,098,928
Pigs
2,257,136
The decrease in sheep and the increase in cattle and horses (though of late years the latter have shown a tendency to decrease) are to be noted.