The figures which I take for these calculations are given in Agricultural Returns of the Board of Agriculture and Agricultural Statistics for1911, vol. xlvi., pt. 1. They are as follows for the year 1910:
| Acres | |
|---|---|
| Total area (Great Britain) | 56,803,000 |
| Uncultivable area (23,680,000 in 1895) | 24,657,070 |
| Cultivable area | 32,145,930 |
| Out of it, under the plough | 14,668,890 |
| Out of it, under permanent pasture | 17,477,040 |
(During the last ten years, since the census of 1901, the cultivable area decreased by 323,000 acres, while the urban area increased by 166,710 acres, thus