reaching now 4,015,700 acres. Since 1901, 942,000 acres were withdrawn from the plough, 661,000 acres in England, 158,000 in Wales, and 123,000 in Scotland.)
The distribution of the area which is actually under the plough between the various crops varies considerably from year to year. Taking 1910 (an average year) we have the following: —
| Acres | |
|---|---|
| Total under culture (including that part of permanent pasture which gives hay) | 14,668,890 |
| In 1901 | 15,619,890 |
| In 1895 | 16,166,950 |
| Corn crops | 7,045,630 |
| Clover and mature grasses | 4,157,040 |
| Green crops and orchards | 2,994,890 |
| Hops | 32,890 |
| Small fruit | 84,310 |
| Flax | 230 |
| Bare fallow, etc. | 354,000 |