The following table shows the total produce of each of the principal crops in Great Britain and Ireland in thousands of bushels and tons for the years named :— 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 Bushls. Bushls. Bushls. Bushls. Bushls. Bushls. Bushls. Bushls. 1,532 1,109 1,194 1,355 6,306 6,378 7,050 5,799 55,400 52,328 48,844 46,709 37,176 57,053 54,940 73,029 112 71 54 47 The following table shows the estimated average yield per acre of the principal crops : For the quantities of cereals and live stock imported, see under Commerce. The following table shows the number of holdings or farms of various sizes above one acre in Great Britain in June 1895:· The acreage of Agricultural Holdings in each class, and percentage of acreage of Holdings were : 100 3,403,761 749,465 Acres Acres Acres % % % % 1.07 1.25 1.35 1.13 4.87 7.44 5.02 5.12 8.36 14.93 7.42 8-79 13.70 26 40 14.96 15.00 100 731,977 4,885,203 300 ,, 10,434,138 1,238,569 2,203,207 13,875,914 42.00 500 4,188,651 142,925 782,369 5,113,945 16.86 5:04 15.98 15.70 2,570,684 32,818 397,682 3,001,184 10.35 1.16 8.13 9.21 693,517 3,925 104,410 801,852 2.79 0.14 2.13 2:46 24,844,688 2,838,359 4,894,466 32,577,513 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 Of the 520, 106 holdings over one acre in size, 439,405 were rented by the occupiers; 61,014 were owned by the occupiers; 19,687 were partly rented and partly owned. The acreage rented and the acreage owned by occupiers were as follows: The changes in the number and acreage of holdings between 1885 and 1895 are shown in five categories, thus : Of holdings of one to five acres (both included) there were in Great Britain in 1885, 135,736 with an acreage of 389,677 acres; in 1895, 134,677 with a total of 383,501 acres. The total number of holdings of one acre and under (stated to be only approximate) is put at 579,133 (37,143 acre plots, and 541,990 of smaller size). Of these there are returned as allotments detached from cottages 20,434 acre plots, and 488,550 smaller holdings (455,005 in 1890, and 357,795 in 1886). The gross estimated rental of the agricultural land of England and Wales is 26,881,7831., and the rateable value 24,565,0757., while of buildings, &c., not agricultural, the gross estimated rental is 172,347,1237., and the rateable value 140,847,2067. The following table shows the number of holdings, by classes, for each province of Ireland, in 1896 and 1897, and the increase or decrease in the latter year : In 1890 the total number of occupiers was 524,210; in 1896, 533,043; in 1897, 533,514. II. FISHERIES. The quantity and value of the fish landed on the coasts of the United Kingdom in five years have been : This statement does not include salmon. Of the fish landed in England, about 79 per cent. in weight and 78 per cent. in value are landed on the east coast. The number of men employed in the British fisheries (1896), including the Isle of Man and Channel Islands, was approximately (in 1895, 114,320; of these 41,022 were English, 40,793 Scotch, and 26,407 Irish. There were 26,649 (in 1895, 26,923) registered boats. The following table shows the quantity of fish (in tons) conveyed inland by railway from the ports of the United Kingdom in each of the last five years. The net imports (exclusive of re-exports), and the exports of fish, fresh and cured, from the United Kingdom have been : The following tables give a general summary of the mineral produce of the United Kingdom for 1897. The first table relates to the metallic minerals and their products :— The following table relates to the non-metallic minerals : 12,268,091 |