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Statistics.
The following statistics may prove interesting :—
Agricultural Returns, 1890.
|
Bushels. |
Acres. |
Wheat |
8,448,506 |
335,861 |
Oats |
13,673,584 |
426,071 |
Barley |
1,342,823 |
42,403 |
Potatoes |
159,729 tons |
30,577 |
Turnips fed off ground |
352,903 |
Value of Agricultural Exports for Period 1881 to 1890.
Year. |
Wool. |
Meat. |
Butter. |
Cheese. |
Grain. |
Total. |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
1881 |
2,909,760 |
22,391 |
8,496 |
6,112 |
995,700 |
3,942,459 |
1882 |
3,118,554 |
73,736 |
52.088 |
10,130 |
922,169 |
4,176,677 |
1883 |
3,014,211 |
191,106 |
42,020 |
6,892 |
1,308,720 |
4,562,949 |
1884 |
3,267,527 |
404,314 |
66,593 |
25,074 |
749,682 |
4,513,191 |
1885 |
3.205,275 |
455,258 |
102,387 |
35.742 |
510,653 |
4,309,314 |
1886 |
3,072,971 |
474,619 |
105,537 |
45,657 |
461,463 |
4,160,247 |
1887 |
3,321,074 |
535,116 |
54,921 |
54,562 |
435,810 |
4,401,474 |
1888 |
3,115,008 |
714,928 |
118,252 |
78,918 |
666,134 |
4,693,240 |
1889 |
3,976,375 |
890,146 |
146,840 |
67,205 |
970,659 |
6,051,125 |
1890 |
4,150,599 |
1,238,644 |
122,690 |
84,986 |
1,007,025 |
6,603,844 |
Note.—Columns x and 2 do not include bacon, hams, hides, sheep-and rabbit-skins, tallow, or live-stock. Column 5 does not include bran, chaff, Hour, hops, oat-meal, potatoes, seeds, &c., and all these smaller items are steadily increasing year by year.