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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 62

Statistics

page 64

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.