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CHAPTER II.-THE AGRICULTURAL AREA
1. The Agricultural area in relation to the total area of the country
2. The area not used for Agriculture
3. Agricultural land suffering from lack of drainage
4. Agricultural land on holdings not being ordinary farms or
small holdings
5. Rough Grazings
6. Changes in the Agricultural Area over 50 years
7. The conversion from Arable to Grass land
8. The Arable Area: Tillage Crops and Rotation Grasses
CHAPTER III. THE PRODUCTION OF CROPS
1. The average yield per acre
2. Crop yields and extent of cultivation
(a) Corn Crops
Wheat
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(d) Clover and Rotation Grasses and Hay Crops
Clover and Rotation Grasses
Meadow Hay
(e) Other Crops mainly used for fodder
Straw
(f) Other Vegetable Crops grown mainly for human
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(1) Nursery stock
(m) Osiers and Willows
CHAPTER IV.-NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION OF LIVE STOCK
1. Variation in number of live stock since 1867 -
2. Cattle:
Change in numbers in relation to area and population
Number and distribution of the dairy herd
Number and distribution of other cattle
3. Sheep
Change in numbers and decline in the arable districts 48
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2. Changes in the numbers of Holdings over 50 years
3. Farms and Holdings: Their general characteristics
4. Farms exceeding 20 acres in extent: mainly arable land
mainly pasture land
mixed farms
7. Small Holdings, fields and parcels of land under 20 acres
8. Fruit and Vegetable farms
CHAPTER VIII.-EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES IN AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER IX.-MOTIVE POWER ON FARMS
CHAPTER X.-RENT AND THE CAPITAL EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE
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LIST OF TABLES.
Table 1.- Summary of the estimated total production of crops, live
stock and live stock products in England and Wales in 1925 with
the estimated value of the produce sold off farms - ·
Table 2.—Area of agricultural land in England and Wales in five-
year periods from 1871-75 to 1920-25 and in the year 1925,
distinguishing the area of arable land, permanent grass and
rough grazings
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Table 3.-Acreage under the principal farm crops in England and
Wales in five-year periods from 1871-75 to 1921-25 and in the
year 1925
Table 4.-Total production of the principal farm crops in England
and Wales in ten-year periods from 1886-95 to 1916-25 and in the
Table 5.-Average yield per acre of the principal farm crops in
England and Wales in ten-year periods from 1886-1895 to
1916-1925 and in the year 1925.
Table 6.—Acreage and production of other farm crops in 1925
Table 7.-Acreage and production of vegetable crops, nursery and
glasshouse produce in 1925
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Table 8.-Acreage and production of fruit in 1925
Table 9.-Number of Cattle in England and Wales in five-year
periods 1871-75 to 1921-25 and in the year 1925
Table 10.-Number of Sheep in England and Wales in five-year
Table 11.-Number of Pigs in England and Wales in five-year
Table 12.-Number of Horses on Agricultural Holdings in England
and Wales in five-year periods 1871-75 to 1921-25 and in the
Table 13.-Number of Cattle per 1,000 acres of crops and grass in
1925 and in 1908, in each county of England and Wales
Table 14.-Number of Sheep per 1,000 acres of crops and grass in
1925 and in 1908 in each county of England and Wales
Table 15.-Number of Pigs per 1,000 acres of crops and grass in
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Table 16.-Number of Poultry per 1,000 acres of crops and grass in
each county of England and Wales in 1924
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Table 17.-Acreage of Crops, Grass and Rough Grazings in each
Agricultural Division of England and Wales in 1925 .
Table 18.-Number of Cattle in each Agricultural Division of
England and Wales in 1925
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Table 19.-Number of Sheep in each Agricultural Division of
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Table 20.-Number of Pigs in each Agricultural Division of
Table 21.-Number of Horses on Agricultural Holdings in each
Agricultural Division of England and Wales in 1925
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Table 22.-Number of Agricultural Holdings in various size groups
in certain years from 1870 to 1895
Table 23.-Number of Agricultural Holdings in various size groups
in certain years from 1895 to 1925
Table 24.-Proportion of Cultivated Area in each county occupied
by holdings over 20 acres of different types (mainly arable,
mainly pasture and mixed)
Table 25.-Number and acreage of Agricultural Holdings by size
groups as returned on 4th June 1924, in each county of England
and Wales
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Table 26.-Number of Agricultural Workers per 1,000 acres of crops
and grass in each county as returned by occupiers on 4th June
1925
Table 27.-Estimated average Rent per acre of Agricultural
Holdings of different sizes in each Agricultural Division of
England and Wales
Table 28.-Estimated average Value per acre of Agricultural
Table 29.-Estimated average amount of Tenants' Capital per
acre required for Agricultural Holdings of different sizes in each
Agricultural Division of England and Wales
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Table 30.--Average Wages of Agricultural Workers, 1914 to 1925 - 152
LIST OF MAPS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT.
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FACING
III. Arable land in relation to the total area of arable and permanent grass in 1925
IV. Grass land (clover and rotation grasses, permanent grass
and rough grazings) in relation to total agricultural
area in 1925
V. Proportion of arable land occupied by wheat, 1925
I. The Agricultural Divisions of England and Wales
II. Arable land in relation to the total area of arable and
permanent grass in 1875