Acreages of different crops, as reported by the Agricultural Census in 1871.

Agricultural Census Crop Categories, 1871-	1871	1877
Wheat	193,912	174,563
Barley or Bere	103,832	109,852
Oats	39,694	45,120
Rye	1,375	1,733
Beans	51,095	41,222
Peas	31,192	31,476
Potatoes	12,598	10,103
Turnips & Swedes	26,326	23,642
Mangold	31,604	31,281
Carrots	1,013	775
Cabbage, Kohl Rabi, & Rape	6,494	5,416
Vetches, Lucerne & other Green Crops	32,405	36,776
Flax	474	68
Hops	63	42
Bare Fallow	36,097	42,453
Clover, Sainfoin, & Grasses under Rotation: For Hay	48,288	55,917
Clover, Sainfoin, & Grasses under Rotation: Not for Hay	23,658	29,439

Date:	Source:
1871 - 1877	Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics (HM Stationery Office) ,

 

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Date:	Acknowledgments:
1871	David Allan Gatley (School of Social Sciences, University of Staffordshire). Role: transcriber. Restrictions on use: the contributor must be acknowledged but the data may be freely used for non-commercial purposes.

 

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