Acreages of different crops, as reported by Agricultural Censuses 1940-42

Agricultural Census Crop Categories, 1940-42	1940
Wheat	1,696,879
Barley	1,218,428
Oats	2,093,512
Mixed Corn	253,208
Rye	19,948
Beans for stockfeeding	86,239
Peas for stockfeeding	38,312
Potatoes, first earlies	61,203
Potatoes, main crop & second earlies	475,983
Turnips & Swedes for stockfeeding	433,550
Mangolds	221,285
Sugar Beet	322,738
Rape (or Cole)	72,099
Cabbage, Kale, Savoys, & Kohl Rabi, for fodder	113,620
Vetches or Tares	31,535
Lucerne	31,136
Mustard for Seed	24,146
Mustard for Fodder or Ploughing in	29,605
Flax for Fibre or Linseed	27,028
Hops	18,592
Orchards with crops, fallow or grass below the trees	239,734
Orchards with small fruit below the trees	17,374
Small fruit not under orchard trees	25,166
Vegetables (excluding potatoes) grown in the open	254,524
Flowers grown in the open	17,606
Crops under glass	3,291
All Other Crops	35,237
Bare Fallow	300,164
Clover & Rotation Grasses for Hay	1,306,255
Clover & Rotation Grasses for grazing	670,691

Date:	Source:
1940	Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics (HM Stationery Office) ,

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