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

Agricultural Census Crop Categories, 1940-42	1940
Wheat	1,665,414
Barley	1,184,231
Oats	1,808,931
Mixed Corn	216,328
Rye	19,468
Beans for stockfeeding	84,877
Peas for stockfeeding	38,164
Potatoes, first earlies	58,210
Potatoes, main crop & second earlies	456,858
Turnips & Swedes for stockfeeding	406,628
Mangolds	211,702
Sugar Beet	321,620
Rape (or Cole)	51,535
Cabbage, Kale, Savoys, & Kohl Rabi, for fodder	109,212
Vetches or Tares	31,106
Lucerne	31,037
Mustard for Seed	24,144
Mustard for Fodder or Ploughing in	29,506
Flax for Fibre or Linseed	26,961
Hops	18,592
Orchards with crops, fallow or grass below the trees	235,287
Orchards with small fruit below the trees	17,165
Small fruit not under orchard trees	24,901
Vegetables (excluding potatoes) grown in the open	249,939
Flowers grown in the open	17,102
Crops under glass	3,226
All Other Crops	34,394
Bare Fallow	297,337
Clover & Rotation Grasses for Hay	1,161,420
Clover & Rotation Grasses for grazing	584,248

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

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