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

Agricultural Census Crop Categories, 1940-42	1940
Wheat	34,631
Barley	9,965
Oats	18,723
Mixed Corn	839
Rye	64
Beans for stockfeeding	1,847
Peas for stockfeeding	223
Potatoes, first earlies	2,987
Potatoes, main crop & second earlies	8,611
Turnips & Swedes for stockfeeding	797
Mangolds	1,841
Sugar Beet	1,520
Rape (or Cole)	268
Cabbage, Kale, Savoys, & Kohl Rabi, for fodder	1,334
Vetches or Tares	249
Lucerne	503
Mustard for Seed	17
Mustard for Fodder or Ploughing in	453
Flax for Fibre or Linseed	762
Hops	0
Orchards with crops, fallow or grass below the trees	1,593
Orchards with small fruit below the trees	26
Small fruit not under orchard trees	137
Vegetables (excluding potatoes) grown in the open	16,330
Flowers grown in the open	211
Crops under glass	43
All Other Crops	1,756
Bare Fallow	12,356
Clover & Rotation Grasses for Hay	11,003
Clover & Rotation Grasses for grazing	1,805

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

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