Acreages of different crops, as reported by the 1931 Scottish Agricultural Census

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Agricultural Census Crop Categories for 1931 1931
Wheat 859 Show data context
Barley (incl. Bere) 4,720 Show data context
Oats 20,903 Show data context
Mixed Grain 8 Show data context
Rye 0 Show data context
Beans (to be harvested as corn) 21 Show data context
Peas 3 Show data context
Potatoes 1,103 Show data context
Turnips & Swedes 14,620 Show data context
Mangolds 37 Show data context
Sugar Beet 0 Show data context
Cabbage 49 Show data context
Rape 614 Show data context
Vetches or Tares, for seed 3 Show data context
Vetches, Tares, Beans, Peas, Mashlum, etc, for fodder 279 Show data context
Small Fruit 31 Show data context
Rye-grass & other Rotation Grasses & Clover: Hay 10,911 Show data context
Rye-grass & other Rotation Grasses & Clover: Pasture 51,741 Show data context
Other Crops 28 Show data context
Bare Fallow 54 Show data context
Date: Source:
1931 Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland, Scottish Agricultural Statistics (HM Stationery Office) ,

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The Scottish Agricultural Census for 1931 used this set of crops, different from those listed for England and Wales, in its main tabulation by county.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Roxburghshire ScoCnty through time | Agriculture & Land Use Statistics | Acreages of different crops, as reported by the 1931 Scottish Agricultural Census, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 27th April 2024