Acreages of different crops, as reported by the Agricultural Census in 1881.

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Agricultural Census Crop Categories, 1881- 1881
Wheat 10,038 Show data context
Barley or Bere 31,479 Show data context
Oats 51,582 Show data context
Rye 368 Show data context
Beans 605 Show data context
Peas 32 Show data context
Potatoes 18,650 Show data context
Turnips & Swedes 33,917 Show data context
Mangold 45 Show data context
Carrots 32 Show data context
Cabbage, Kohl Rabi, & Rape 49 Show data context
Vetches, Lucerne & other Green Crops 1,120 Show data context
Flax 0 Show data context
Hops 0 Show data context
Bare Fallow 446 Show data context
Date: Source:
1881 Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics (HM Stationery Office) ,

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The Agricultural Census used this set of crops in its main tabulation by county for 1881.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Angus ScoCnty through time | Agriculture & Land Use Statistics | Acreages of different crops, as reported by the Agricultural Census in 1881., A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10145958/cube/AGCEN_CROP_1881

Date accessed: 03rd December 2024