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

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Agricultural Census Crop Categories for 1931 1931
Wheat 10,889 Show data context
Barley (incl. Bere) 9,053 Show data context
Oats 53,352 Show data context
Mixed Grain 117 Show data context
Rye 204 Show data context
Beans (to be harvested as corn) 51 Show data context
Peas 15 Show data context
Potatoes 17,168 Show data context
Turnips & Swedes 28,097 Show data context
Mangolds 12 Show data context
Sugar Beet 68 Show data context
Cabbage 225 Show data context
Rape 247 Show data context
Vetches or Tares, for seed 1 Show data context
Vetches, Tares, Beans, Peas, Mashlum, etc, for fodder 523 Show data context
Small Fruit 1,367 Show data context
Rye-grass & other Rotation Grasses & Clover: Hay 24,448 Show data context
Rye-grass & other Rotation Grasses & Clover: Pasture 65,146 Show data context
Other Crops 200 Show data context
Bare Fallow 122 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, Angus 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: 03rd December 2024