“ounties such as Cornwall, Salop and Monmouth show reductions ;
Pastern counties like Suffolk and Huntingdon show increases.
ACREAGE OF ORCHARDS AND SMALL Fruit IN CERTAIN
Counties IN 1891, 1908 AND 1925.
Orchards.
Small fruit.
1891.
1908.
1925.
1891. |
1908.
| 1925.
Kent, =
Essex 3
Middlesex
Acres.
20,130
1,595
4,326
Acres.
32,751
2,696
5,300
Acres.
53,844
4,106
4.497
Acres.
18,061
941
3,325
Acres.
24,137
2,150
4,164
Acres.
17,386
2,600
1,245
Total
26,051
40,747
62,447
29 397
30,451
21,231
Worcester
Hereforq
Houcestor
19,587
26,411
17,715
23,653
28,316
20,424
20,476
17,714
14,101
2,265
455
1,224
4,852
1,243
1,677
{
4,433
1,160
985
Total
63,713
72.393
52,201
| 3,944
7,672 | 6,578
Devon %
Somerset
26,964
24,384
27,200
25,279
22,114 | 1,268
18,922 658
41,036 | 1,926
1,252
716
| 1,136
632
Total
51,348
52.479
1,968
1,768
Norfollc :
Lincoln ioe
Sambi ge (with
Isle of Rly).
2,262
1,755
2.341
J
J
5,188
3,090
5,229
7,989 : 1,828
4,986 1,384
10,552 2,146
5,877
2,221
6,878
9,088
4,672
8,989
Total
pr.
6,358 |
13,500
23,527
5,358
14,976
22,649
All other counties -
60.599 |
16,126
248,007 | 238,081 | 54,077 | 76,950 | 68,352
20,522
Lota) (England and
Wales).
208.069
The old orchards of the West Country, especially those of
Devon and Somerset, consist largely of cider-apple trees, whereas
"he newer orchards planted in Kent and elsewhere consist of
dessert and cooking varieties. It has, however, been the practice
for many years for gaps in cider orchards in the West Country
5 be filjed largely by apple trees of dessert or cooking varieties,
30 that the reduction in the production of cider apples is greater
"han the decrease in the total acreage of apple orchards in the
Vestern counties would suggest.
The small fruit acreage has changed in much the same way
S orchards except that whereas the orchard acreage of Kent
lag increased enormously the small fruit acreage in that county
lag declined. The movement towards the east is no less apparent
enerally, however, than in the case of orchards. Between 1891
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