A 
100 acres of tilled land the area occupied by the different Crops 
is shown below :— 
DistriBurioNn or Crops PER 100 ACRES OF TILLAGE, 
Average of 
Years. 
1871-75 
1881-85 
1891-95 
1901-05 
1906-10 
1911-15 
1916-20 
1921-25 
1925 
Average 
of 
Years. 
Pota- 
toes. 
Acres. 
1871-75 3-3 
1881-85 3-6 
1891-95 4:0 
1901-05 5-1 
1906-10 4-8 
1911-15 5-2 
1916-20 = 5-5 
1921-25 | 5-9 
1925 6-1 
Wheat. 
Barley. | 
Acres. Acres. 
29-1 18-0 
24-4 18-8 
19-8 19-5 
18:2 18-7 
19-4 17-4 
21-7 16-6 
22.2 15-8 
20-2 | 15-7 
18-5 16-3 
= 
Turnips 
and 
Swedes. 
Man- 
colds. 
Acres. 
13-9 
14-2 
15-2 
13-2 
13-0 
12-1 
10-2 
9.8 
10-9 
Acres. 
2-9 
3:1 
3:6 
4-6 
5-1 
Oats. 
nd 
Acres. 
14-2 
17-3 
22-0 
24-3 
24-3 
23-4 
25-4 
23-6 
23:0 
Bare 
Fallow. 
Acres. 
5-1 
6-5 
4-6 
3-9 
35 
3-8 
5-1 
5-0 
5-7 
Other 
Corn. 
Acres. 
7-8 
6-4 
5-5 
5-3 
5-8 
5-7 
6-0 
6-8 
6-1 
Miscella- 
neous 
Crops. 
Acres. 
5-7 
5:7 
5:8 
6-7 
6-7 
6-4 
5-7 
8-5 
9.9 
Total Corn 
Crops. 
kal 
Acres. 
69-1 
66-9 
66-8 
66-5 
66-9 
67-4 
69-4 
66-3 
63-9 
Total 
(excluding 
Corn). 
Acres. 
30-9 
33-1 
33-2 
33-5 
33-1 
32:6 
30-6 
33-9 
36-1 
It will be seen that although wheat and barley are less 
cultivated, their place has largely been taken by oats, so that 
about two-thirds of the land that is not in grass of one sort or 
another is still devoted to corn.