of the actual yields obtained was considered, but did not appea 
feasible. 
On area alone, three groups of counties possess the greater 
part of the orchards of the country. Kent had 53,844 acres 
Worcester, Hereford and Gloucester 52,291 acres; and Devon and 
Somerset 41,036 acres; these six counties together having no less 
than 62 per cent. of the total area in 1925. Outside these groups 
the bulk of the orchards are in the eastern half of the country. 
Norfolk, Cambridge, Isle of Ely, Lincoln (mainly Holland), Essex 
and Middlesex each having 4,000 or more acres of orchards. 
Number of Trees.—The approximate number of each kind ol 
orchard tree in the above groups of counties, together with total 
figures for England and Wales for 1925, is given in the next 
table. 
NumBERS OF ORCHARD TREES ON AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS 
IN CERTAIN CoUuNTIES IN 1925. 
Kent 
Essex - 
Middlesex 
Total 
Worcester 
Hereford 
Gloucester 
Total 
Devon - 
Somerset 
Total 
Norfolk - - 
Lines (Holland) 
Cambridge 
Isle of Ely. 
Total 
All other) 
counties  - f 
Total : England 
& Wales 3 
Apple. 
Pear. | Plum.” 
Cherry. | Other. 
Total. 
3,826 
423 
368 
(Thousands of Trees.) 
715 1,295 456 
69 116 | 12 
133 187 24 
290 
4 
2 
6,582 
624 
714 
4.617 
917 
[51.508 +1 
492 
206 ! 7,920 
833 | 201 | 1,083 53 | 10 | 2,180 
750 63 119 14 4 | 950 
545 97 266 10 3 921 
2 128 | 
361 L 1.408 
7 
17-1 4081 
1.300 | ' 25 | 
938 18 
37 4 
24 
12 
2 
9 | 1,473 
4 986 
I 2.459 
2 398 
43 
61 
14. 
13 
713 | 59 | 166 
310 25 78 
348 27 349 
ETA 35 159 
5 
J. 
9 
3 
3 
2 
7 
2 
946 
416 
740 
767 
1,945 | 
2.811. 
146 
745 
18 
15 | 2.869 
509 
l.929 
140 
74 | 5.767 
14.829 | 
1.976 | 
5,105 
741 
115 192.066 
* Including greengage and damson. 
+ The most striking feature of this table is the predominance ¢ 
Kent. Kent is the most important fruit county in the countrv