“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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