The agricultural output of England and Wales 1925

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Identifikator:: 1757028552

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-135495

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: The agricultural output of England and Wales 1925

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Stat. Off.

Year of publication:: 1927

Scope:: XV, 152 Seiten; graph. Darst., Kt.

Digitisation:: 2021

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter V. The output of livestock products

Collection:: Economics Books

direct comparison of the average weight of fleeces to be made from the returns, but, on the basis that a fleece is on the average of one-sixth less weight washed than unwashed, the average weight of unwashed fleeces was 6-1 lbs. in 1925 against 6-4 Ibs. in 1908, the figure for 1913 being much the same as in 1908. In 1913, 214 per cent. of the total number of sheep above Ll year old were in Wales, but in 1925, owing to the number of sheep being considerably reduced in England and slightly increased in Wales, the latter country accounted for over 25 per cent. of the sheep clipped. The average weight of a fleece from the sheep kept in Wales is less than half the weight of an average fleece from English flocks. This in itself would account for a good part of the reduction in the average weight of a fleece over the whole of the sheep of the country. The total quantity of wool clipped in Wales is about 64 million Ibs. and in the two northern divisions of England 12% million Lbs., these being the most mountainous parts of the country where the sheep population is densest. The production of wool in these districts is only about 37 per cent. of the total clip, although they have over 50 per cent. of the sheep. The practice of washing sheep before shearing is very variable in different parts of the country; in Wales practically all the sheep are washed, but in the two northern divisions of England, only about 50 per cent. are washed. In Lincoln and Yorkshire (East Riding) washing is practically universal, in Norfolk, about half the fleeces are unwashed and in Suffolk and Essex the great bulk are unwashed. In Kent about three-fourths of the sheep are washed before shearing, but in West Sussex practically all are clipped unwashed. Farmers in Salop and Hereford wash nearly all their sheep, in Somerset, three-fourths are washed, but in Devon and Cornwall washing is very rare. The total amount realised in the sale of the wool clip in 1925 was estimated at £3,000,000, of which Wales accounted for only £390,000, and the two northern divisions of England, £690,000. Farmers in the north-eastern division of England realised £420,000, in the south-eastern division £340,000, in the midlands £590,000 and in the south-western division, £470,000. 5. Bees and honey.—In the Census of Production of 1908 an attempt was made to obtain returns of the production of honey, but so few returns were received that they were of no practical use. A further attempt has, however, been made this year to obtain some information on this subject. Unfortunately, it was found impossible to secure complete lists of bee-keepers in the country and consequently many bee-keepers did not receive the forms, while of those to whom forms were sent only about two- thirds furnished replies. It is estimated that the information supplied to the Ministry represents approximately one-half of the honey production of England and Wales. On this basis the number of bee-keepers in 1925 amounted to about 20,000, with

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