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.

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Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter VI. The value of the agricultural output

Collection:: Economics Books

<i © 2 Among farm crops, the sale of corn is the largest source of revenue, the aggregate value of this group being £24,000,000, or 10-7 per cent. of the total value of all produce. Of this amount, wheat accounts for £12,070,000 and barley for £7,380,000, other Smaller sums being obtained for oats, beans, peas, mixed corn and rye. In view of the importance which is usually attached to the corn crops as an item of farm economy it is a somewhat striking fact that their value (apart from their use for feeding to live stock) is only a little over 10 per cent. of the total of agricultural products. Apart from corn, the most important item in this group is potatoes, with a sale value of £11,830,000, or about the same as wheat taken alone. Hops account for £3,370,000, and hay, straw, sugar beet and some miscellaneous items for £6,760,000. The third group of products comprises fruit, vegetables, flowers, &c., and these have an aggregate of £24,630,000, or practically 11 per cent. of the total. The value of the fruit crop is estimated at £9,700,000, vegetables at £8,400,000, glasshouse produce at £4,800,000, while flowers grown in the open, nursery stock and honey account for the balance. Calculations on the above lines were made in 1908* and the information published in the previous report enables the following comparison to be made :(— ESTIMATED VALUE OF PRODUCE SOLD OFF FARMS. Live stock - - Dairy produce - - Poultry and eggs - - Wool - Total Live Stock and Live Stock Products - - - Farm crops and vegetables - Fruit, flowers, &ec. - - - Total 1908. | 1995. Thousands of £. 50,800 78,970 25,500 57,600 4,350 15,080 2.100 3.000 82,750 £0,200 4,200 154,650 54,450 16,230 127.150 295.330 Percentage Increases. Per cent. 55 126 247 43 87 35 L "- tf Not comparable. The change as between 1925 and 1908 is, of course, due partly bo alterations in price and partly to increases and decreases in output. It is interesting to notice that the aggregate value of * Full details in regard to the items included in 1908 are not available and. the comparison is not exact in all cases. It is believed, however, to be approximately correct, except in the case of fruit, flowers, &e., which exclude elasshouse produce and honey in 1908.

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