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 IX. Motive power on farms

Collection:: Economics Books

[09 in 1925. The increase in engines of this type far outweighs in importance the changes in the use of other forms of fixed or portable engines. The number of motor tractors is returned as nearly 16,700. The numbers were not ascertained in 1908 or 1913, but they were at that time very small, and practically the whole number may be regarded as additional and as marking a new development in the substitution of mechanical motive power for horse power on the farm. The number of agricultural engines of each kind used per 10,000 acres of crops and grass in each agricultural division of the country presents a few interesting features. The following table shows the engines employed in relation to the aggregate area. of the farms from which returns were received in each division :— NUMBERS OF ENGINES PER 10,000 AcrReES OF CROPS AND GRASS. Tractors. Division. Eastern = - North-eastern South-eastern Fast Midland West Midland South-western Northern - North-western North Wales - South Wales - I'otal England and Wales - Steam.| Gas. Oil or ! oetrol.| Elec- tric. Wind.|Water. For For field | station- opera- ary tions. work. 4-2 R-3 2.6 2-6 BA 0-61 0-20 0-79 0-65 9-29 9-28 2:06 1-65 J)-31 0-15 23-5 28-3 37-4 35-2 42-8 48-3 26-4 40-9 58-4 51-0 0-27 0-08 0-57 0-37 0-34 0-41 0-94 yA 0-72 0-70 0-80 0-69 0-98 0-55 0-47 0:56 0-39 0-27 0-24 16-3 27 0:17 9-7 1-3 0-47 ' 17-8 1-8 0-45 9-5 1-4 1-11 9-8 1-3 3:45 5-3 0:9 0-97 7-2 1-3 0-98 6-1 0-9 21-04 5:6 0-9 11-56 3-9. 0-7 J): 0 0-45 2.45 | 0-74 | 37-2 | 0-46 | 0-65 2:32!" 9:5 1:4 The above figures refer to the number of engines of all sizes but do not give any indication of their horse power. It is not possible, therefore, to make accurate deductions as to the actual power consumption of the different agricultural divisions. Steam power is used mainly on the arable farms of the eastern and midland counties, while the use of gas and electric engines is most widespread in the northern and north-western divisions where rural supplies of gas and electricity are more readily available. Oil and petrol engines are more numerous in pasture than in arable counties, since the chief use of such engines is for preparing food for livestock. Wind power is fairly evenly utilised throughout the country, but water-power is used more extensively in Wales than in any other part of the country.

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