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 I. Introduction

Collection:: Economics Books

REPORT ON THE AGRICULTURAL CENSUS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, 1925. CHAPTER I.—INTRODUCTION. Agriculture differs from other industries in the possession of a longstanding system of annual statistics which provide much of the information which a census taken at infrequent intervals would normally supply. This information, though extensive, is not complete, and it has therefore been the practice in the years when industrial enquiries are made under the Census of Production Act to conduct a parallel enquiry in regard to the Agricultural Output. The first enquiry was made in 1908.* This was followed by a similar enquiry in 1913, but owing to the war the work was interrupted and the results were not completely analysed. The present census is the third of the series. It relates, however, exclusively to England and Wales, and not, as in 1908, to Great Britain. The enquiries conducted in connection with the Census of Production are mainly confined to output, but on this occasion it seemed desirable to extend the scope of the Report so as to give in one volume a review of the available statistics relating to agriculture in England and Wales. It has not been possible to include information as to the cost of production as particulars of general application are not avail- able. Another point of interest which has necessarily been omitted is the relation between home production and total consumption, as the quantity of imported produce consumed in England and Wales alone cannot be stated. For the same reason information cannot be given in regard to the quantities of fertilisers and feeding stuffs used. It may be possible at a later date to compile particulars on these subjects applicable to Great Britain as a whole. At the outset, a brief description may be given of the methods by which the statistics are obtained. The value of the results naturally depends on the reliability of the methods, which have both their advantages and their limitations. Methods of obtaining statistics. Area of crops and number of live stock.—In Great Britain the area of crops and the number of live stock have been ascertained annually since 1867 by means of a return (commonly called %* The Agricultural Output of Great Britain. Report on Enquiries made by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries in connection with the Census of Production Act, 1906, relating to the total output of Agricultural Land, the number of persons engaged and the motive power employed. (Cd. 6277.) aE a EER

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