Acreages of different crops, as reported by the 1931 Scottish Agricultural Census

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Agricultural Census Crop Categories for 1931 1931
Wheat 46 Show data context
Barley (incl. Bere) 42 Show data context
Oats 31,981 Show data context
Mixed Grain 0 Show data context
Rye 3 Show data context
Beans (to be harvested as corn) 0 Show data context
Peas 2 Show data context
Potatoes 2,732 Show data context
Turnips & Swedes 13,593 Show data context
Mangolds 138 Show data context
Sugar Beet 1 Show data context
Cabbage 75 Show data context
Rape 602 Show data context
Vetches or Tares, for seed 0 Show data context
Vetches, Tares, Beans, Peas, Mashlum, etc, for fodder 112 Show data context
Small Fruit 50 Show data context
Rye-grass & other Rotation Grasses & Clover: Hay 20,290 Show data context
Rye-grass & other Rotation Grasses & Clover: Pasture 47,430 Show data context
Other Crops 129 Show data context
Bare Fallow 123 Show data context
Date: Source:
1931 Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland, Scottish Agricultural Statistics (HM Stationery Office) ,

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The Scottish Agricultural Census for 1931 used this set of crops, different from those listed for England and Wales, in its main tabulation by county.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Dumfries Shire ScoCnty through time | Agriculture & Land Use Statistics | Acreages of different crops, as reported by the 1931 Scottish Agricultural Census, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 23rd April 2024