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

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Agricultural Census Crop Categories for 1931 1931
Wheat 1,171 Show data context
Barley (incl. Bere) 175 Show data context
Oats 15,019 Show data context
Mixed Grain 11 Show data context
Rye 13 Show data context
Beans (to be harvested as corn) 1,159 Show data context
Peas 4 Show data context
Potatoes 2,970 Show data context
Turnips & Swedes 3,231 Show data context
Mangolds 2 Show data context
Sugar Beet 0 Show data context
Cabbage 68 Show data context
Rape 467 Show data context
Vetches or Tares, for seed 3 Show data context
Vetches, Tares, Beans, Peas, Mashlum, etc, for fodder 692 Show data context
Small Fruit 171 Show data context
Rye-grass & other Rotation Grasses & Clover: Hay 10,542 Show data context
Rye-grass & other Rotation Grasses & Clover: Pasture 10,264 Show data context
Other Crops 48 Show data context
Bare Fallow 564 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, Stirlingshire 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: 26th April 2024