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

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Agricultural Census Crop Categories for 1931 1931
Wheat 568 Show data context
Barley (incl. Bere) 4,793 Show data context
Oats 31,522 Show data context
Mixed Grain 25 Show data context
Rye 144 Show data context
Beans (to be harvested as corn) 3 Show data context
Peas 2 Show data context
Potatoes 6,537 Show data context
Turnips & Swedes 12,865 Show data context
Mangolds 4 Show data context
Sugar Beet 0 Show data context
Cabbage 246 Show data context
Rape 74 Show data context
Vetches or Tares, for seed 36 Show data context
Vetches, Tares, Beans, Peas, Mashlum, etc, for fodder 396 Show data context
Small Fruit 17 Show data context
Rye-grass & other Rotation Grasses & Clover: Hay 13,298 Show data context
Rye-grass & other Rotation Grasses & Clover: Pasture 35,311 Show data context
Other Crops 48 Show data context
Bare Fallow 379 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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Date accessed: 06th November 2024