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

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Agricultural Census Crop Categories for 1931 1931
Wheat 25 Show data context
Barley (incl. Bere) 3,042 Show data context
Oats 27,263 Show data context
Mixed Grain 1,422 Show data context
Rye 1,169 Show data context
Beans (to be harvested as corn) 0 Show data context
Peas 3 Show data context
Potatoes 4,467 Show data context
Turnips & Swedes 8,072 Show data context
Mangolds 0 Show data context
Sugar Beet 0 Show data context
Cabbage 106 Show data context
Rape 50 Show data context
Vetches or Tares, for seed 0 Show data context
Vetches, Tares, Beans, Peas, Mashlum, etc, for fodder 143 Show data context
Small Fruit 12 Show data context
Rye-grass & other Rotation Grasses & Clover: Hay 12,178 Show data context
Rye-grass & other Rotation Grasses & Clover: Pasture 23,247 Show data context
Other Crops 57 Show data context
Bare Fallow 759 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, Inverness 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: 27th April 2024