The average yield per acre of various crops in England for the ten years 1897-1906 was:
| Bushels. | ||
| Wheat | 31.1 | [731] |
| Barley | 32.88 | |
| Oats | 41.38 | |
| Beans | 29.28 | |
| Peas | 27.15 | |
| Tons. | ||
| Potatoes | 5.74 | |
| Turnips and swedes | 12.19 | |
| Mangels | 19.24 | |
| Cwt. | ||
| Hay from clover, and grasses under rotation | 29.40 | |
| Hay from permanent grass | 24.33 | |
| Hops | 8.81 |
The live stock in 1877 consisted of:
| Horses used solely for purposes of agriculture | 761,089 | |
| Unbroken horses and mares kept solely for breeding | 309,119 | |
| ———— | ||
| 1,070,208 | ||
| ———— | ||
| Cattle. | Cows and heifers in milk or in calf. | 1,557,574 |
| Two years old and over | 1,072,407 | |
| Under two years of age | 1,349,669 | |
| ———— | ||
| 3,979,650 | ||
| ———— | ||
| Sheep | 18,330,377 | |
| Pigs | 2,114,751 | |
In 1907:
| Horses used solely for agriculture | 863,817 | |
| Unbroken | 325,330 | |
| ———— | ||
| 1,189,147 | ||
| ———— | ||
| Cattle. | Cows and heifers in milk or in calf | 2,032,284 |
| Two years old and over | 1,043,034 | |
| Under two years of age | 1,912,413 | |
| ———— | ||
| 4,987,731 | ||
| ———— | ||
| Sheep[732] | 15,098,928 | |
| Pigs | 2,257,136 | |
The decrease in sheep and the increase in cattle and horses (though of late years the latter have shown a tendency to decrease) are to be noted.
The number of live stock per 1,000 acres of cultivated land in the United Kingdom and other countries is:
| Country. | Cattle. | Sheep. | Pigs. | Total. |
| United Kingdom | 247 | 619 | 76 | 942 |
| Belgium | 411 | 54 | 240 | 705 |
| Denmark | 264 | 126 | 209 | 599 |
| France | 167 | 207 | 88 | 462 |
| Germany | 221 | 90 | 216 | 527 |
| Holland | 322 | 116 | 164 | 602 |
It will be observed that in cattle the United Kingdom comes out badly, but is pre-eminent in sheep and has the largest total; though, as cattle require more acreage, Belgium nearly equals its aggregate produce for 1,000 acres.