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GERMAN EMPIRE

the soil, aocordiiig to the latest official returns (1900), was as follows (in acres: — Arable land, vineyards, and other cultivated lands, 05,199,530; grass, meadows, ])ermanent pasture, 21,397,300 ; woods and Ibrests, 34,569,800 ; all other, 12,383,390.

On June 12, 1907, the total number of agricultural enclosures (including arable land, meadoAvs, cultivated pastures, orchards, and vineyards) each cultivated by one household, was as follows : —

Under 2"47 acres 2*47 to 24*7 acres;24'7 to 247 acres 247 acres «fe over

2,73 ,055

2,30fi,529

074,932

23,56(5

Total

5,730.0S2

On June 12, 1907, these farms employed 15,169,549 persons ; in the year ending June 12, 1907, the greatest number employed at the same time was 19,732,424.

The areas under the principal crops, in acres were as follows : —

—

1909 4,528,460

1910 4,901,010

1911 4,935,495

1012

Wheat

4,814,027

Rye .

15,326,830

15,465,830

15,171,950

15,670,390

Barley (Summer)

4,115,890

3,926,130

3,963,012

3,973,980

Oats .

10,774,920

10,723,020

10,818,862

10,966,335

}*otatoes

8,309,330

8,240,210

8,303,705

8,353,675

Hay .

14,903,840

14,902,690

14,827,995

14,806,530

Vines

286,840

281,380

275,077

272,265

Tobacco

40,460

38,550

38,510

39,440

Hops .

72,410

68,670

66,710

67,530

Beet .

1,130,563

1,180,435

1,243.652

The total yield of their products in the years indicated, in metric tons (1 metric ton = 2,204 lbs. or "984 an English ton), or hectolitres (hectolitre = 22 gallons), was as follows : —

1900

1910

1911

1912

Metric

Tons

Wheat .

3,755,747

8,861,479

4,006,335

4,360,024

Rye .

]1,34S,415

10,511,160

10,800,110

11,508,280

Barley .

<,4<)5,«l(i

2,002,038

3,150,015

3,481,074

Oats .

0,125,810

7,900,370

7,704,101

8,520,183

Potatoes

40,700,252

43,408,305

34,374,225

50,20!t.460

Hay .

22,140,027

11,043,657

7,070,465

7,940, 1S2

Hops .

6,058

20,411

10,628

20,504

Tobacco

2S,17S

28,863

28,554

—

Wine. Hectol. .

2,020,(120

840,139

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In 1900 there were within the Empire 16^,432,000 (ruit trees, comjjri.sing 52,332^000 apple-trees, 25.116,000 pear-trees, 69,436,000 plum-trees, and

21 ,548,000 cherry-trees.

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