Horses used solely for agriculture 2,252 2,188
Unbroken horses 83 69
Mares solely for breeding 16 --
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Horses 2,351 2,257
Cows and heifers in milk or in calf 6,709 6,710
Other cattle:--
Two years or more 864 }
One year to two years 2,252 } 5,321
Less than one year 2,549 }
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Total cattle 12,374 12,031
Sheep, all ages 332 186
Pigs, including sows for breeding 6,021 4,639
_Exports._
1887. 1888. 1889.
Bulls 102 100 92
Cows and heifers 1,395 1,639 1,629
Potatoes exported:--
Average. Tons. £
1887-1890 54,502 308,713
1891-1894 62,885 413,609
1901-1905 66,731 455,773
1906 51,932 308,229
1907 77,800 377,259
1908 53,100 356,305
1909 62,690 332,404
1910 57,890 381,373
The export value _per acre_ varied in different years from £27, 6s.
in 1893 to £66, 1s. in 1894, and even £95, 18s. in 1904.
As regards greenhouse culture, a friend of mine, who has worked as a
gardener in Jersey, has collected for me various information relative
to the productivity of culture under glass. Out of it the following
may be taken as a perfectly reliable illustration, in addition to
those given in the text:--
Mr. B.’s greenhouse has a length of 300 feet and a width of 18 feet,
which makes 5,400 square feet, out of which 900 square feet are under
the passage in the middle. The cultivable area is thus 4,500 square
feet. There are no brick walls, but brick pillars and boards are used
for front walls. Hot-water heating is provided, but is only used
occasionally, to keep off the frosts in winter--the crops being early
potatoes (which require no heating), followed by tomatoes. The latter
are Mr. B.’s speciality. Catch crops of radishes, etc., are taken.
The cost of the greenhouse, without the heating apparatus, is 10s.
per running foot of greenhouse, which makes £150 for one-eighth of an
acre under glass, or a little less than 7d. per glass-roofed square
foot.
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