ENGLAND'S ARABLE AREA
A RECORD INCREASK. XECESSITY INCREASES PRODUCTION. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright, Re liter's Telegrams. LONDON. August 28. (Received August 29. at 12.15 p.m.) The Board of Agriculture report that the arable area, in England is now 12,400,000 acres, an increase of 1,150,000 compared with the area in 1917. This is a record for 20 years. The wheat acreage increased by 633,000 acres, the area for oats by 23 per cent., and that for potatoes by 25 per cent.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19180829.2.37
Bibliographic details
Evening Star, Issue 16825, 29 August 1918, Page 4
Word Count
79ENGLAND'S ARABLE AREA Evening Star, Issue 16825, 29 August 1918, Page 4
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in