Brigadier-General BROWNasked the Secretary of State for Scotland in respect of Scotland, the acreage under permanent grass for the first year for which he has statistics and also for each of the past 10 years; the acreage under arable cultivation for the same years;
Year. Permanent Grass. Arable Land. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Potatoes. 1866 … … 893,066 3,265,294 110,101 213,619 1,004,040 143,426 1921 … … 1,380,537 3,349,067 65,191 170,721 1,011,615 153,820 1922 … … 1,387,431 3,338,068 65,251 157,020 988,392 157,404 1923 … … 1,426,296 3,298,142 58,789 158,657 968,211 136,976 1924 … … 1,442,174 3,273,116 49,449 151,588 955,535 138,281 1925 … … 1,475,838 3,229,359 48,617 152,921 925,995 142,155 1926 … … 1,498,635 3,194,535 53,777 122,297 940,073 141,871 1927 … … 1,512,597 3,168,624 66,577 117,369 897,370 147,184 1928 … … 1,532,032 3,133,430 58,227 111,924 878,436 144,026 1929 … … 1,547,510 3,105,478 50,730 100,549 888,731 144,770 1930 … … 1,568,903 3,071,815 53,927 106,571 861,712 123,358