Palestinian Areas Under Principal Crops Between 1936 and 1945 With Yields before Nakba, British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Volume I - Page 320. Chapter IX: Agriculture: Section 1: Agriculture Production: (c) Statistical Production: Table 1

CHAPTER IX.

Table 1.

AREAS UNDER PRINCIPAL CROPS BETWEEN 1936 AND 1945,

WITH YIELDS.

1936 1039 I 1942 1945
Grain & Legumes
Wheat 2320.l 76,05911863.7 89,100 68,355'
Barley 2723.2 55,169 1926.0 86,230 1889.3 114,518 1575.9. 74,906'
Kersanneh 232.7 7 ,378 153.0 5,500 170.1 7,850 193.2 11,264
Maze 66.8 14,303 78.2 6,197 57.3 2,734 62.2 5,289
Millet 772.1 22,122 937.l 42,896 1060.2 57,965 752.9 37,311
Sesame 98.7 1,847 191.0 3,754 194.2 6,214 106.2 4,726
Others 152.0 4,822 218.0 7,875 209.7 11,213 298.7 17,904
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TOTAL 6365.6 181,700 5367.0 241,642 5589.4 304,886 4367.6 209,755
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Vegetables
Cabbages 4.3 4,332 4.5 7,957 6.6 10,681 8.4 13,030
Cauliflowers 5.8 4,454 6.3 8,233 8.7 10,604 12.3 13,391
Tomatoes 43.2 19,027 44.0 86,851 67.7 55,089 80.3 60,457
Cucumbers 20.7 6,801 16.9 15,117 23.3 20,382 26.6 19,606
Potatoes 9.7 5,000 8.5 10,480 19.7 22,790 28.5 32,816
Others 62.2 30,707 58.4 50,785 101.4 71,680 123.8 105,534
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TOTAL 145.9 70,321 138.6 129,373 227.4 191,226 279.9 244,834
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Plantation
crops
Olives 510.3 15,755 571.7 35,232 594.4 62,708 600.1 79,469
Grapes 182.6 49,755 183.9 45,433 172.7 52,771 178.3 45,634
Almonds 24.4 3,910 35.4 4,006 36.7 3,129 38.1 4,292
Figs 109.0 16,421 106.l 26,048 105.3 22,828 108.0 19,589
Apples 8.0 1,112 12.3 1,737 15.4 a.~85 17.7 4,931
Plums 1.2 378 3.8 899 4.0 1,004 6.5 2,372
Bananas 4.5 7,609 4.2 5,615 6.4 7,576 8:0 8,143
Others 28.7 10,610 32.9 12,286 34.0 11,729 36.4 9,757
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TOTAL 868.7 105,550 950.3 131,256 968.9 165,330 1993.1 174,187
---~- 86,8921~ 64,717 ~
Melons 177.4 81,335 122.3 142,827
Tobacco 30.0 1,237 15.1 523 J 25.2 1.419 F 815
GRAND ---=-/ 6593.3
TOTAL f 7587.6 - 6895.8 - 5788.9
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* These figures are to be treated with reserve; there has no doubt. been some under-estimation on account of compulsory distribution schemes. The Department of Agriculture estimates the average annual area under wheat. and barley together at 4-,500 sq. kilometres (vide paragraph 6).

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