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THE BACON CURING INDUSTRY. 



of perfection in respect of their suitability for the present requirements of 

 the bacon trade of the United Kingdom. 



The following Tables may serve to illustrate seme aspects of the extent 

 and distribution of the pig industry in Ireland :— 



Table A. — Showing the Number of Pigs in Ireland in the Year 1841 ; the Average 

 for the Three Years 1847-49-50 ; and the Average for each Quinquennial and 

 Decennial Period in the Fifty Years 1851-1900; together with the Number per 

 Head of Population during the same period. 



Table B. 



-Showing the Number of Pigs in Ireland, and the Number Exported 

 during each of the Years 1880-1901 inclusive. 



