LIVE STOCK 333 



Tons. 

 Potatoes ........ 5.74 



Turnips and swedes ..... .12-19 



Mangels ........ 19-24 



Cwt. 



Hay from clover, and grasses under rotation . 29*40 

 Hay from permanent grass . . .' . 24-33 



Hops . ' . . . ,,\ . . . 8-81 



The live stock in 1877 consisted of: 



Horses used solely for purposes of agriculture . . . 761,089 

 Unbroken horses and mares kept solely for breeding . ; ". '' 309,119 



1,070,208 



Cattle. Cows and heifers in milk or in calf . . . . 1,557,574 

 Two years old and over . . "."*'. . . 1,072,407 

 Under two years of age . . ; . - : .. --.- . 1,349,669 



3,979,650 



Sheep ......... . 18,330,377 



Pigs ....... ^-. ' . ' . _." 2,114,751 



In 1907 : 



Horses used solely for agriculture . . . . . . 863,817 



Unbroken ....... . . . 325,330 



1,189,147 



Cattle. Cows and heifers in milk or in calf . . . . 2,032,284 

 Two years old and over . . . . 1,043,034 

 Under two years of age ...... 1,912,413 



Sheep 1 ....... .... 15,098,928 



Pigs ........... 2,257,136 



The decrease in sheep and the increase in cattle and horses 

 (though of late years the latter have shown a tendency to 

 decrease) are to be noted. 



1 The total number of sheep in Great Britain in 1877 was 28,161^164 ; 

 in 1907, 26,115,455. In 1688 Youatt estimates it at 12,000,000; in 

 1741, 17,000,000 ; in 1800, 26,000,000 ; in 1830, 32,000,000. 



