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Agricultural Returns, 1922. 



[Sept., 



is still some 17,000 greater than in 1920. The large increase in the number 

 of calves recorded last year has practically been maintained, whilst the number 

 of yearling cattle is 30 per cent, gi eater than in 1921. The heavy slaughtering 

 of calves in the spring of 1920 shows this year in cattle two years old and 

 above which number 78,300 less than last year. 



PRELIMINARY STATEMExNT of Numbers of Live Stock in England and 

 Wales on 3rd June, 1922. 



Horses used for Agricultural purposes 

 (including Mares for Breedintr) 

 Unbroken Horses ) g , ^ 



Other Horses 



No. 

 804,700 



231.200 

 83,800 



No. 

 822,700 



232,700 

 92,300 



No. 



Per 

 Cent. 



No. 

 18,000 



1.500 

 8.500 



Per 

 Cent. 

 2'2 



0-6 

 9-3 



220.600 



236,900 







16.300 



6-9 



Total of Horses 



1,340,300 



1,384,600 







44.300 



3-2 



Cows and Heifers in Milk 



Cows in Calf, but not in Milk . . 



Heifers in Calf 



Other Cattle :— Two years and a>^ove . . 

 ,, ,, One year and under two 

 , , „ Under one year . . 



1 933 600 

 288,600 

 299.200 

 923,200 

 1,166,600 

 1,110,600 



1,876,100 

 5idl,800 

 373,500 



1,001.500 

 893,500 



1,120,300 



57,500 

 36,800 



273,10J 



3-1 

 14-6 



30-6 



74,300 

 78,300 



9,700 



19-9 

 7-8 



0-9 



Total op Cattle 



5.721.800 



5,516,700 



205,100 



3-7 







Ewes kept for Breeding . . 

 Other Sheep : — One year and above 

 , , „ Under one year . . 



5,424,400 

 2296,900 

 5,715,400 



5,336,500 

 2,850,900 

 5,644,100 



87,900 

 71,300 



1-6 

 1-3 



554,000 



19-4 



Total op Sheep 



13436.700 



13,831,500 







394,800 



2-9 



Other Pigs 



301,700 

 1,995000 



3:-i5,900 

 2,169,600 







34,200 

 174,600 



10-2 



s-0 



Total of Pigs 



2.296,000 



2,505,500 







208.800 



S-3 



Sheep.— The sliortage of keep last winter, which caused an early marketing 

 of feeding sheep, coupled with the very high prices which have ruled for fat 

 slieep during past months has resulted in a reduction in the number of sheep 

 since last year, the total being 13,437,000 or 395,000 less than a year ago. 

 The reduction is, however, confined to sheep other than ewes and lambs, the 

 breeding flock having been again increased, though not to the same extent as 

 .last year. 



Pi^.s-.— The large increase in the number of pigs last year has not been 

 maintained. The total, 2,296,700, is some 208,800 less than in 1921, but still 

 •over 300,000 more than in 1920, and, apart from last yeai-, is the largest 

 since 1915. 



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Poot-and-Mouth Disease.— No outbreaks of foot-and-i nouth disease 

 have occurred since 30th June last, and all general restrictions on account of 

 that disease have now been withdrawn. The dates on which the various 

 districts under restriction on 30tli June were freed, were Derhy shire (Chester- 

 field) area, 3rd July; North amberland area, 22nd July; Lancashire and 

 Cheshire areas, 23rd July ; Derh/jshire (Bakewell) area, 25th July ; West 

 Lancashire ( Poulten) area, 25th July ; Birmingham area, 25th July ; Berwick- 

 shire (Coldingham) area, 1st August. 



Berwickshire area was the last district subject to restriction imposed by the 

 Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Great Britain) Orders. The maintenance of lestric- 

 tions for such a prolonged period was necessary owing to the adoption of 

 isolation in res[)ect of certain outbreaks in that district. 



