2 7 6 



The Agricultural Population. 



[AUG., 



nurserymen, seedsmen, florists and gardeners (with whom for 

 -comparative purposes 87,936 domestic gardeners must be 

 included). In the aggregate this group numbered 216,165, 

 compared with 179,336 in 1 891, an increase of 20J per cent. 



The number of woodmen enumerated was 12,035, having 

 increased since the preceding decennium by 27*4 per cent. 



In order to complete this summary it may be useful to give 

 the numbers returned in England and Wales under the various 

 occupations at each of the past three Censuses. It is advisable, 

 however, for purposes of comparison, to amalgamate headings 

 2, 3, 4 and 5, but excluding from No. 2 all the females and 

 males under 15 years. This is done in the comparative table 

 previously given. 







Males. 







Females. 





Description of 















Occupation. 

















1881. 



1891. 





1881. 



1891. 



I 9O I . 



1. rarmers, graziers 



2. Farmers', graziers' 



2.01 1?Q 



201 918 





20,614 





O T C A R 















sons, daughters, 















or other relatives 















assisting in the 















work of the farm 















(so returned) ... 



7S>*97 



67,287 



89,165 







l8,6l8 



3. Farm bailiffs, fore- 















men 



19-377 



18,205 



22,623 







39 



4. Shepherds 



22,844 



2i,573 



25,354 







12 



5. Agricultural 















labourers, farm 















servants — 















(a) In charge of 















cattle 



| 807,608 





8l,302 







3,797 



{b) In charge of 





734,984 





40,346 



24,150 





horses 







154,377 





5 



(<r) Not otherwise 













distinguished 







348,072 







8,149 



6. Woodmen 



8,151 



9,448 



12,034 







1 



7. (a) Domestic gar- 















deners ... 







87,900 







36 



[/>) Gardeners (not 



- 145,142 



174,290 







5,046 





domestic) nur- 





■ 3,H3 



5,104 



serymen, seeds- 















men, florists 







123,125 









8. Agricultural 













ma chin e — Pro- 















prietors, atten- 















dants 



4,222 



4,608 



6,480 



38 



67 



65 



9. Others engaged in 













or connected with 















agriculture 



2,458 



1,788 



5,757 



75 



90 



226 



