1904.] 



Agricultural Returns of 1904. 



34* 



Turning now to live stock, the number of horses returned 

 shews an increase of 1*5 per cent., chiefly among the unbroken 

 horses. The total number is the largest that has ever figured 

 in the Returns. 



1 Horses. 



Great Britain. 



Ireland. 



1904. 



1903. 



1904. 



1903. 



Horses used for Agricultural 



Purposes ... 

 Unbroken Horses (one year 



and above) 

 Ditto (under one year) 



Total 



Number. 

 1,120,247 



301,371 

 138,618 



Number. 



1,106,448 



297,121 

 133,585 



! 



Number. 

 369,785 



93498 

 68,980 



Number. 

 364,639 



89,327 

 69,856 



1,560,236 



1,537,154 



532,263 



523,822 



The number of cattle in Great Britain is, with the exception 

 of 1892 — when 6,944,783 were returned — the highest total 

 recorded. Only one class shews a decline, viz., cattle of two 

 years and above. In the younger classes increases of 4^ per 

 cent, are shewn. The number of cows and heifers in milk or in 

 calf — 2,678,680 — exhibits an increase of 3J per cent., and is the 

 largest ever noted in these Returns. The total increase in 

 cattle, as compared with 1903, amounts to 155,734, or 2*3 per 

 cent. Irish cattle shew an increase of 13,020. 



Cattle. 



Great Britain. 



Ireland. 



1904. 



1903. 



1904. 



1903. 



Cows and Heifers in Milk 



or in Calf ... 

 Other Cattle (two years and 



above) 



Ditto (one year and under 

 two) 



Ditto (under one year) 



Total 



Number. 



2,678,680 



1,374,636 



1,429,833 

 1,377,203 



Number. 



2,588,208 



1,430,625 



1,368,136 

 1,317,649 



Number. 



1,497,819 



1,026,665 



1,035,505 

 1,117,143 



Number. 



1,495,179 

 1,032,178 



1,036,253 

 1,100,502 



6,860,352 



6,704,618 



4,677, } 32 



4,664,112 



Ewes kept for breeding show a slight increase, but other 

 sheep continue the almost progressive decrease that has now 

 been noted for several years past. The total fall in the year 



