Agricultural Returns of 1902. 



cent, brineine the flocks of Great Britain somewhat below the 

 total of 1895. 



Animals in Great Britain. 



T902. 



1901. 



increase. 





Horses used solely for Agriculture 



(*) • •;• 



Unbroken Horses : — One year 

 and above ... 

 „ ,, Under one 

 year . . . 



No. 

 1,076,170 

 298,606 

 130,013 



1 



No. 

 1,089,418 

 294,162 

 127,851 



1 



No. 



4,444 

 2, 162 



No. 

 13,248 



Total of Horses ... 



1 »5°4>7°9 



L5 II ,43 I 





6,642 



Cows and Heifers in Milk or in 



Calf 



Utner Cattle: — I wo years and 



above 



„ One year and 



UllLlc.1 IWU ... 



„ ., Under one year 



2,556,126 

 1,332,362 



1.18c 776 

 1,281,712 



2,602,294 

 1,427,983 



T /in7 ftC 7 



1,325,964 





46,168 



95,621 



■ 21,877 

 44,252 



Total of Cattle 



6,555,976 



6,763,894 





207,918 



Ewes kept for Breeding ... 

 Other Sheep :— One year & above 

 ,, ,1 Under one year 



9,999,171 

 5,523710 

 10,242,825 



10,161,830 

 5,940,896 



10,274,474 





162,659 

 417,186 



3!>649 



Total of Sheep 



25,765,706 



26,377,200 





611,494 



Sows kept for Breeding ... 

 Other Pigs 



349,000 

 1,950,567 



319,724 



1,860,201 



29,276 

 90,366 





Total of Pigs 



2,299,567 



2,179,925 



! 119,642 





(a) Including Mares kept for Breeding. 



The Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction 

 for Ireland have also issued preliminary statements of the 

 agricultural returns for that country. The areas under the 

 various Irish crops in 1902 are compared in the subjoined 

 Table with those for 1901. Small increases may be noticed in 

 wheat and barley and a decrease in oats. The changes are 

 unimportant in respect of other crops with the exception of 

 flax, which increased in 1901 by about 8,000 acres, but again 



