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Agricultural Returns of 1902. 



In opposition to what has been the case in Great Britain, 

 the Irish stock, both of horses and cattle, is shown in the 

 following Table to have increased, the former by 3*6 per cent, 

 and the latter by 2*3 per cent, while pigs also showed a 

 substantial rise, amounting to 9 per cent. Sheep, on the other 

 hand, diminished by 3.7 per cent. : — 



Animals in Ireland. 



1902. 



1931. 



Increase. 



Decrease. 



Horses used solely for Agri- 



culturerr. 

 Unbroken Horses : — 



One year and above ... 



Under one year 



Total of Horses 



Milch cows, including heifers in 

 calf 



Other Cattle :— 



Two years and upwards 

 One year and under two 

 Under one year 



Total of Cattle 



Ewes, kept for breeding ... 

 Other sheep : — 



One year and upwards 



Under one year 



Total of Sheep 



Sows kept for breeding ... 

 Other pigs 



Total of Pigs 



No. 



358,314 



81,897 

 69,073 



No. 



354,750 



73,691 

 62,989 



No. 



3,564 



8,206 

 6,084 



No. 



509,284 



49i,43o 



17,854 





1,510,701 



1,077,615 

 1,067,725 

 1,126,163 



1,482,483 



1,041,506 

 1,046,203 

 1. ioi. Ill 



28,218 



36,109 

 21,522 

 21 012. 





4,782,204 





108,881 





1,653,290 



845,834 

 1,716,616 



1,691,506 



894,945 

 1,792,299 





38,216 



49,111 

 75,683 



4,215,740 



4,378,750 





163,010 



141,625 

 1,185,967 



130,580 

 1,088,555 



H,045 



97,412 





1,327,592 



L2i9,i35 



108,457 





By adding the numbers of cattle, sheep and pigs in Ireland 

 to those above given for Great Britain, as in the following Table 

 it will be seen that for the United Kingdom, as a whole 

 (excluding the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands), the total 



