426 Agricultural Returns of 1908. [sept., 



Crop. 



1908. 



1 



1907. 



Increase or Decrease. 



3 



Clover and rotation grass — 

 For hay 

 Not for hay 



Total 



Permanent grass — 



For hay ... ... - 



Not for hay 



Total 



Acres. 



2,232,353 

 2,189,234 



Acres. 



2,250,319 

 2,240,642 



Acres. 



17,966 

 - 5^408 



Per cent. 



- o-8 



- 2-3 



4,421,587 



4,490,961 



- 69,374 



- i-5 



4,949,879 

 12,465,990 



4,936,651 

 12,341,233 



+ 13,228 

 + 124,757 



+ o*3 

 + i-o 



17,415,869 



17,277,884 



+ 137,985 



+ o*8 



Among live stock horses and cattle have both declined, 

 but sheep and pigs each show a considerable increase. From 

 the next table it will be seen that there has been a slight increase 

 in the number of horses used for agricultural purposes (in- 

 cluding mares kept for breeding) , but that, on the other hand, 

 there has been a large decrease in the number of unbroken 

 horses of one year and above. This was to be expected from 

 the considerable decrease in the number under one year 

 returned last year. The last-named category this time stands 

 at practically the same figure as in 1907, and the total decrease 

 of horses is nearly 11,000. 



Horses. 



1908. 



1907. 



Increase or Decrease. 





Number. 



Number. 



Number. 



Per cent. 



Horses used for agricultural 











purposes 



1,119,324 



1,115,927 



:+ 3,397 



+ 0-3 



Unbroken horses — 











One year and above ... 



299,809 



313,952 



!- 14,143 



- 4*5 



Under one year 



126,538 



126,490 



+ 48 



+ O'O 



Total 



1,545,671 



i,55 6 ,369 



1- 10,698 



- 0-7 



The considerable decrease recorded last year in the number 

 of cattle under two years is reflected in this year's returns, the 

 number of two years and above being less by over 17,000, and 

 the number of one year and under two by nearly 25,000. There 

 has this year, however, been a satisfactory increase of nearly 

 31,000, or more than 2 per cent., in the number of cattle under 

 one year. The number of cows and heifers in milk or in calf 

 has again increased. 



