1905.] 



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The area intended for hay — whether from rotation or perma- 

 nent grass — shows a decline, which is most pronounced in the 

 acreage of clover and rotation grasses. Of the area not intended 

 for hay, that under rotation grass shows a decline, which is 

 more than counterbalanced by an increase in the area of perma- 

 nent grass reserved for grazing. The details are as follows : — 



Crop. 



1905. 



1904. 



Increase or Decrease. 



Clover and Rotation Grass 



(for hay) ... 

 Ditto (not for hay) 



Total 



Permanent Grass (for 



hay) 



Ditto (not for hay) 



' Total 



Acres. 



2,189,288 

 2,288,232 



Acres. 



2,322,895 

 2,348,600 



Acres. 



- 133,607 



- 60,368 



Per Cent. 

 -5-8 



-2'6 



4,477,520 



4,67L495 



-193,975 



-4*2 



4,688,520 

 12,511,974 



4,765,403 

 12,332,653 



- 76,883 

 + 179,321 



- i-6 

 + 1-5 



17,200,494 



17,098,056 



+ 102,438 



+ o-6 



In live stock, increases have to be noted in agricultural horses,, 

 cattle, and sheep, and a decrease in swine. From the subjoined 

 table it will be seen that while all classes of horses have 

 increased, the augmentation was most considerable among un- 

 broken horses over one year old : — 



Horses. 



1905. 



1904. 



Increase or Decrease. 



Horses used for Agricultural 



Purposes ... 

 Unbroken Horses (one year 



and above) 

 Ditto (under one year) 



Number. 

 1,122,419 



310,333 

 139,681 



Number. 

 1,120,247 



30L37I 

 138,618 



Number. 



+ 2,172 



+ 8,962 

 + 1,063 



Per Cent. 



+ 0'2 



+3-0 

 + o-8 



Total ... 



L572,433 



1,560,236 



+ 12,197 



+ o-8 



The increase in the number of cattle, amounting to nearly 

 2 per cent., is sufficient to bring the total to some 40,000 above 

 the highest hitherto recorded, viz., 6.944,000, in 1892. The 

 increase is proportionately greatest in cattle of more than 

 one year old, other than cows and heifers ; the latter have^ 

 however, increased by 1 per cent., and again exceed any 

 previous returns. The actual numbers are as follows : — 



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