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GENERAL AGRICULTURAL NOTES. [March 1895. 



The number of males aud females in each professional group, 

 together with the proportion of the totals of these groups to the 

 whole population in 1891, is shown in the next table : — 



Profession. 



Male. 



Female. 



Total. 



Per cent. ' 

 of the 

 Population. . 



Agriculture 

 Industry 



Railway and General "1 

 Commerce 



National forces (army \ 

 navy, &c.^ - ~ J 



Public administration 



Liberal professions 



Persons living entirely on "\ 

 their private means -J 



4,741,973 

 660,441 



1,908,082 



606,275 



366,690 

 ,498,339 



837,624 



o,oo4,yo4 

 4,790,587 



538,892 



2,053,414 



109,349 



332,921 

 616,534 



1,332,126 



1 / ,4oO,OOc5 



9,532,560 



1,199,333 



3,961,496 



715,624 



699,611 

 1,114,873 



2,169,/ 50 



47 • 33 

 25-89 



3-26 



10-76 



1-94 



1-90 

 3-03 



5-89 



Classified population 



18,400,348 



18,428,787 



36,829,135 



100-00 



Unclassified population 







1,304,250 





Total ----- 



38,133,385 





The proportional increase and decrease in the numbers of each 

 group, as indicated by the results of the censuses which have 

 been held in France since 1851, are shown to be as follows : — 



Date of 

 Census. 



Agriculture. Industry, 



Commerce. 



Liberal 

 Professions ; 

 + 



Persons living 

 on their 

 i Private Mtans ; 

 + 



Public Services 



1851 



56-87 



27*68 



11-15 



1856 



52-94 



29-07 



4-53 



9-06 



1861 



.53-16 



27-35 



3-92 



9-19 



1866 



51-49 



28-79 



3-99 



9-48 



1872 



52-71 



24-06 



8-43 



11-16 



1876 



53-04 



25*93 



10-73 



10 '30 



1881 



50-03 



25-56 



10-53 



10-16 



1886 



47-82 



25-17 



11-50 



11M)9 



1891 



47-33 



25-89 



10-76 



10-82 



From the above figures, it will be observed that whilst no very 

 marked fluctuation has obtained as regards the commercial and 

 professional population, the agricultural section has maintained 

 throughout the period a tendency to decrease, and more especially 

 since the census of 1876. 



A further method of classification is given in the next table to 

 show the agricultural population divided into various sections, 



