Sept. 1895.] AGRICULTURAL RETURNS OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



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AGRICULTURAL RETURNS OF GREAT BRITAIN", 1895. 



I. — Preliminary Statement compiled from the Returns collected 

 on the 4th June 1895, showing the Increase or Decrease on 

 the Returns for the Years 1894 and 1893 respectively. 



A. — 1895 compared with 1894. 



Chops a^d Live Stock. 



1895> 



1894. 



j 



In- 

 crease. 



De- : 

 crease. 



In- 

 crease. 



De- 

 crease. 



1 

 1 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. ' 



Per 

 Cent. 



— — 



Per 

 Cent. 



Wheat - - - - ' 



1,417,641 



1,927,962 





510,321 j 





26*5 



Barley- 



2,166,279 



2,095,771 



70,503 





3-4 





Oats - 



3,295,905 



3,253,401 I 



42,504 





1*3 



• • 



'Pn'f'fi'f'.APQ - . - - ' 



541 217 





36 763 





7*3 





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181 '^97 





0 o 





Hay :— Permanent Pasture - j 



4,760,889 



4,852,442 





91,553 





1*9 



Hops - - - - - 



58,940 



59,535 





595 





1-0 





No. 



1 



No. \ 



No. 



No. 



Per 

 Cent. 



Per 

 Cent. 



Cows & Heifers in Milk or in Calf 



2,485,820 



2,460,086 



25,734 





i'O 





Other Cattle :— 2 Years & above - ! 



1,4*51,525 



1,516,672 





85,147 





5-6 



1 Tear & under 2 - j 



1,190,368 



1,217,145 





26,777 





2*2 



„ Under 1 Year - j 



1,246,623 



1,153,210 



93,413 





8*1 





Total of Cattle - j 



6,354,336 



6,347,113 



7,223 





0-1 







9,603,129 



9,668,002 ' 





4 873 





0*1 



other Sheep :— 1 Year & above - 



6,334,386 



6,342,730 • 



*.! 



8,314 





0*1 



Under 1 Year 



9,794,680 



9,850.768 i 





56,088 





0*6 



Total os Sheep - 



25,792,195 



25,861,500 





69,305 





0*3 



Sows kept for Breeding 



415,210 



351,119 



64,091 









18*3 







Other Pigs - 



2,469,221 



2,038,907 



430,314 



• • 



21*1 



'.l 



Total op Pig-s 



2,884,431 



2,390,026 



494,405 





20*7 





B.- 



1895 compared Avith 1893. 









Crops and Live Stock. 



1895. 



1893. 



1 In. 



crease. 



De- 



crease. 



In- 

 crease. 



De- 



crease. 





Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



— — 



Per 

 Cent. 



— — 



Per 

 Cent. 



Wheat 



1,417,6 il 



1,897,524 





479,883 





25*3 



Barley . - . . 



2,163,279 



2,075,097 



91,182 





4*4 





Oats . - . - - 



3,295,905 



3,171,756 



124,149 





3*9 





Potatoes - - • 



541,217 



527,821 



13,396 





9* K 



• * 



Hay : — Clover, & Rotation Grasses 



2,303,431 



2,047,008 



! 256,423 





12* 5 





Hay : — Permanent Pasture 



4,760,889 



4,270,480 



490,409 





11*5 





Hops - - - . . 



58,940 



57,564 



1,376 





2-4 







Wo. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



Per 

 Cent. 



Per 

 Cent. 



Cows & Heifers in Milk or in Calf 



2,485,820 



2,554,624 





68,804 





2*7 



Other Cattle :— 2 Years & above - 



1,431,525 



1,580,242 





148,717 





9*4 



„ 1 Year & under 2 - 



1,190,368 



1,354,523 





164,155 





12*1 



„ Under 1 Year 



1,246,623 



1,211,287 



35,336 



•• 



2*9 





Total op Cattle - 



6,354,336 



6,700,676 





316,310 





5*2 



Ewes kept for Breeding 



9,663,129 



10,128,676 





465,547 





4^' 



Other Sheep :— 1 Year & above - 



6,334,386 



6,911,063 





576,077 





8*3 



„ Under 1 Year 



9,794,630 

 



10,240,595 





445,915 





4-4 



Total op Sheep - 



25,792,195 

 . 



27,280,334 





1,488,139 





5-5 



Sows kept for Breeding 



415,210 



308,722 



1 106,488 





34^5 





Other Pi^s - . . . 



2,469,221 



1,804,808 



664,413 





36*8 





Total op Pigs 



2,884,431 



2,113,530 



1 770,901 









0 88180. F 



