Dec. 1895.] 



AGRICULTURAL RETURNS. 



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From the foregoing returns it will be seen that of the more 

 important crops the area under wheat has declined by 524,028 

 acres, or 26*o per cent., while the area under grass of all descrip- 

 tioDS has increased. All the " green crops " (except potatoes) 

 show a decrease, and potatoes have decreased in Ireland. 



II. — Number of Hoeses, Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs, as returned upon 4tli June in the 

 years 1895 and 1894, in Great Britain, -with similar particulars for Ireland, and 

 with total for the United Kingdom. 



LITE STOCK. 



GREAT 

 BRITAIN. 



IRELAND. 



UNITED KING- 

 ; DOM, including 

 , Isle of Man and 



Chani^el Islands. 





1 



, 1895. 



; 



1894. 



1 



1 1895. 



1894. 



1895. 



1895. 



Horses used solely for xigriculture - 



No. 



1 1,010,333 



No. 



1,004,291 



No. 



No. 



(g)- 



No. 



ig) - 



No. 

 ig)- 



Unbroken Horses :— One year & above 

 „ „ Under one year 



330,353 

 130,337 



I 454,095 

 ) 



(£/)- 



ig) — 



(g) - 

 ig) — 



\ (p)- 

 ; ig) — 



io)- 

 (g) — 



Mares kept solely for Breeding 



74,205 



71,075 



(g)- 



(^)- 



\ (.,- 



ig)- 



Total of Horses - 



l,54o,22S 



1,529,461 



557,139 



553,091 



2,112,207 



2,092,290 



Cows & Heifers in Milk or in Calf - 



2,485,820 



2,460,086 



1,433,960 



1,447,402 



3,937,590 



3,925,486 



Other Cattle Two years & above - 



1,431,525 



1,516,672 



995,165 



1,070,351 



2,431,756 



2,592.604 



„ „ One year & under two 



, 1,190,368 



1,217,145 



911,800 



914,287 



2,110,824 



2,140,592 



„ „ Under one year 



1,246,623 



1,153,210 



1,017,116 



960,154 



2,273,144 



2,122,114 



Total of Cattle 



6,354,336 



6,347,113 



4,358,041 



4,392,194 



10,753,314 



10,780,796 



Ewes kept for Breeding 



other Sheep :— One year & above - 



9,663,129 

 6,3^4,386 



9,668,002 

 6,342,730 



1 2,350,520 



2,492,504 



18,384,441 



! 



18,541,76r 



„ „ Under one year 



9,794,680 



9,850,768 



1,564,335 



1,612,646 



11,390,412 



11,406,057 



Total of Sheep - 



25,792,195 



25,861,500 



3,914,855 



4,105,250 



29,774,853 



30,037,818 



Sows kept for Breeding 



415,210 



351,119 



ig)- 



ig)- 



{g)- 



(5')- 



Other Pigs .... 



2,469,221 



2,038,907 



ig)- 



{g)- 





(fl')- 



Total of Pigs 



2,884,431 



2,390,026 



1,338,454 



1,389,310 



4,238,870 



i 



3,794,043 



(g) Differently classified in Ireland. 



