172 Agricultural Returns of 1901. 



Animals in Ireland. 



1901. 



1900. 



Increase. 



Decrease. 



Horses used solely for Agri- 

 culture .... 



Unbroken Horses : — 

 One year and above - 

 Under one year 



ISO. 



354,700 



73,691 

 62,989 



1\0. 



369,685 



64,448 

 57,023 



ISO. 



9,243 

 5,966 



ATr. 



ISO. 

 14,985 



Total of Horses 



491,380 



491,156 



224 





Milch cows, including heifers 

 in calf .... 



Other cattle : — 



Two years and upwards - 

 One year and under two - 

 Under one year 



I,48l,443 



1,041,378 

 1,046,188 

 1,103,026 



[,458,074 



1,031,009 



1,033,941 

 1,085,526 



23,369 

 10,369 



12,247 



17,500 



— 



Total of Tattle 







6i aRz 





Ewes, kept for breeding 

 Other sheep : — 



One year and upwards 



Under one year 



1,691,274^ 



895,086/ 

 1,792,285 



2,586,046 

 1,800,830 



314 



8,545 



Total of Sheep 



4,378,645 



4,386,876 





8,231 



Sows kept for breeding 

 Other pigs - 



130,580/ 

 1,088,466 ( 



1,268,521 





49,475 



Total of Pigs - 



1,219,046 



1,268,521 





49,475 



So far as the Irish tables permit, a preliminary statement 



of the areas under certain crops in the United Kingdom 

 [excluding the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, for 

 which the data are not yet available) may be made as 

 follows : — 



Crops in 











Great Britain and 



1901. 



1900. 



Increase. 



Decrease. 



Ireland. 









A cres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Acres. 



Wheat .... 



1,743,885 



1,898,863 





154,978 



Oats - 



4,096,305 



4,131, r 3 8 





34,833 



Barley .... 



2,133,947 



2,164,261 





30,314 



Beans and Peas 



409,357 



423,187 





13,830 



Potatoes - 



1,212,600 



1,215,440 





2,840 



Turnips - - - - 



1,954,374 



1,986,465 



- 



32,091 



Mangold and Beetroot 



476,242 



483,219 





6,977 



