104 TJie Alteration in the Distribution of the Agricultural 
throughout the whole of England and Wales was very nearly 
the same, being rather more than 10 per cent. (10 " oO) for the- 
farmers, and " nearly 10 per cent." for the labourers. Taking, 
however, the average decrease to be the same, namely 10 per 
cent, for both classes, we find that notwithstanding some very 
great differences in some English counties, the tables on the 
Avhole give a similar result for England, but a wholly different 
one for Wales. Thus '.■ — ■ 
Farmers. 
Above the Per- 
centage fur tlie 
whole country-. 
Under the Per- 
centage for ihe 
whole country. 
English Counties . . 
27 
jl5 (including 
} 1 of 10 per 
I cent.) 
Welsh „ .... 
2 
(10 (including 
1 1 of 10 per 
I cent.) 
Total 
29 
Labourers. 
Above tlie Per- 1 
CI iituge lor tlie ' 
whole country, j 
Under the Per- 
centage for the 
w hole country. 
English Counties . . 
2.5 
17 
•Welsh „ .. .. 
11 
1 
Total 
18 
That is to say, in 27 English counties the decrease in the 
number of farmers was more than the average, and in 25 the 
decrease in the number of labourers was more than the average. 
But in Wales only 2 counties had a decrease of more than the 
average in the numbers of their farmers, and 11 in the number 
of their labourers. Leaving Wales out of consideration, however, 
we find that 12 English counties show a decrease of from 5 per 
cent, to 10 per cent, in the number of their farmers, and 13 a 
similar percentage of decrease in the number of their labourers ; 
and that 19 English counties show a decrease of from 10 per 
cent, to 15 per cent, in the numbers both of their farmers 
