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England and Wales, than the Tables for the ten selected counties, 
to which I shall now refer, will enable us to form : — 
Table 100, page 144, vol. iii., General Census Report, 1861. 
Numbers and Proportions of Farm-Holdings of various Sizes in the Counties 
of Bucks, Cambridge, Norfolk, Shropshire, Lincoln, Wilts, Sussex, Cheshire, 
Cumberland, and North Riding of Yorkshire, as returned at the Censuses 
of 185.1 and 1861. 
Size of Fann-Holdings 
in Acres. 
Number of Farm-Holdings. 
Of every 1000 Farm-Holdings, 
the proportional Dumber of the 
size represented in the First 
Column. 
1851. 
1861. 
1851. 
1861. 
52,552 
46,526 
1000-00 
1000-00 
Under 100 
100 
200 
300 
400 
500 
GOO 
1000 and upwards 
31,583 
11,035 
4,869 
2,153 
1,060 
648 
881 
323 
26,567 
10,022 
4,666 
2,285 
1,096 
640 . 
942 
308 
600-99 
209 -9S 
92-65 
40-97 
20-17 
12-33 
16-76 
6-15 
571-00 
215-41 
100-29 
49-11 
23-56 
13-76 
20-25 
6-62 
Note. — The above numbers exclude 416 farms in 1851, and 665 in 1861, from 
which no returns of acreage were received. 
Table of the Number of Holdings of Land in the Ten Counties of Rucks, 
Cambridge, Norfolk, Shropshire, Lincoln, Wilts, Sussex, Cheshire, Cum- 
berland, and North Riding of Yorkshire, in 1861 and 1S51, Avith the 
Increase or Decrease of such Holdings.* 
Size in Acres. 
1861. 
1851. 
Deci'ease. 
Increase. 
Under . 
. 5 
1086 
1784 
698 
Between . 
5 and 
10 
2656 
3590 
934 
10 and 
20 
4676 
5603 
927 
20 and 
30 
3434 
3967 
533 
30 and 
40 
2955 
3298 
343 
40 and 
50 
2621 
2897 
276 
50 and 
75 
5609 
6344 
735 
75 and 
100 
3530 
4100 
570 
100 and 
150 
6205 
6942 
637 
150 and 
200 
3817 
4093 
276 
200 and 
250 
2915 
3110 
195 
250 and 
300 
1751 
1759 
8 
300 and 
400 
2285 
2153 
132 
400 and 
500 
1096 
1060 
36 
500 and 
600 
640 
• 648 
8 
600 and 
800 
645 
605 
40 
800 and 
1000 
297 
276 
21 
1000 and 
1200 
147 
157 
10 
1200 and 
1500 
90 
82 
8 
1500 and upwards 
71 
84 
13 
No return 
665 
416 
249 
* This Table is calculated from two Tables, No. 87, 88, which may be found at 
page 139, vol. iii., of the General Census Report of England and Wales, 1SG1, 
