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Wheat and Sheep in England in 1893, 
Table XII. — The Number of Sheep of all Ages in each County 
of England. 
County 
1893 
1892 
1898 compared with 1892 
Increase 
Decrease 
Bedford . 
119,575 
130,851 

11,276 
Berks 
213,334 
244,986 
— 
31,652 
Buckingham . 
219,373 
243,497 
— 
24.121 
Cambridge 
238,944 
258,574 
— 
19,630 
Chester . 
97,518 
115,781 

18,263 
Cornwall . 
445.732 
477.551 

31,819 
Cumberland 
510,079 
561,604 
• — 
51,525 
Derby 
210,127 
224,668 
— 
14,541 
Devon . 
919,164 
995,899 
— 
76,735 
Dorset . . 
410,134 
431,757 
— 
21,623 
Durham . , 
227,848 
249,212 
. 
21,364 
Essex 
330,615 
356,977 
— 
26,362 
Gloucester . . 
380,025 
408,968 
— 
28,943 
Hants 
394,188 
464,904 
. — 
70,716 
Hereford . , 
338,559 
360,535 
— 
21,976 
Hertford 
142,676 
157,220 

14,544 
Huntingdon . 
111,830 
119,229 
— 
7,399 
Kent 
975,953 
1,027,684 
— 
51,731 
Lancaster 
316,956 
348,654 
— 
31,698 
Leicester . 
342,514 
369,141 
— 
26,627 
Lincoln . . 
1,274.316 
1,341.672 

67,356 
Middlesex . 
24.594 
44,215 
— 
19,621 
Monmouth . 
212,595 
235,062 
— 
22,467 
Norfolk . 
590.867 
613,418 
— 
22.551 
Northampton . 
441,317 
477,770 
— 
36,453 
Northumberland 
1,014,738 
1,042,693 
— 
27,955 
Notts 
240,644 
250,712 
— 
10.068 
Ox'ford 
272,191 
287,884 
— 
15,693 
Rutland , 
89,380 
91,281 
— 
1,901 
Salop 
495,521 
523,689 
— 
. 28,168 
Somerset 
561,712 
624,448 
— 
62,736 
Stafford . 
283,729 
305,198 
— 
21,469 
Suffolk 
452,666 
474,747 
— 
22,081 
Surrey 
80,943 
87,801 
— 
6,858 
Sussex . . 
500,021 
515,985 
— 
15,964 
Warwick. 
308,901 
337,050 

28,149 
Westmorland . 
357,234 
373,322 
— 
16.088 
Wilts 
586,750 
626,659 
— 
39,909 
Worcester 
191,395 
208,695 
— 
17,300 
York (E. Riding) 
459,264 
493,271 
— 
34,007 
York (N. Riding) . 
704,213 
743,965 
— 
39,742 
York (W. Riding) . 
711,704 
746,537 
— 
34,833 
