Wheat and Sheep in England in 1893 . 
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represents this year’s falling-off. In 1893 the sheep population has 
gone back below that of 1890, and whilst even eight years ago — in 
1885 — there were more sheep in England than were returned last 
June, we have not once within the last ten years touched the number 
of 18,395,620, which represents the annual average number of sheep 
and lambs in England for the decade 1871-80. 
This year’s deplorable decrease in the number of sheep has 
Table XIII. — Crops and Sheep in Eastern Count ies of England 
in 1893 compared with 1892. 
Comity 
Decrease in 
wheat 
in 1893 
Increase in 
barley 
in 1893 
Increase in 
oats 
in 1893 
Increase in 
bare fallow 
in 1893 
Increase in 
permanent 
pasture, no 
for hay , 
ill 1893 
Decrease ill 
sheep 
in 1893 
Cambridge . 
Essex . . 
Lincoln . . 
Norfolk . . 
Suffolk . . 
acres 
11,198 
23,101 
29,333 
23,417 
18,862 
acres 
3,613 
4,048 
1,923 
6,353 
4,341 
acres 
2,105 
8,540 
9,386 
8,031 
8,878 
acres 
7,664 
11,838 
7,948 
5,680 
4,462 
acres 
5,913 
27,458 
13,371 
3,314 
9,093 
number 
19,630 
26,362 
67,356 
22.551 
22,081 
105,911 
20,278 
36,940 
37,592 
69,149 
157,980 
Table XIV. — Number of Sheep of all Ages in England in each 
Year from 1884 to 1893. 
Year 
Number 
Increase ( + ) or 
decrease (— ) on 
previous year 
Year 
Number 
Increase ( + ) or 
decrease (— )ou 
previous year 
1884 
16,428,064 
+ 833,404 
1889 
15,839,882 
+ 51,088 
1885 
16,809,778 
+ 381,714 
1890 
16,841,288 
+ 1,001,406 
1886 
16,402,138 
-407,640 
1891 
17,874,722' 
+ 1,033,434 
1887 
16,452,508 
+ 50,370 
1892 
17,993.756 
+ 11!), 034 
1888 
15,788,794 
-663,714 
1893 
16,805,280 
-1,188,476 
taken place side by side with the withdrawal of 304,100 acres from 
English wheat-fields and the conversion of 319,422 English acres into 
so-called permanent pasture “ not for hay.” If figures count for 
anything, those recorded in Table XII. may fairly be interpreted 
as indicating it to be the duty of flockmasters to stand by their 
sheep, and in the coming year to rear as many lambs as possible. 
W. Fream. 
