Farm  Prize  Competition,  1909 
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eage  under  Crops  and  Grass  and  Number  of  Live  Stock  in  the  Counties 
of  Gloucester,  Wilts,  Hereford,  and  Worcester,  as  returned  on  the 
\.th  June,  1909,  with  comparison  for  1869. 
Gloucester. 
Wiltshire 
Hereford 
Worcester 
1909 
1869 
1909 
1869 
1909 
1869 
1909 
1869 
Acres 
Acres 
Acres 
Acres 
Area  (excluding  water)  . 
803,251 
861,366 
536,071 
476,714 
Acreage  under  Crops  1 
id  Grass  i . . . j 
657,307 
632,952 
727,124 
724,625 
449,104 
417,462 
398,745 
383,414 
e Land 
233,789 
332,624 
273,792 
416,450 
129,492 
191,926 
131,927 
200,415 
anent  Grass .... 
423,518 
300,328 
453,332 
308,175 
319,612 
225,536 
266,818 
182,999 
t 
44,810 
96,491 
51,809 
102,770 
22,179. 
60,887 
27,200 
71,926 
y 
24,565 
41,524 
23,721 
65,071 
17,151 
20,877 
6,062 
18,524 
30,814 
16,907 
49,221 
32,830 
23,670 
12,032 
18,725 
6,971 
230 
250 
1,819 
2,068 
138 
160 
719 
771 

8,788 
19,391 
3,752 
13,956 
4,144 
8,645 
11,011 
21,825 
2,005 
11,237 
838 
f,607 
1,561 
7,223 
6,887 
10,160 
oes 
3,029 
6,273 
2,467 
3,853 
1.457 
2,827 
6,654 
5,991 
ps  and  Swedes  . 
26,064 
43,009 
35,980 
68,616 
15,433 
27,000 
7,071 
15,863 
old 
6,501 
3,578 
9,282 
4,255 
4,005 
1,260 
6,234 
3,392 
ige 
674) 
1,399 ) 
162) 
1,501) 
Rabi 
71  [ 
2 946 
505  }■ 
2 8,4,37 
21  \ 
2 229 
1(10  [ 
>587 
423) 
8.315) 
220  j 
139  j 
es  or  Tares  .... 
4,695 
•2  — 
14,785 
2 — 
1,183 
2 — 
1,549 
2 — 
ne 
697 
2 — 
734 
2 
510 
2 — 
1,006 
2 — 
25 
29 
— 
1 
4997 
5,738 
3.054 
2,522 
Fruit 
r.  Sainfoin,  and  Grasses 
1,567 
3 — 
182 
S — 
1,316 
3 
4,732 
3 — 
nder  Rotation 
72,886 
71,715 
59,442 
66,589 
29,891 
32,237 
20,600 
23,127 
•Cl  ops 
1,426 
'111,252 
1,191 
421,,518 
209 
* 5,090 
3,293 
■*7,752 
Fallow 
tain  and  Heath  Land  used 
r Grazing  .... 
4,519 
10,022 
8,350 
17,879 
1.245 
7,721 
5,390 
11,004 
8,692 
6 — 
20,584 
5 — 
10,840 
6 — 
3,293 
6 — 
is  used  for  Agricultural 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
urposess  .... 
22,969 
7 — 
20,715 
7 — 
15,424 
7 — 
16,478 
7 — 
oken  (One  year  and  above 
5.041 
7 — 
2,845 
7 — 
6,008 
7 — 
4,019 
7 — 
ses  1 Under  one  year 
1,727 
7 — 
1,043 
7 — 
2,662 
1,519 
7 — 
Total  of  horses  . 
29,737 
28,545 
24,603 
25,181 
24,094 
21,667 
22,016 
20,956 
j fin  milk  . 
•{  In  calf,  but  not  in 
1 milk  . . . 
35,060 ) 
62,923) 
26,389 ) 
22,191 ) 
3 38,095 
>50,259 
>25,154 
>23,281 
10,777  j 
13,910  j 
6,968) 
6,745/ 
Cattle  r — Two  years  and 
above  . 
„ One  year  and 
25,615 
28,472 
11,501 
10,585 
18,023 
18,519 
14,776 
10,931 
under  two  . 
„ Under  one  year 
34,175 ). 
32,918 ) 
>38,322 
17,807  1 
18,728 ) 
>18,765 
25,585  1 
26,662  j 
>27,689 
17.888 ) 
17,185  j 
>14,628 
Total  of  cattle  . 
138,545 
104,889 
124,869 
79,609 
103,627 
71.362 
78,785 
48,840 
kept  for  Breeding 
r Sheep One  y ear  and 
154,280) 
3 300,569 
200,4351 
>487,788 
150,6391 
>226,724 
69,391 ) 
>158,517 
above  . 
73,364  J 
83,214) 
73,365  j 
42.999/ 
„ Under  one  year 
177,505 
191,407 
207,714 
320,870 
168,256 
141,440 
83,992 
97.998 
Total  of  sheep  . 
405,149 
491,976 
491,363 
808,658 
392,260 
368.164 
196.382 
256,5j5 
kept  for  Breeding 
8,964 
3 — 
5,854 
3 — 
3.953 
3 — 
6,31  lO 
3 — 
r Pigs 
60,836 
3 — 
47,022 
S — 
21,107 
3 — 
35,440 
8 — 
Total  of  Pigs  . 
69,800 
51,889 
52,876 
56,311 
25,060 
23,303 
41,740 
33,869 
1 Not  including  Mountain  and  Heath  Land.  ^ Cabbage,  Kohl-Eabi,  Rape,  Vetches  or  Tares, 
and  Lucerne  were  separately  distinguished  in  the  schedule,  but  not  in  the  published  figures. 
“ Not  separately  distinguished.  ■*  Including  Vetches  or  Tares,  Lucerne,  and  Small  Fruit. 
‘ Not  returned.  e Including  Mares  kept  for  breeding. 
^ Horses  were  returned  in  1869  as  “ Two  years  of  age  and  above,”  and  “ Under  two  years  of  age.” 
