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Table IV . — Position of certain Counties in the Columns of Table III. 
County 
A 
B 
O 
D 
E 
/Montgomeryshire . 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Cardiganshire 
2 
3 
2 
2 
2 
Radnorshire . 
3 
4 
4 
3 
3 
Welsh Counties . ■< 
Flintshire 
Merionethshire 
4 
6 
2 
6 
3 
6 
4 
5 
4 
8 
Pembrokeshire 
13 
13 
15 
13 
10 
Brecknockshire 
12 
10 
8 
14 
21 
'-Anglesey . 
10 
14 
14 
15 
19 
On the Border . j 
Herefordshire 
Shropshire . 
8 
7 
8 
16 
9 
12 
7 
9 
12 
13 
/ 
Lincolnshire . 

9 
10 
10 
6 
York, North Riding 
— 
7 
6 
8 
5 
English Counties 4 
York, East Riding . 
— 
18 
17 
17 
9 
Bedfordshire . 
— 
17 
16 
16 
18 
l 
Wiltshire 
— 
19 
18 
18 
15 
Table V . — Numbers of Farmers, Bailiffs, and Labourers in certain 
English Counties at the three last Censuses. 
Farmers . 
Farm bailiffs . 
Agricultural \ 
labourers and 
shepherds , J 
Herefordshire 
1871 1881 1891 
3,496 
271 
12,772 
3,288 
304 
11,805 
3,346 
263 
9,708 
Shropshire 
1871 1881 1891 
6,102 
449 
21,428 
5,566 
458 
19,173 
5,829 
385 
17,229 
Liucolushire 
1871 1881 1891 
11,788 
1,215 
48,676 
10,048 
1,161 
44,640 
9,939 
1,441 
42,550 
York (North Riding) 
York (East Riding) 
1871 
1881 
1891 
1871 
1881 
1891 
Farmers 
Farm bailiffs .... 
Agricultural labourers and 1 
shepherds . , . J 
7,552 
320 
16,640 
6,790 
483 
15,924 
6,913 
347 
13,636 
4,273 
384 
17,520 
3,649 
585 
16,299 
3,593 
431 
14,520 
Bedfordshire 
Wiltshire 
1871 
1881 
1891 
1871 
1881 
1891 
Farmers ..... 
Farm bailiffs .... 
Agricultural labourers aud ) 
shepherds . . . ( 
1,527 
162 
16,807 
1,301 
177 
15,146 
1,270 
161 
13,761 
3,252 
270 
29,636 
3,011 
378 
24,772 
3,275 
326 
20,893 
The figures for 1871 and 1881 are taken from Mr. Druee’s paper (see p. 113, &c.) contributed (see 
footnote, p. 49) to a former volume of this Journal. 
