Types of Animal reported by the Agricultural Census

Year	Horses	Cattle	Sheep	Pigs	Goats	Poultry
1920	16,764	92,002	215,162	26,596
1930	12,449	104,544	179,016	38,486
1931	12,072	107,471	183,126	42,869
1940	9,542	122,867	138,812	45,126		689,912
1950	4,800	156,148	45,753	26,691		943,632
1960		198,179	81,907	77,003
1961		197,087	80,424	82,783	198	1,486,864
1970		227,268	87,506	111,626

Date:	Source:
1920 - 1970	Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics (HM Stationery Office) ,

 

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