Types of Animal reported by the Agricultural Census

Year	Horses	Cattle	Sheep	Pigs	Goats	Poultry
1920	18,148	62,789	120,689	20,742
1930	12,266	69,427	134,609	21,894
1931	12,085	74,618	162,698	28,112
1940	9,567	97,311	170,347	46,692		602,313
1950	3,957	112,623	80,932	24,664		753,413
1960		116,329	148,441	60,733
1961		113,773	152,200	65,487	92	1,016,804
1970		106,379	110,738	104,432

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

 

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