Types of poultry as recorded by the Agricultural Census.

Year	Fowls	Ducks	Geese	Turkeys
1885	10,430,935	1,942,924	849,870	413,944
1930	47,900,881	2,383,229	603,907	667,181
1931	52,563,755	2,494,434	550,942	528,992
1940	51,177,544	2,037,082	582,012	583,007
1950	61,511,672	2,246,489	800,503	753,238
1960	80,026,191	1,098,045	319,729	2,646,492
1961	89,587,069	1,380,456	290,771	3,616,499

Date:	Source:
1885 - 1961	Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics (HM Stationery Office) ,

 

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