Types of poultry as recorded by the Agricultural Census.

Year	Fowls	Ducks	Geese	Turkeys
1885	9,556,053	1,736,788	615,724	356,485
1930	44,298,367	2,090,129	454,357	573,199
1931	48,759,596	2,204,736	413,161	449,527
1940	47,690,560	1,849,658	450,206	504,662
1961	85,453,601	1,325,759	232,755	3,420,297

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

 

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