Types of Animal reported by the Agricultural Census

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Year Horses Cattle Sheep Pigs Poultry
1871 6,413 Show data context 58,822 Show data context 1,022,858 Show data context 6,266 Show data context
1881 7,189 Show data context 60,442 Show data context 999,732 Show data context 4,248 Show data context
1891 7,022 Show data context 62,793 Show data context 1,056,652 Show data context 4,567 Show data context
1901 5,982 Show data context 926,143 Show data context 4,050 Show data context
1931 4,564 Show data context 49,901 Show data context 714,725 Show data context 3,867 Show data context
1961 75,920 Show data context 857,560 Show data context 1,554 Show data context 97,407 Show data context
Date: Source:
1871 - 1901 Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics (HM Stationery Office) ,
1931 - 1961 Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland, Scottish Agricultural Statistics (HM Stationery Office) ,

 

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The Agricultural Census always included counts of numbers of animals, although the types of animal varied between dates.


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Date accessed: 30th April 2024