Types of Animal reported by the Agricultural Census

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Year Horses Cattle Sheep Pigs Goats Poultry
1871 117,176 Show data context 596,588 Show data context 2,706,415 Show data context 225,456 Show data context
1881 137,767 Show data context 655,345 Show data context 2,466,945 Show data context 191,792 Show data context
1891 150,186 Show data context 759,309 Show data context 3,233,936 Show data context 270,082 Show data context
1901 154,624 Show data context 3,427,734 Show data context 212,971 Show data context
1931 123,391 Show data context 819,887 Show data context 4,321,708 Show data context 251,945 Show data context
1961 1,171,165 Show data context 5,526,069 Show data context 216,329 Show data context 827 Show data context 4,442,383 Show data context
Date: Source:
1871 - 1961 Ministry of Agriculture, 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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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wales Dep through time | Agriculture & Land Use Statistics | Types of Animal reported by the Agricultural Census, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10001055/cube/AGCEN_ANIMALS

Date accessed: 28th April 2024