Types of Animal reported by the Agricultural Census

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Year Horses Cattle Sheep Pigs Goats Poultry
1871 962,840 Show data context 3,671,064 Show data context 17,530,407 Show data context 2,078,504 Show data context
1881 1,094,103 Show data context 4,160,085 Show data context 15,382,856 Show data context 1,733,280 Show data context
1891 1,143,050 Show data context 4,870,215 Show data context 17,874,722 Show data context 2,461,185 Show data context
1901 1,161,914 Show data context 15,548,057 Show data context 1,842,133 Show data context
1931 815,103 Show data context 5,245,156 Show data context 13,427,527 Show data context 2,531,063 Show data context
1961 7,644,943 Show data context 13,548,310 Show data context 4,362,945 Show data context 12,452 Show data context 90,432,412 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, England 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/10061325/cube/AGCEN_ANIMALS

Date accessed: 25th April 2024