ABSTRACT

To complete the record of the chief features of British agricultural production, the following table shows the numbers of horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs in the United Kingdom for the period 1867-1908: United Kingdom : Numbers Of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs

Year

Horses

Cattle

Sheep

Pigs

1867

Not known

8,731,000

33,817,000

4,221,000

1870

1,267,000

9,235,000

32,787,000

3,651,000

1875

1,820,000

10,163,000

33,492,000

3,495,000

1880

1,930,000

9,871,000

30,240,000

2,863,000

1885

1,909,000

10,869,000

30,086,000

3,687,000

1890

1,965,000

10,790,000

31,667,000

4,362,000

1895

2,112,000

10,753,000

29,775,000

4,239,000

1900

2,000,000

11,455,000

31,055,000

3,664,000

1905

2,117,000

11,674,000

29,077,000

3,602,000

1903

2,089,000

11,739,000

31,332,000

4,056,000