Categories of Cattle as reported by the Agricultural Census.

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Year Cows & Heifers in Milk or in Calf Other, 2 years & above Other, under 2 years
1866 1,513,075 Show data context 1,080,535 Show data context 1,254,825 Show data context
1869 1,755,400 Show data context 1,109,078 Show data context 1,431,271 Show data context
1871 1,711,244 Show data context 1,099,300 Show data context 1,457,108 Show data context
1877 1,811,966 Show data context 1,192,762 Show data context 1,591,131 Show data context
1881 1,881,729 Show data context 1,236,142 Show data context 1,697,559 Show data context
1885 2,110,987 Show data context 1,205,000 Show data context 2,105,973 Show data context
1891 2,211,677 Show data context 1,241,133 Show data context 2,176,714 Show data context
Date: Source:
1866 - 1891 Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Statistics (HM Stationery Office) ,

 

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Date: Acknowledgments:
1869 - 1885 Robert Schwartz (Department of History, Mount Holyoke College). Role: transcriber. Restrictions on use: the contributor must be acknowledged but the data may be freely used for non-commercial purposes.
1871 David Allan Gatley (School of Social Sciences, University of Staffordshire). Role: transcriber. Restrictions on use: the contributor must be acknowledged but the data may be freely used for non-commercial purposes.

 

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Between 1866 and 1891 the Agricultural Census divided cattle into these three categories. In 1866, the first category was listed simply as 'Cows'.

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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, England and Wales through time | Agriculture & Land Use Statistics | Categories of Cattle as reported by the Agricultural Census., A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10001043/cube/AGCEN_CATTLE_1866

Date accessed: 19th May 2013