Types of Animal reported by the Agricultural Census

Year	Horses	Cattle	Sheep	Pigs	Poultry
1871	22,719	152,047	119,700	11,574
1881	26,220	157,477	136,692	7,170
1891	27,686	174,048	237,894	12,588
1901	30,762		226,680	10,720
1931	24,253	170,732	411,076	19,953
1961		295,097	476,529	77,048	2,541,825

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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