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1,070,208
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Cattle. Cows and heifers in milk or in calf 1,557,574
Two years old and over 1,072,407
Under two years of age 1,349,669
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3,979,650
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Sheep 18,330,377
Pigs 2,114,751
In 1907:
Horses used solely for agriculture 863,817
Unbroken 325,330
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1,189,147
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Cattle. Cows and heifers in milk or in calf 2,032,284
Two years old and over 1,043,034
Under two years of age 1,912,413
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4,987,731
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Sheep[732] 15,098,928
Pigs 2,257,136
The decrease in sheep and the increase in cattle and horses (though
of late years the latter have shown a tendency to decrease) are to be
noted.
The number of live stock per 1,000 acres of cultivated land in the
United Kingdom and other countries is:
Country. Cattle. Sheep. Pigs. Total.
United Kingdom 247 619 76 942
Belgium 411 54 240 705
Denmark 264 126 209 599
France 167 207 88 462
Germany 221 90 216 527
Holland 322 116 164 602
It will be observed that in cattle the United Kingdom comes out
badly, but is pre-eminent in sheep and has the largest total; though,
as cattle require more acreage, Belgium nearly equals its aggregate
produce for 1,000 acres.
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