HC Deb 20 April 1914 vol 61 cc594-5W
Mr. STANIER

asked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether he can give the Returns of the numbers of cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats in Germany in 1903,1912, and 1913, respectively; and the number per head of population in those years?

Mr. HERBERT LEWIS (for Mr. Runciman)

Except that the year 1904 is substituted for the year 1903, for which no statistics are obtainable, the particulars asked for are set out in the following table:—

Number. Number per Thousand of Population.
1904. 1912. 1913 (preliminary). 1904. 1912. 1913.
Cattle 19,331,568 20,182,021 20,944,258 325 305 313
Sheep 7,907,173 5,803,445 5,504,195 133 88 82
Pigs 18,920,666 21,923,707 25,591,794 318 332 383
Goats 3,329,881 3,410,396 3,535,697 56 52 53

Mr. STANIER

asked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether he can give the Returns of the number of cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats in Great Britain in 1903, 1912, and 1913, respectively; and the number per head of the population in those years?

Mr. HERBERT LEWIS

The particulars asked for, except as regards goats, which are not included in the Returns collected by the Board, are shown in the following table:—

1903. 1912. 1913.
Number. No. per 1,000 of Population. Number. No. per 1,000 of Population. Number. No. per 1,000 of Population
Cattle 6,704,618 177 7,026,096 170 6,963,854 167
Sheep 25,639,797 678 25,057,732 607 23,931,412 575
Pigs 2,686,561 71 2,655,797 64 2,233,855 54

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