Women Employed in Agriculture.

HC Deb 01 March 1915 vol 70 cc586-7W

Mr. WHITEHOUSE

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether he has any particulars as to the number of women employed in agriculture in Great Britain?

Sir HARRY VERNEY

The figures in the following tables are taken from the Census Returns collected in 1911:—

County.	Female Agricultural Labourers, etc.	Grand Total of male and female agricultural labourers.	Percentage of females to Grand Total.
In charge of cattle.	Not otherwise distinguished.	Total.
Wales.
Anglesey	34	20	54	3,321	1.66
Brecon	37	2	39	1,798	2.17
Cardigan	134	49	183	3,127	5.85
Carmarthen	257	76	333	4,029	8.27
Carnarvon	60	40	100	3,402	2.94
Denbigh	87	29	116	4,731	2.47
Flint	65	23	88	2,504	3.52
Glamorgan	62	32	94	3,488	2.70
Merioneth	22	13	35	1,876	1.87
Montgomery	50	3	53	3,474	1.53
Pembroke	210	51	261	3,614	7.22
Radnor	10	2	12	1,559	.77
Total	1,028	340	1,368	36,923	3.71
Add England	3,906	7,940	11,846	598,570	—
Grand Total England and Wales	4,934	8,280	13,214	635,493	2.08
Scotland.
Grand Total	6,127	8,870	14,997	86,538	17.32