§ Mr. STANIERasked 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. STANIERasked 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 LEWISThe 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