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B U C K IN G H A M SH IR E.
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The following Table shows the acreage under each kind of crop, and the num ber of horses, cattle, sheep and pigs in
Buckingham shire, as taken from the 1913 A gricultural Returns :â
L IV E STO CK .
CROPS.
Wheat .....................................................................
Barley or B e r e ........................................................
Oats .........................................................................
R ye.............................................................................
Beans.........................................................................
Peas .........................................................................
Potatoes ................................................................
Turnips and Swedes ...........................................
Mangold .................................................................
Cabbage .................................................................
K ohl-R abi................................................................
R a p e .........................................................................
Vetches or Tares ....................................................
Lucerne.....................................................................
Sm all F r u it :â
Strawberries........................................................
Raspberries ........................................................
C urrants and Gooseberries ..........................
Others, including m ixed a re a s ......................
Orchards :â
Apples .................................................................
Cherries ............................................................
Plums .................................................................
Others, including m ixed areas......................
Other Crops............................................................
Clover, Sainfoin and Grasses :â
For H ay .............................................................
Not for H ay........................................................
Permanent Pasture: â
For H ay ............................................................
Not for H ay ........................................................
Bare F a llo w ........................................................
Mountain and Heath Land, used for grazin g.
Coppice.....................................................................
Plantations .............................................................
Other Woods .........................................................
3 I »7 4 °
14,016
25,562
315
6 ,657
2,223
1,893
7,260
5 , 3 o8
677
90
755
1,508
1,314
NUM BER.
Horses for A g ricu ltu re and brood mares .
Stallions ............................................................
Unbroken Horses, one year and above ....
,,
,,
under one year ...............
Other Horses ....................................................
Cows and Heifers, in m ilk..............................
,,
,,
in calf, b ut not in m ilk.
Other Cattle, tw o years and a b o v e .............
,,
,,
one year and under two ....
,,
,,
under one yea r ......................
E w es kept for b reeding...................................
Other Sheep, one year old and above.........
,,
,,
under one year ......................
Sows kept for b reed in g ...................................
Other Pigs ........................................................
29
IS
174
233
743
524
665
1,865
650
18,720
3 »x9 °
108,483
I 5 5 , I2S
9,032
2 ,5 4 5
4,817
907
30,131
A gricultural Holdings :â
Above 1 and not exceeding 5 acres .........................................................................................
Above 5 and not exceeding 20 acres.........................................................................................
Above 20 and not exceeding 50 acres .....................................................................................
Above 50 and not exceeding 100 acres.....................................................................................
Above 100 and not exceeding 150 a c r e s .................................................................................
Above 150 and not exceeding 300 a c r e s .................................................................................
Above 300 acres ............................................................................................................................
Total........................................................................
1,262
1,312
795
617
447
671
262
5,366
Total acreage of the county .................................................................................................
479,360
Rateable v alu e........................................................................................................................... ,£1,479,856
11 , ° 7 3
103
3 ,2 7 i
x»3 3 *
4,660
22,636
10,193
18,569
14,825
13.562
58,057
36,207
69,185
3.448
20,932