TABLE IV.—COMPARATIVE RETURN showing the NUMBER and EXTENT of HOLDINGS (classified) and the AREA under CULTIVATION in the YEARS 1885 and 1891, together with the PROPORTION PER CENT.under EACH CLASS.
Holdings of Various Sizes. Number of Holdings. Extent of Holdings.
Leasehold. Freehold. Total. Under Cultivation.
1885. 1891. Increase. Per Cent. Decrease. Per Cent. 1885. 1891. Increase. Per Cent. Decrease. Per Cent. 1885. 1891. Increase. Per Cent. Decrease. Per cent. 1885. 1891. Increase. Per Cent. Decrease. Per Cent. 1885. 1891. Increase. Per Cent. Decrease. Per Cent.
Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres Acres Acres. Acres Acres
From 1 to 5 2,278 2,231 47 2.06 1,524 1,469 55 3.61 3,712 3,061 651 17.54 5,236 4,530 706 13.48 1,849 1,500 149 8.06
From 6 to 20 1,399 2,045 646 46.18 4,862 18,165 13,303 273.61 11,984 10,402 1,582 13.20 16,846 28,567 11,721 69.58 6,460 10,973 4,513 69.86
From 21 to 50 1,038 1,059 21 2.02 13,136 15,688 2,552 19.43 23,846 21,436 2,410 10.11 36,982 37,124 142 0.38 11,299 11,407 108 0.96
From 51 to 100 1,448 1,469 21 1.45 42,833 49,026 6,193 14.46 70,292 64,196 6,096 8.67 113,125 113,222 97 0.09 32,422 30,990 1,432 4.42
From 101 to 250 3,150 2,869 281 8.92 236,780 236,316 464 0.20 309,538 265,008 44,530 14.39 546,318 501,324 44,994 8.24 215,949 180,624 35,325 16.36
From 251 to 500 4,271 3,882 389 9.11 881,973 876,569 5,404 0.61 704,937 587,026 117,911 16.73 1,586,910 1,463,595 123,315 7.77 663,756 552,700 111,056 16.73
From 501 to 1000 4,292 3,867 425 9.90 1,923,214 1,775,244 147,970 7.69 1,154,072 970,897 183,175 15.87 3,077,286 2,746,141 331,145 10.76 1,195,751 968,908 226,843 18.97
From 1001 to 2000 1,045 1,650 605 57.89 753,491 1,498,408 744.917 98.86 685,206 843,537 158,331 23.11 1,438,697 2,341,945 903,248 62.78 416,701 567,680 150,979 36.23
From 2001 to 3000 258 418 160 65.02 331,918 700,915 368,997 111.17 286,513 311,439 24,926 8.70 618,431 1,012,354 393,923 63.70 103,150 111,516 8,366 8.11
From 3001 to 4000 106 206 100 94.34 193,417 549,761 356,344 184.24 181,540 186,204 4,664 2.57 374,957 735,965 361,008 96.28 28,443 41,063 12,620 44.37
From 4001 to 5000 56 120 64 114.29 134,534 437,229 302,695 225.00 121,003 96,444 24,559 20.30 255,537 533,673 278,136 108.84 14,384 17,288 2,904 20.19
From 5001 to 10000 133 298 165 124.06 460,514 1,678,083 1,217,569 264.39 499,537 487,913 11,624 2.33 960,051 2,165,696 1,205,945 125.61 39,804 29,698 10,106 25.39
From 10001 to 20000 76 183 107 140.79 566,112 1,962,008 1,395,896 246.58 508,027 609,249 101,222 19.92 1,074,139 2,571,257 1,497,118 139.38 11,263 20,343 9,080 80.62
From 20001 to 30000 26 29 3 11.54 236,511 315,063 78,552 33.21 420,540 368,785 51,755 12.31 657,051 683,848 26,797 4.08 5,656 13,527 7,871 139.16
From 30001 to 40000 15 15 267,034 186,066 80,968 30.32 243,301 311,018 67,717 27.83 510,335 497,084 13,251 2.60 1,599 8,819 7,220 451.53
From 40001 and upwards 17 14 3 17.65 596,934 420,389 176,545 29.58 415,989 373,674 42,315 10.17 1,012,923 794,063 218,860 21.61 4,976 1,254 3,722 74.40
Total 19,608 20,355 747 3.81 6,644,787 10,720,399 4,075,612 61.34 5,640,037 5,510,289 129,748 2.30 12,284,824 16,230,688 3,945,864 32.12 2,753,462 2,568,490 184,972 6.72