CLASSIFICATION OF LAND UNDER CULTIVATION, 1891.
Size of Holdings. |
Acres under Cultivation. |
Number. |
Proportions per cent. |
Average to each Occupier. |
Average to each Cultivator. |
Percentage of Land in Occupation. |
1 to 5 acres |
6,317 |
0.26 |
0.56 |
1.96 |
25.36 |
6 to 15 acres |
13,175 |
0.54 |
2.91 |
5.46 |
29.56 |
16 to 30 acres |
22,258 |
0.91 |
5.41 |
9.42 |
24.62 |
31 to 50 acres |
30,078 |
1.22 |
9.56 |
14.47 |
23.26 |
51 to 100 acres |
85,114 |
3.47 |
16.26 |
23.82 |
20.81 |
101 to 200 acres |
207,063 |
8.44 |
29.06 |
39.61 |
19.18 |
201 to 320 acres |
556,068 |
22.66 |
56.65 |
73.74 |
19.94 |
321 to 500 acres |
343,644 |
14.00 |
68.54 |
86.56 |
16.82 |
501 to 640 acres |
340,295 |
13.87 |
107.72 |
131.24 |
18.27 |
641 to 1,000 acres |
353,618 |
14.41 |
92.72 |
118.86 |
11.31 |
1,001 to 5,000 acres |
447,933 |
18.25 |
124.67 |
159.86 |
6.66 |
5,001 to 10,000 acres |
27,377 |
1.11 |
89.76 |
122.77 |
1.32 |
10,001 to 20,000 acres |
11,665 |
0.47 |
64.45 |
83.92 |
0.44 |
20,001 to 50,000 acres |
8,078 |
0.33 |
66.76 |
77.67 |
0.23 |
50,001 to 100,000 acres |
872 |
0.04 |
37.91 |
41.52 |
0.05 |
100,001 and upwards |
530 |
0.02 |
37.86 |
48.18 |
0.01 |
Total |
2,454,085 |
100.00 |
39.90 |
62.53 |
7.34 |