CLASSIFICATION OF OCCUPIERS AND OF LAND OCCUPIED AND CULTIVATED, 1871 AND 1891.
| Size of Holdings. |
Occupiers. |
Acres in Occupation. |
Acres in Cultivation. |
| 1871. |
1891. |
Increase (+) Decrease (-) |
1871. |
1891. |
Increase (+) Decrease (-) |
1871. |
1891. |
Increase (+) Decrease (-) |
| 1 to 5 acres |
5,595 |
11,333 |
+ 5,738 |
12,716 |
24,912 |
+ 12,196 |
5,295 |
6,317 |
+ 1,022 |
| 6 to 15 acres |
4,770 |
4,525 |
- 245 |
40,818 |
44,569 |
+ 3,751 |
17,638 |
13,175 |
- 4,463 |
| 16 to 30 acres |
4,253 |
4,110 |
- 143 |
87,471 |
90,414 |
+ 2,943 |
31,039 |
22,258 |
- 8,781 |
| 31 to 50 acres |
3,519 |
3,145 |
- 374 |
136,467 |
129,292 |
- 7,175 |
41,095 |
30,078 |
- 11,017 |
| 51 to 100 acres |
6,593 |
5,235 |
- 1,358 |
480,658 |
408,937 |
- 71,721 |
125,101 |
85,114 |
- 39,987 |
| 101 to 200 acres |
6,137 |
7,125 |
+ 988 |
848,227 |
1,079,467 |
+ 231,240 |
187,162 |
207,063 |
+ 19,901 |
| 201 to 500 acres |
4,907 |
14,829 |
+ 9,922 |
1,477,741 |
4,832,113 |
+ 3354,372 |
245,152 |
899,712 |
+ 654,560 |
| 501 & upwards |
2,784 |
11,210 |
+ 8,426 |
33,844,016 |
26,825,046 |
- 7,018,970 |
152,026 |
1,190,368 |
+ 1,038,342 |
| Total |
38,558 |
61,512 |
+ 22,954 |
36,928,114 |
38,434,750 |
- 3,493,364 |
804,508 |
2,454,085 |
+ 1,649,577 |