Digest of Welsh Historical Statistics : Agriculture, 1811-1975

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>This machine-readable version of John Williams' &lt;i&gt;Digest of Welsh Historical Statistics&lt;/i&gt; is the result of a collaboration between the Statistical Directorate of the National Assembly for Wales, the History Data Service and the Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis at Queen's University Belfast.<br>
John Williams' &lt;i&gt;Digest of Welsh Historical Statistics&lt;/i&gt; is intended to provide a service for those working on the history of modern Wales. It arises from a belief that the quantitative element is a necessary and important part of the historical record; from an awareness that it was an aspect that was particularly inaccessible for scholars of Welsh history; and from a conviction that some encouragement in the use of quantitative material was necessary. It is modelled on the two volumes dedicated to British historical statistics: Mitchell, B.R. and Deane, P. (1962) &lt;i&gt;Abstract of British historical statistics&lt;/i&gt; and Mitchell, B.R. and Jones, H.G. (1971) &lt;i&gt;Second abstract of British historical statistics&lt;/i&gt;.<br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR> The main tables are:<br>
<br><br>Crops. Acreage 1867-1974<br>
Acreage by county, 1867-1972<br>
Numbers of livestock, 1913-1974<br>
Numbers of livestock by county, 1867-1972<br>
Estimated production of principal crops, 1885-1974<br>
Estimated yields of principal crops, 1885-1974<br>
Size of agricultural holdings 1875-1974 and percentage of holding and acreage owned by occupiers, by county, 1887-19 70<br>
Size of agricultural holdings, by county, 1875-1974<br>
Numbers of workers employed on agricultural holdings, 1921-1974<br>
Numbers of workers employed on agricultural holdings, by county, 1921-1974<br>
Prices. Annual averages for wheat, barley and oats in selected markets 1794-1920; meat prices at Bangor, 1828-1907; salt butter at Carmarthen, 1811-1913<br>
Agricultural machinery, 1942-1972<br>
Number of producers and sales through marketing scheme, 1934-1974<br>
Fishing. Landings at Welsh ports: quantity and value, 1886-1974<br>
Forestry. Woodland area, 1924 and 1938-1975<br>
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Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.<br>
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