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This data was extracted by Gareth Hicks with the kind permission of the publishers from the CD titled Kelly's Directory for South Wales, 1910. (Archive CD Books)
The following tables show the acreage under each kind of crop, and the number of horses, cattle, sheep and pigs as taken from the Agricultural Returns, 1908.
| Crops | Acres |
| Wheat | 4,950 |
| Barley or bere | 14,193 |
| Oats | 26,382 |
| Peas | 193 |
| Potatoes | 5,245 |
| Turnips & swedes | 4,706 |
| Mangold | 1,760 |
| Rape | 378 |
| Clover, sainfoin & grasses
For hay----20,072 a Not for hay---18,330 a |
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| Permanent pasture
For hay---40,444 a Not for hay---126,454 a |
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| Mountain & heath land used for grazing | 144,963 |
| Coppice | 674 |
| Plantations | 501 |
| Other woods | 15,166 |
| Live Stock | Number |
| Horses for agriculture and brood mares | 10,766 |
| Unbroken horses, one year and above | 5,129 |
| Unbroken horses, under one year | 2,992 |
| Cows & heifers; in milk | 22,102 |
| Cows & heifers; in calf, but not in milk | 4,007 |
| Other cattle; two years and above | 4,744 |
| Other cattle; one year and under two | 17,726 |
| Other cattle; under one year | 19,931 |
| Ewes kept for breeding | 124,393 |
| Other sheep, one year & above | 52,326 |
| Other sheep, under one year | 100,879 |
| Sows kept for breeding | 3,516 |
| Other pigs | 19,090 |
| Agricultural holdings;---
Above 1 and not exceeding 5 acres----------------1,091 Above 5 and not exceeding 50 acres---------------3,435 Above 50 and not exceeding 300 acres------------1,829 Above 300 acres----------------------------------------11 Total (holdings)-------------------------------------6,366 Total acreage of the county----------------------440,630 Rateable value in 1909-------------------------£269,904 |
| Crops | Acres |
| Wheat | 6,152 |
| Barley or bere | 11,711 |
| Oats | 24,311 |
| Potatoes | 3,224 |
| Turnips & swedes | 4,073 |
| Mangold | 1,128 |
| Rape | 314 |
| Clover, sainfoin and grasses;
For hay---16,770 a Not for hay---10,599 a |
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| Permanent pastures;
For hay---88,375 a Not for hay---273,407 a |
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| Mountain & heath land used for grazing | 66,163 |
| Apples | 142 |
| Bare fallow | 842 |
| Other crops | 280 |
| Coppice | 5,141 |
| Plantations | 1,978 |
| Other woods | 16,817 |
| Live Stock | Numbers |
| Horses for agriculture and brood mares | 14,684 |
| Unbroken horses, one year and above | 6,080 |
| Unbroken horses, under one year | 4,013 |
| Cows & heifers; in milk | 45,732 |
| Cows & heifers; in calf but not in milk | 5,777 |
| Other cattle, two years and above | 9,186 |
| Other cattle, one year and under two | 26,935 |
| Other cattle, under one year | 30,017 |
| Ewes kept for breeding | 133,568 |
| Other sheep, one year and above | 26,451 |
| Other sheep, under one year | 128,188 |
| Sows kept for breeding | 6,583 |
| Other pigs | 31,592 |
| Agricultural holdings;---
Above 1 and not exceeding 5 acres----------------1,022 Above 5 and not exceeding 50 acres---------------4,556 Above 50 and not exceeding 300 acres------------3,171 Above 300 acres----------------------------------------27 Total (holdings)-------------------------------------8,776 Total acreage of the county----------------------587,816 Rateable value in 1909-------------------------£632,132
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| Crops | Acres |
| Wheat | 2,068 |
| Barley or bere | 16,174 |
| Oats | 26,695 |
| Other corn crops | 219 |
| Potatoes | 2,257 |
| Turnips & swedes | 5,705 |
| Mangold | 1,628 |
| Rape | 2,367 |
| Other crops | 230 |
| Clover, sainfoin and grasses;
For hay---19,498 a Not for hay---18,037 a |
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| Permanent pastures;
For hay---50,048 a Not for hay---163,339 a |
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| Mountain & heath land used for grazing | 128.865 |
| Bare fallow | 548 |
| Coppice | 1,244 |
| Plantations | 374 |
| Other woods | 8,487 |
| Live Stock | Numbers |
| Horses for agriculture and brood mares | 10,400 |
| Unbroken horses, one year and above | 4,315 |
| Unbroken horses, under one year | 2,465 |
| Cows & heifers; in milk | 28,283 |
| Cows & heifers; in calf but not in milk | 4,729 |
| Other cattle, two years and above | 10,582 |
| Other cattle, one year and under two | 23,433 |
| Other cattle, under one year | 25,359 |
| Ewes kept for breeding | 71,061 |
| Other sheep, one year and above | 9,076 |
| Other sheep, under one year | 77,836 |
| Sows kept for breeding | 5,206 |
| Other pigs | 26,467 |
| Agricultural holdings;---
Above 1 and not exceeding 5 acres------------------862 Above 5 and not exceeding 50 acres---------------3,254 Above 50 and not exceeding 300 acres------------1,791 Above 300 acres----------------------------------------74 Total (holdings)-------------------------------------5,981 Total acreage of the county----------------------395,151 Rateable value in 1909-------------------------£422,474
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| Crops | Acres |
| Wheat | 3,358 |
| Barley or bere | 5,705 |
| Oats | 10,400 |
| Potatoes | 1,575 |
| Other corn crops | 169 |
| Turnips & swedes | 6,170 |
| Mangold | 1,306 |
| Cabbage | 251 |
| Vetches or tares | 176 |
| Lucerne | 243 |
| Clover, sainfoin and grasses;
For hay---14,706 a Not for hay---7,247 a |
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| Permanent pastures;
For hay---74,561 a Not for hay---140,843 a |
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| Mountain & heath land used for grazing | 128,865 |
| Other crops | 306 |
| Bare fallow | 806 |
| Coppice | 4,196 |
| Plantations | 2,476 |
| Other woods | 19,049 |
| Live Stock | Numbers |
| Horses for agriculture and brood mares | 10,733 |
| Unbroken horses, one year and above | 4,495 |
| Unbroken horses, under one year | 1,915 |
| Cows & heifers; in milk | 21,873 |
| Cows & heifers; in calf but not in milk | 4,185 |
| Other cattle, two years and above | 10,071 |
| Other cattle, one year and under two | 10,610 |
| Other cattle, under one year | 11,601 |
| Ewes kept for breeding | 152,896 |
| Other sheep, one year and above | 65,717 |
| Other sheep, under one year | 129,300 |
| Sows kept for breeding | 3,255 |
| Other pigs | 13,962 |
| Agricultural holdings;---
Above 1 and not exceeding 5 acres----------------1,026 Above 5 and not exceeding 50 acres---------------2,855 Above 50 and not exceeding 300 acres------------1,719 Above 300 acres----------------------------------------46 Total (holdings)-------------------------------------5,646 Total acreage of the county----------------------518,863 Rateable value in 1909-----------------------£4,953,381
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(Gareth Hicks 18 April 2002)
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