[From Land of Britain, part 44, 1941]
All areas in acres
Year |
Area under all kinds of crops,bare fallow and grasses |
Arable Land |
For Hay |
Permanent Grass |
Not for Hay |
Rough Grazing |
Cattle |
Sheep |
Pigs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1866 |
82,902 |
73,140 |
|
9,762 |
|
18,687 |
55,954 |
10,956 |
|
1871 |
86,502 |
73,471 |
2,622 |
|
10,409 |
17,403 |
53,565 |
6,332 |
|
1881 |
98,939 |
75,703 |
2,.512 |
23,236 |
_16,831 |
|
20,430 |
55,429 |
3,704 |
1891 |
101,125 |
77,215 |
3,999 |
19,911 |
14,807 |
22,633 |
78,166 |
4,350 |
|
1901 |
92,979 |
75,315 |
2,221 |
15,443 |
24,271 |
22,154 |
73,356 |
2,536 |
|
1911 |
92,848 |
73,520 |
2,389 |
-16,939 |
'-8,487 |
21,289 |
76,833 |
4,584 |
|
1921 |
83,933 |
66,313 |
2,341 |
|
15,279 |
-34,842 |
19,762 |
74,857 |
4,279 |
1931 |
79,001 |
59,742 |
2,009 |
. |
17,250 |
31,o67 |
19,477 |
91,153 |
4,172 |
Total area of land of all descriptions (excluding inland water after 1901) in the Isle of Man
1866-1872, 150,000 acres; 1873-1891, 145,325 acres; 1892-1900, 145,011 acres; 1901-1914., 141,263 acres; 1915-1940 140,986 acres.
Acreages calculated approximately from the 1-inch maps.
Ministry of Agriculture1935 |
Land Utilisation Survey1932-9 |
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Acres |
% of County |
Acres |
% of County |
|
Forest and Woodland . . . . . . |
--- |
-- - |
2,780 |
2.0 |
Arable .. .. .. .. |
58,927 |
41.8 |
65,503 |
46.5 |
Permaneht Grass .. .. .. .. |
20,591 |
14.6 |
19,910 |
14.2 |
Rough Grazing .. .. .. .. |
38,781 |
27.'5 |
44,750 |
31.6 |
Houses with Gardens |
- |
3,840 |
2.7 |
|
Agriculturally Unproductive . . . . |
- |
- |
4,203 |
3'0 |
Unaccounted for . . . . . . . . |
22,687 |
16.1 |
- |
- |
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