The agricultural output of England and Wales 1925

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Identifikator:: 1757028552

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-135495

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: The agricultural output of England and Wales 1925

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Stat. Off.

Year of publication:: 1927

Scope:: XV, 152 Seiten; graph. Darst., Kt.

Digitisation:: 2021

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter VIII. Employment and wages in agriculture

Collection:: Economics Books

2 RETURNS OF PERSONS EMPLOYED IN AGRICULTURE IN 1921. (a) Ministry of Agriculture Returns. Males. (es Females. Regular workers Casual workers 612,072 131,253 i 73,180 52.678 Total 743.325 125.858 (b) Census of Population (Industry Tables).* Pi Males. Females. Farmers’ sons, daughters or other relatives assist- ing in the work of the farm - - Farm bailiffs and foremen - Shepherds - - - - Agricultural labourers, farm servants — Distinguished as in charge of cattle - ro ” horses Not otherwise distinguished - Agricultural machine, tractor-drivers, attendants Gardeners, nurserymen, seedsmen, florists - - Gardeners’ labourers - - Es - : All other persons in agricultural occupations 79,643 21,396 10,936 15,291 209 39 57,464 111,008 368,025 8,877 36,811 16,560 18,478 10,341 299 21,014 56 2,820 3,966 4,670 Total - - - - - - Other persons employed in the industry - 729,198 | 17,138 58,705 6,033 Total - 746,336 | 64,738 * This table is exclusive of persons who appear to be employers or working on their own account, viz., farmers, 263,014; land and estate agents, 214; gardeners, nurserymen, seedsmen and florists 39,273; agricultural machine proprietors, &e., 1,490: and also 8,897 persons employed in woods and forests. There is thus a considerable measure of agreement in the number of male workers shown in these two tables, but a marked difference in the number of females. It seems probable that the women returned ag regular workers ” in the Agricultural Returns include many women who are employed regularly, as, for example, on milking, but who are not whole-time workers. These are often wives or relations of agricultural labourers ang others, and though thus engaged in agricultural work would not probably return themselves in a, way which would lead them to be included either in the Occupa- tion or Industry Tables of the Census. Similarly, as regards casual female workers who are employed on such work as potato

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