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(1) Farms and holdings of
20 acres and over.

(a) Holdings consisting mainly
of arable land (i.e., 70 per
cent. or more arable) - -
(b) Holdings consisting mainly
of pasture land (i.e., 70 per
cent. or more pasture) - -
(¢) Mixed holdings of arable and
pasture land (not included in
(or (BY) = eo
Total - = = =

Number in each
oroup.

No.

Per
cent. of
total
number.

39,600

O.7

104,200 |

25-4

72.900

17:8

216,700

52-0

Area of each
group.

Per
cent. of
total
area.

Acreage.

Acres.

5,460,000

91-1

9,146,000

35-4

9,522,000 |

36:8

24,128,000] 93-3

(2) Small Holdings, fields and
parcels of land under 20 acres.

(@¢) Above 1 and not exceeding
5 acres - - - - -
(b) Above 5 acres and not exceeding
 20 acres - 4

(3) Fruit and vegetable holdings -
(4) Poultry holdings - -
Total all kinds «a

59,300

100,500

28.400

4,500

109.400

14-5
24-6

i
6:9 3

1-1

100-0

189,000
1,150,000 |

0-7
4-4

379,000 |

1-5

31,000

0-1

25,877,000 100-0

The distinction between ordinary holdings and those devoted
to poultry, fruit or vegetable produce is not very definite. The
importance of poultry or vegetables in relation to other kinds of
produce of the holding shows infinite variety, and there must
inevitably be a large number of borderline cases which a slightly
different standard of judgment would transfer from one category
to the other. Hence the classification which has been made is
somewhat arbitrary, but it has served to remove from the other
groups of holdings those upon which poultry keeping or the
growing of fruit and vegetables are quite clearly the main concern.
The bulk of these fruit, vegetable and poultry farms would, so