The proportion of arable and. permanent pasture in the three 
Broups for each sized holding is shown in the following table :— 
ACREAGE OF ARABLE LAND AND PERMANENT GRASS ON 
Horpings oF DIFFERENT TYPES AND Sizes PER 100 ACRES. 
Mainly 
Arable 
Holdings. 
Mixed 
Holdings. 
Mainly 
Pasture 
Holdings. 
| 
Total 
All 
Holdings. 
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Arable. 
Per- Per- Per- Per- 
manent Arable, manent| Arable.| manent| Arable.| manent 
Grass. Grass. Grass. Grass. 
20-50 Acres | 
50-100 ,, 
100-150 |, 
150-300 ,, 
300-500 ,, 
Over 500 , 
Acres. 
86-6 
34-1 
82-7 
82.3 
82:0 
83:0 
Acres. 
13-4 
15-9 
7:3 
Acres. | 
48-1 
47-8 
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Acres. 
51-9 
52-2 
52-0 
51.9 
+4 
177 
Acres. 
7-3 
11-2 
2.3 
7 
Acres. 
92-7 
88-8 
86-7 
85-3 
85-3 
86:5 
Acres. 
30-0 
36-4 
40-2 
44-1 
50:6 
87-7 
Acres. 
70-0 
63-6 
59-8 
55-9 
49-4 
42-3 
Average | S304 17-0 
40 
1 
50-9 [112-31 87-7 | 42-8 57-2 
In each size group the area of permanent grass on mainly 
arable holdings is somewhat greater than the area of arable on 
Mainly pasture holdings, and over the whole country arable 
holdings have 17 per cent. of their area under permanent grass, 
While pasture holdings have no more than 12 per cent. under the 
Plough. In mixed holdings permanent grass predominates very 
Slightly except in the holdings of over 300 acres, but on the whole 
the land on mixed holdings is fairly equally divided between 
Pasture and arable. 
These three types of farm naturally have a very different 
character as regards crops grown and the number of live stock 
Carried on the holdings. Their distribution over the country is 
also very different. The three succeeding sections of this chapter 
attempt an analysis of the three groups which affords some 
approximate indication of the character of the farming of the 
Country, of the relative importance of the different types and 
their geographical distribution. 
4. Farms exceeding 20 acres in extent, mainly arable land.— 
The farms in this group have on the average 83 per cent. of their 
reg, in arable, and in the smaller sizes the proportion is even 
higher. Generally, although there are variations, it will be seen 
from the following table that with the exception of potatoes 
there is a certain similarity in the type of farming practised on 
these various sized holdings though there are striking differences 
In the number of stock per 100 acres, cattle, pigs and poultry 
decreasing and the sheep increasing as the farms become larger. 
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