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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