105 
and farmers working on their own account, was £205. These 
averages are not comparable with those for 1908 as given in the 
Census of Production Report of that year. On that occasion all 
the occupiers of agricultural holdings were taken into account, 
and, in addition, it would appear that the number of workers 
was somewhat overstated. 
Number of workers employed in relation to size of holdings.— 
The fact that the number of workers employed is returned on 
the Agricultural Schedule with the area of the holding has 
enabled an analysis to be made which shows approximately the 
proportionate extent to which the different sized holdings provide 
employment. 
NUMBER OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 
PER 1,000 ACRES OF CROPS AND GRASS, ACCORDING TO SIZE 
AND Type or Honping, IN 1924. 
All Holdings 
(excluding fruit, 
vegetable and 
souliry holdings). | 
i— 5 acres 
o— 20 ,, 
20- 50 ,, 
50-100 ,, 
100-150 ,, 
150-300 ,, 
200-500 , 
Over 500 ,, 
Total - 
Fruit and vege- 
table holdings 
Poultry holdings 
Regular Workers. 
Casual Workers. 
Males 
21 
and 
OVer. 
Males ' Women 
under and 
a oirls. 
Males 
21 
and 
over. 
Males 
under 
21. 
Total 
Women| workers. 
and 
airls. 
20-0 
14-9 
m7 
14-4 
15-0 | 
16-1 
18-1 
19.9 
6-7 
5-4 
6-0 
5-9 
5-3 
4-7 
1.4 
1-5 
3-4 
3-4 
3-2 | 
3.1 
25 | 
1.8 
1.8 
1-0 
8-9 
5-7 
4-8 | 
4-0! 
3:3 
2-6 
1-9 
14 
2-7 
1-9 
1-6 
1-2 
-9 
27 
5 
4 
1-6 | 
1-5 
1-5 
1-3 
1-3 
1-3 
1-2 
1-0 
B 
43-3 
32-8 
30-8 
29-9 
28-3 
27-2 
27-4 
27-5 
16-0 | 
5-1 
aq ia, p 
-9 
1:3 
28:6 
87-2 
48-4 
24-2 | 15-1 | 
290.8 1 9.1 
218 
16-0 
8-4 | 37-2 
Go0- 1 ain 
| 193-7 
112-3 
The high rate of employment upon holdings of 1 to 5 acres, 
nd to a less extent upon holdings of 5 to 20 acres, is probably 
due in part to the fact that these small occupations include a 
proportion of holdings where the occupier prefers to engage 
sutside labour rather than work on the land himself, and in 
many cases the workers may not be employed for their full time 
on work connected with the agricultural holding. In fact, owing 
to the miscellaneous character of the plots and pieces of land 
ncluded in the group between 1 and 5 acres the figures have not 
much significance. 
An examination of the returns shows that the labour employed 
is oreater on holdings which are mainly arable than on mixed