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RATE	Administrative County	Ancient County	Parish-level Unit
Percentage Arable (Agricultural Census)	1921 - 1961 Dates 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961	1891 - 1911 Dates 1891 1901 1911	N/A
Cattle per Acre	1931 - 1961 Dates 1931 1961	1871 - 1891 Dates 1871 1881 1891	N/A
Percentage Arable (Land Utilisation Survey)	1931 Dates 1931	N/A	N/A
Land Agriculturally Unproductive	1931 Dates 1931	N/A	N/A
Oat Farming	1931 - 1961 Dates 1931 1961	1871 - 1911 Dates 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911	N/A
Orchards as a percentage of total area	1931 - 1961 Dates 1931 1961	1871 - 1901 Dates 1871 1881 1891 1901	N/A
Potato Farming	1931 - 1961 Dates 1931 1961	1801 - 1911 Dates 1801 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911	1801 Dates 1801
Sheep per Acre	1931 - 1961 Dates 1931 1961	1871 - 1901 Dates 1871 1881 1891 1901	N/A
Wheat Farming	1931 - 1961 Dates 1931 1961	1801 - 1911 Dates 1801 1871 1881 1891 1901 1911	1801 Dates 1801

This aspect of the Vision of Britain system presents data from two kinds of source: Agricultural Censuses, which gathered data on the kinds of crops planted and animals raised, usually from farmers; and Land Use Mapping, which actually surveyed land use, field by field. Work on this theme has been funded by DEFRA, the Environment Agency and the Frederick Soddy Trust. Our most detailed information on land use is, in fact, the complete set of the maps published by the Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain, included in our 'Historical Mapping' section.