West Suffolk Administrative County (pre-1974) : Agriculture & Land Use Statistics

Created: 1889   Abolished: 1974

These simple graphs compare Suffolk with national trends:

Time Series Period Covered Description
Percentage Arable (Agricultural Census) 1921 to 1951 This rate presents the acreage of arable land recorded by the Agricultural Census, or 'June Survey'…
Cattle per Acre 1931 This rate shows the density of cattle, as recorded by the farm census.…
Percentage Arable (Land Utilisation Survey) 1931 This rate presents the acreage of arable land recorded by the 1930s Land Utilisation Survey of Grea…
Land Agriculturally Unproductive 1931 This rate presents the acreage of land recorded by the 1930s Land Utilisation Survey of Great Brita…
Oat Farming 1931 This rate presents the acreage of oats, as recorded by the Agricultural Census. The divisor used to…
Orchards as a percentage of total area 1931 Orchards are a special case within the Agricultural Census, because the land beneath the trees can …
Potato Farming 1931 This rate presents the acreage of potatoes, as recorded by the Agricultural Census or similar survey…
Sheep per Acre 1931 This rate shows the density of sheep, as recorded by the farm census.…
Wheat Farming 1931 This rate presents the acreage of wheat, as recorded by the Agricultural Census or similar surveys. …

We hold these detailed statistics for Suffolk, which we graph and tabulate here:

Time Series Period Covered Variables (number of categories)
Acreages of different crops, as reported by Agricultural Censuses 1922-35 1931 Agricultural Census Crop Categories, 1922- (22)
Basic land use categories, as reported by the Agricultural Census 1921 to 1951 Land Areas reported by the Agricultural Census (6)
Categories of Cattle as reported by the Agricultural Census. 1931 Agricultural Census Cattle Categories for 1920-31 (7)
Categories of horse as reported by the Agricultural Census. 1931 Agricultural Census Horse Categories for 1920-31 (5)
Farmland Use, as reported by the Agricultural Census 1921 to 1951 Agricultural Census Categories for Farmland (2)
Farmland Use, as reported by the Land Utilisation Survey 1931 Land Utilisation Survey farmland categories (2)
Farmworkers, as reported by the Agricultural Census 1931 Agricultural Census Categories for Farmworkers in 1930 (6)
Farmworkers, as reported by the Agricultural Census 1931 Agricultural Census Generalised Categories for Farmworkers (5)
Generalised agricultural crop classification for 1866-1970. 1931 Agricultural Census Generalised Crop Categories (13)
Generalised Categories for Horses as reported by the Agricultural Census. 1931 Agricultural Census Generalised Horse Categories (2)
Generalised Cattle Categories as reported by the Agricultural Census. 1931 Agricultural Census Generalised Cattle Categories (3)
Generalised Crop Acreages 1931 Generalised Crop Categories (6)
Generalised Sheep Categories as reported by the Agricultural Census. 1931 Agricultural Census Generalised Sheep Categories (3)
Land Utilisation in the 1930s (LUSGB data) 1931 Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain categories (6)
Pasture Use, as reported by the Agricultural Census 1921 to 1941 Agricultural Census Categories for Pasture (2)
Sizes of farms as reported by the Agricultural Census. 1931 Agricultural Census Farm Size in four categories (4)
Sizes of farms as reported by the Agricultural Census. 1931 Agricultural Census Farm Size Categories for 1920 (7)
Total area, in acres 1931 Land Utilisation Survey of Great Britain Total (1)
Total areas of reporting units 1921 to 1951 Total Area (for Agricultural Census) (1)
Total Farm Workforce, as reported by the Agricultural Census 1931 Variable for total number of farmworkers (1)
Total number of farms & smallholdings 1931 Total Number of Farms (1)
Types of Animal reported by the Agricultural Census 1931 Types of animal listed by the Agricultural Census (6)
Types of pig as reported by the Agricultural Census. 1931 Agricultural Census Pig Categories for 1920-30 (3)
Types of poultry as recorded by the Agricultural Census. 1931 Agricultural Census Poultry Categories (4)
Types of sheep as reported by the Agricultural Census. 1931 Agricultural Census Sheep Categories for 1920-30 (4)

Read more about how we hold statistics here.