Its total emigration from May, 1851, to July, 1865, numbered 1,591,487: the emigration during the years 1861-1865 was more than half-a-million. The number of inhabitated houses fell, from 1851-1861, by 52,990. From 1851-1861, the number of holdings of 15 to 30 acres increased 61,000, that of holdings over 30 acres, 109,000, whilst the total number of all farms fell 120,000, a fall, therefore, solely due to the suppression of farms under 15 acres—i.e., to their centralisation.
| Year. | Sheep. | Pigs. | ||||
| Total Number. | Decrease. | Increase. | Total Number. | Decrease. | Increase. | |
| 1860 | 3,542,080 | 1,271,072 | ||||
| 1861 | 3,556,050 | 13,970 | 1,102,042 | 169,030 | ||
| 1862 | 3,456,132 | 99,918 | 1,154,324 | 52,282 | ||
| 1863 | 3,308,204 | 147,982 | 1,067,458 | 86,866 | ||
| 1864 | 3,366,941 | 58,737 | 1,058,480 | 8,978 | ||
| 1865 | 3,688,742 | 321,801 | 1,299,893 | 241,413 | ||
The decrease of the population was naturally accompanied by a decrease in the mass of products. For our purpose, it suffices to consider the 5 years from 1861-1865 during which over half-a-million emigrated, and the absolute number of people sank by more than 4 of a million.
From the above tables it results :—
| Horses. | Cattle. | Sheep. | Pigs. |
| Absolute Decrease. | Absolute Decrease. | Absolute Increase. | Absolute Increase. |
| 72,358 | 116,626 | 146,608 | 28,819[1] |
- ↑ The result would be found yet more unfavourable if we went further back.
