A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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APPENDIX 3
OTHER LIVESTOCK

The number of households keeping each of the following livestock was insufficient to permit of any calculations being made from the figures.

1. Ducks

No. keeping Ducks at present 53
Number kept 278
No. who have kept Ducks in last 12 months 54
No. able to state average number of Ducks kept 34
Number of Ducks kept by them 193
Ducks killed in last 12 months YES 9
NO 29
N.A. 16
No. able to state number of Ducks killed 9
Number of Ducks killed by them 39
Eggs laid last week YES 11
NO 23
N.A. 20
No. able to state number of eggs laid last week 10
Number of eggs laid last week 130
Eggs preserved last 12 months YES 1
NO 24
N.A. 29
No. able to state number of eggs preserved 1
Number of eggs preserved 25

2. Geese

No. keeping Geese at present 17
Number of Geese kept 102
No. keeping Geese in last 12 months 17
No. able to state average number of Geese kept 13
Number of Geese kept 68
Geese killed in last 12 months YES 6
NO 9
N.A. 2
No. able to state number of Geese killed in 12 months 6
Number of Geese killed 24
Eggs laid last week YES 2
NO 5
N.A. 10
No. able to state number of eggs laid last week 2
Number of eggs laid 3
Eggs preserved last 12 months YES 1
NO 6
N.A. 10
No. able to state number of eggs preserved -
Number preserved -

APPENDIX 3 (Contd.)

3. Goats

No. keeping Goats at present 5
Number of Goats 14
No. keeping Goats in last 12 months 5
No. able to state average number of Goats kept 4
Number of Goats kept by them 8
Milk last 12 months YES 2
NO 1
N.A. 2
No. able to state gallons of milk last 12 months 2
Gallons of milk 196

4. Bees

No. keeping Bees at present 13
Number of Hives 48
No. keeping Bees last 12 months 13
No. able to state average number of Hives kept 9
No. of hives by them 39
Honey obtained last 12 months YES 10
NO 2
N.A. 4
No. able to state pounds of honey last 12 months 7
Pounds of honey 420

5. Pigs

No. keeping Pigs at present 30
Number of Pigs kept 90
No. keeping Pigs in last 12 months 30
No. able to state average number of Pigs kept 19
Number of Pigs kept 40
Pigs killed in last 12 months YES 14
NO 6
N.A. 10
No. able to state number of Pigs killed 14
Pigs killed 21

6. Other Livestock

No. keeping other Livestock 8
Number of other Livestock kept 49
No. keeping other Livestock in last 12 months 8
No. able to state average number of other Livestock kept 3
Number of other Livestock kept 17
Other Livestock killed in last 12 months YES 5
NO 1
N.A. 2
No. able to state number of other Livestock killed 4
Number of other Livestock killed 4

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