total number of cattle was a a fall of 106,000 cattle 3. It will be observed that whereas between December, 1939 and March 1940, the total between December, 1940 and March, 1941. Cows however, slightly more numerous than in December, 1940, and class was last March. Between December, 1939 and March, 1940, the the reverse direction. fewer animals over 2 4. As regards cattle other than dairy cattle, one year being reared, years old. There was also a fall in the number of cattle population as a and it is this fall which, in fact, accounts for the measures to reduce whole and foreshadows lower levels in the future population.