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..... 6,875 4,352 172,021 134,889 294,607 254,749 847,614 781,474 754,221 1,032,910 565,054 1,695,983 15,873 75,972 3,720 28,578 2,659,985 4,008,907 It will thus be seen that the smaller farms have decreased in number during the decade, and that while those between 50 and 100 have only increased 37 per cent., those between roo and 500 have trebled, those between 500 and 1,000 have quintupled, while those above 1,000 are eight times more in number than in 1870. In 1883 over 18,000,000 acres were in the hands of eight proprietors, while the great railway companies own 200,000,000 acres. The total value of farms in 1880 was £2,039,419,355, and in 1870 £1,852,560,772; but in the latter year gold was at a premium of 25 per cent. The total value of farm implements in 1880 was £81,304,011, and the total value of all agricultural produce was £442,860,513. The following are the returns of the cereal crops for the five years 1886-90 :- Year.