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The following table shows the acreage under each kind of crop, and the number of horses, ~attle, sheep and pigs in the County of Northumberland as taken from the .Agricultural Returns, 1893 :- , , , : . • • • • CROPS ACRES. LIVE STOCK. NUMBER. , - , , - , • - CJkrr1l 8dlCl ~r~1s ...... ~ ...... • 97,383 Horses for agriculture, brood mares and un- Roots, artificial grasses, cabbage and rape ... 49,183 broken horses .• a ...... a. e ...... ,...... 18,663 Clover and grasses•••••••••••••••••••••• a ••••••••••••• 86,861 Cows in milk or calf ...... 25,271 Permanent pasture ...... 471 ,896 Other cattle •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 83,991 Bare fallow ...... a ..... 6,219 Sheep, 1 year old •••••4 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 600,7°3 ()rclul~s .••.....•..•.•.•••..•.•...••••.••....••....••... 121 Ditto, under I year ...... 414,°35 ~arltet ~ar

Northumberland contained in 1891, inhabited houses ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~ari81lEU! ,••••••••• ,••••,••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• In 1874, owners of land below J acre 10,036 Owners of land of I acre and upwards 2,221 12,257 Total acreage of rated lands .•••••••••••.•••••••••••.•. 1,190,043 Rateable value •••.•••••••••••.••.•••••.•• _•.•.•.•••,•••••••••••••.•••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••£2,931 ,981 Mountain and heath la.nd, used for grazing, acres 455,790 Total acreage of the county...•••.••..• .•••.• .•• •••.•• ..•.••.••.••.•.••••••••• •••••• •••••• l,z89, 756

COUNTY CONSTABULARY.

The force consists of a chief constable, deputy chief constable, 6 superintendents, 1 inspectors, 29 sergeants & 170 constables. "R" or HEAD QUARTERS, MORPETH. Chief Constable, Capt. Herbert D. Terry, Morpeth Deputy Chief Constable, Superintendent Matthew Taylor, Gosforth, Newcastle Superintendent &; Chief Clerk, James Joyce, Chief Constable's offices, Morpeth Assistant Clerk, Sergeant George Brown "A" or WOOLEB DIVISION. "E " or CASTLE DIVISION. John Kennedy, Wooler, superintendent; John Stokes, . Belford, inspector. Stations.-Bamburgh, Beadnell, Bel. Deputy Chief Constable, Matthew Taylor, superintenden~ _.I d Gosforth; James Spence, Wallsend & A. Redshaw, Cram- focu, Chatton, Cornhill, East Or , Ford, Holy Island, lington, inspectors. Stations.-Backworth, Benwell,Blag- Lowick, Milfield, Norham, North Sunderland, Pawston, don, Burradon, Cramlington, Denton Square, Dinning- Scremerston, Warenford, Wooler ton, Dudley, Earsdon, Gosfortb, Gosforth Park, Heddon- "B" or ALNWIC.K DIVISION. on-the-Wall, Hollywell East, Howdon, Kenton, Killing- Andrew Rutherford, superintendent. Stations.-Ackling- worth, Long Benton, Monkseaton, Moot Hall, New Den- ton, Alnmouth, Alnwick, Amble, Denwick, Eglingham, well, Newburn, New HartJey, New York, Ponteland, Embleton, Felton, Glanton, Longhoughton, North Chad- Seaton Burn, Seaton Delaval, Seaton Sluice, Scotswood, ton, Shilbottle, Warkworth, Whittingham 8egbill, Shankhouse, Stannington, ThrockleYl Walbottle, Walker, Wallsend, Whitley, Willington Quay, Willington "C" or ROTHBURY DIVISION. Stables, Wylam Thomas Dobson, superintendent. Stations.-Harbottle, Kirkwelpington, Longframlington, Otterburn, Ridsdale, "F" or HEXILUI DIVISION. Rothbury, Thropton John Harkes, superintendent; Robert Spratt, Haltwhistle, U D" or MORPETH DIVISION. inspector; Peter Spratt, Bellingha.m, sergeant. Stations. Thomas Crozier, superintendent; Adam Robertson, inspec­ - Acomb, Allendale Town, Barrasford, BeIlingham, tor, BIyth.. Stations.-Ashington, Bebside, Bedlington, Blanchland, ehesters, Coanwood, , Falstone, Blyth, Broomhill, Cambois, Cowpen, Guide Post, Long­ Fourstones, Greenhead, HaltwhistJe, Haydon Bridge, horsley, Longwitton, Morpeth, Netherton, Newbiggin, , Ovingha.m, Prudhoe, Shotley Field, Slaley, Newsham, North Seaton, Pegswood, Scotland Gate, Stamfordham, , Wark, West Wylam, Whit­ Sleekburn, Sleekbum New Winning, Ulgham, Whalton, field, Wbittington Widdrington

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