asked the Taoiseach if he will state the number of tractors included in closing inventories according to the National Farm Survey, 1957-58, east and midland region, giving details of the number of tractors on farms in each size group and the number of farms in the sample.
Written Answers. - National Farm Survey Statistics.
The particulars of the number of farms in the east and midland region in the 1957-58 National Farm Survey and of the number of tractors in the closing inventories of these farms are given for each size group, in the following statement.
1957-58 National Farm Survey—East and Midland Region.
Size Group |
Number of farms in sample |
Number of tractors included in closing inventories |
5- 15 acres |
46 |
2 |
15- 30 ,, |
136 |
11* |
30- 50 ,, |
152 |
31* |
50- 100 ,, |
158 |
76 |
100- 200 ,, |
105 |
87 |
Over 200 ,, |
65 |
92 |
*In addition there were part shares in 2 additional tractors as follows:
One share of ? in the 15-30 acre size group;
One share of ½ in the 30-50 acre size group.
34.
asked the Taoiseach if he will state in respect of farms in the east and midland region, according to the National Farm Survey, 1957-58, the number of farms and the number in each size group in which (a) farm tractors (b) family cars and (c) hired machinery entered into machinery expenses, and the number of farms in the sample, with (a), (b) and (c) expressed as a percentage thereof.
The following statement shows the total number of farms in the East and Midland region covered by the National Farm Survey 1957-58 and the number of these farms in which farm expenses included (i) expenses in respect of own farm tractors, (ii) portion of the expenses incurred in connection with the family car and (iii) expenses in respect of the hire of machinery and implements.
NATIONAL FARM SURVEY 1957-58—East and Midland Region.
Size Group |
Number of farms with farm tractor expenses |
Number of farms with family car expenses as a farm expense |
Number of farms with expenses in respect of the hire of machinery and implements |
Number of farms in Survey |
(a), (b) and (c) expressed as a percentage of (d) |
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(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
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(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
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% |
% |
% |
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5- 15 acres |
2 |
3 |
40 |
46 |
4 |
7 |
87 |
15- 30 ,, |
12 |
16 |
132 |
136 |
9 |
12 |
97 |
30- 50 ,, |
31 |
37 |
145 |
152 |
20 |
24 |
95 |
50- 100 ,, |
74 |
81 |
153 |
158 |
47 |
51 |
97 |
100- 200 ,, |
74 |
77 |
99 |
105 |
70 |
73 |
94 |
Over 200 ,, |
60 |
56 |
58 |
65 |
92 |
86 |
89 |
35.
asked the Taoiseach if he will state in respect of the southern region, National Farm Survey, 1957-58, particulars of male hired labour units in the form of a reply of 31st March, 1960.
Particulars of the frequency distribution of survey farms, in the Southern Region, according to the number of male hired labour units in the 1957/58 National Farm Survey are given in the following table under the headings asked for by the Deputy.
DISTRIBUTION of farms in the Southern Region according to male hired labour units.
National Farm Survey, 1957/1958.
Size Group |
Male hired labour units |
Total |
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Nil |
0.01-0.50 |
0.51-1.00 |
1.01-2.00 |
2.01-3.00 |
3.01-4.00 |
Over 4.00 |
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Number of Farms |
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5- 15 acres |
18 |
18 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
37 |
15- 30 ,, |
54 |
37 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
96 |
30- 50 ,, |
64 |
78 |
24 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
171 |
50- 100 ,, |
68 |
76 |
61 |
31 |
3 |
— |
— |
239 |
100- 200 ,, |
32 |
29 |
30 |
53 |
15 |
1 |
2 |
162 |
Over 200 ,, |
5 |
12 |
6 |
14 |
10 |
7 |
2 |
56 |