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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 5 Feb 1936

Vol. 60 No. 1

Written Answers. - Milch Cows.

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state (1) the total number of milch cows in the Saorstát in the years 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1935; and the total number of milch cows in each (2) county and (3) province in each of these years.

The following is the information required:—

County and Province

MILCH COWS

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

Carlow

12,102

11,890

12,614

13,565

13,758

Dublin

19,073

20,937

22,807

23,436

22,717

Kildare

13,223

13,546

14,780

15,862

16,259

Kilkenny

41,076

40,163

41,452

44,270

45,794

Laoighise

22,118

21,976

23,131

24,517

25,283

Longford

15,073

15,500

16,605

17,320

17,051

Louth

10,750

11,086

11,968

12,756

13,270

Meath

18,276

19,459

21,246

23,108

23,566

Offaly

19,380

19,351

20,735

21,204

21,844

Westmeath

15,444

16,079

17,435

18,121

18,397

Wexford

34,596

35,468

35,393

37,276

38,517

Wicklow

20,165

20,870

21,573

22,203

22,368

LEINSTER

241,276

246,325

259,739

273,638

278,824

Clare

59,164

60,149

61,524

64,664

67,156

Cork

211,851

211,499

217,959

226,471

230,612

Kerry

116,765

116,172

118,199

118,109

120,665

Limerick

114,899

113,643

115,124

119,343

123,163

Tipperary

96,185

93,761

95,393

99,281

103,477

Waterford

39,386

40,140

41,092

42,318

43,039

MUNSTER

638,250

635,364

649,291

670,186

688,112

Galway

53,081

55,096

56,810

57,458

57,224

Leitrim

33,118

33,864

35,313

36,248

35,904

Mayo

63,309

64,732

66,579

65,594

64,526

Roscommon

36,577

37,295

38,709

39,251

39,495

Sligo

30,463

30,709

31,967

32,831

33,504

CONNACHT

216,548

221,696

229,378

231,382

230,653

Cavan

42,452

42,792

44,776

46,370

46,721

Donegal

56,425

56,820

57,651

57,985

57,256

Monaghan

27,346

26,998

27,653

29,296

30,123

ULSTER (3 Cos.):

126,223

126,610

130,080

133,651

134,100

SAORSTÁT ÉIREANN:

1,222,297

1,229,995

1,268,488

1,308,857

1,331,689

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