asked the Taoiseach if he will state in respect of the Dublin sales area, as defined by the Milk (Regulation of Supply and Price) Act, 1936, the number of (a) milch cows and heifers in calf, and (b) total cattle and the percentage relation of the former to the latter in each year since 1936.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dublin Milk Sales Area—Cattle Statistics.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the required information.
Following is the statement:—
NUMBERS of and percentage relationship between (a) Milch Cows and Heifers in Calf and (b) Total Cattle in the Dublin Sale District as defined for the purposes of the Milk (Regulation of Supply and Price) Act, 1936, in the Dublin District Milk Board Order, 1936 (S.R. & O. No. 254 of 1936) on the 1st June in each year since 1936.
|
Year |
Milch Cows and Heifers in Calf |
Total Cattle |
Milch Cows and Heifers in Calf as percentage of Total Cattle |
|
No. |
No. |
% |
|
|
1936 |
24,343 |
70,404 |
34.6 |
|
1937 |
23,748 |
70,073 |
33.9 |
|
1938 |
24,436 |
73,180 |
33.4 |
|
1939 |
24,355 |
72,965 |
33.4 |
|
1940 |
22,870 |
71,969 |
31.8 |
|
1941 |
20,251 |
66,879 |
30.3 |
|
1942 |
22,055 |
64,868 |
34.0 |
|
1943 |
21,967 |
64,157 |
34.2 |
|
1944 |
23,133 |
67,559 |
34.2 |
|
1945 |
22,742 |
63,745 |
35.7 |
|
1946 |
23,060 |
65,551 |
35.2 |
|
1947 |
22,678 |
64,278 |
35.3 |
|
1948 |
22,257 |
63,945 |
34.8 |
|
1949 |
22,598 |
65,406 |
34.6 |
|
1950 |
22,335 |
68,288 |
32.7 |
|
1951 |
21,965 |
68,077 |
32.3 |