asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of male hired labour units on farms, as revealed in the National Farm Survey 1957-58, in the form of a reply of 8th March, 1960.
Written Answers. - Male Hired Labour Units on Farms.
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Particulars of the frequency distribution of Survey farms 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 according to male hired labour units—National Farm Survey, 1957-58.
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 |
120 |
40 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
161 |
15-30 ,, |
261 |
136 |
13 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
410 |
30-50 ,, |
220 |
186 |
36 |
15 |
3 |
2 |
— |
462 |
50-100 ,, |
145 |
171 |
91 |
53 |
8 |
— |
1 |
469 |
100-200 ,, |
58 |
57 |
48 |
87 |
30 |
2 |
4 |
286 |
Over 200 ,, |
16 |
15 |
10 |
28 |
27 |
14 |
23 |
133 |