asked the Taoiseach if he will give the figures for farmers' cash income in the form set out in a reply of 25th April, 1961, for the years 1956, 1957 and 1958.
Written Answers. - Farmers' Cash Income.
23.
The particulars asked for by the Deputy are as follows:—
ESTIMATED gross agricultural output and income of farmers and their relatives 1956-1958.
|
Item |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
Change + =increase - =decrease |
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|
1956-1957 |
1957-1958 |
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|
£million |
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Sales plus own consumption:— |
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|
Cattle and calves |
45.8 |
53.7 |
50.2 |
+7.9 |
-3.5 |
|
Sheep and lambs |
7.6 |
8.1 |
8.6 |
+0.5 |
+0.5 |
|
Pigs |
16.5 |
18.7 |
21.9 |
+2.2 |
+3.2 |
|
Poultry |
4.6 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
+0.5 |
-0.1 |
|
Horses |
4.0 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
-0.9 |
-0.5 |
|
Milk |
40.9 |
44.9 |
40.5 |
+4.0 |
-4.4 |
|
Eggs |
11.4 |
9.9 |
10.5 |
-1.5 |
+0.6 |
|
Wheat |
10.5 |
13.2 |
7.7 |
+2.7 |
-5.5 |
|
Oats |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
+0.0 |
-0.3 |
|
Barley |
5.5 |
5.9 |
3.9 |
+0.4 |
-2.0 |
|
Potatoes |
7.7 |
7.0 |
8.8 |
-0.7 |
+1.8 |
|
Sugar beet |
4.1 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
+1.3 |
-0.1 |
|
Turf |
7.3 |
6.7 |
4.9 |
-0.6 |
-1.8 |
|
Other products |
8.4 |
9.1 |
8.4 |
+0.7 |
-0.7 |
|
Total sales plus own consumption (Gross Output) |
176.1 |
192.6 |
179.8 |
+16.5 |
-12.8 |
|
Total expenses (including feed, fertiliser and seed, hired labour and other costs) |
79.6 |
84.8 |
86.4 |
+5.2 |
+1.6 |
|
Income from Agriculture (excluding value of changes in livestock numbers) |
96.5 |
107.8 |
93.4 |
+11.3 |
-14.4 |
|
Value of changes in livestock numbers |
-0.4 |
-0.1 |
+3.2 |
+0.3 |
+3.3 |
|
Income from Agriculture (including value of changes in livestock numbers) |
96.1 |
107.7 |
96.6 |
+11.6 |
-11.1 |