asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of agricultural income and expenses for each of the years 1957 to 1960 inclusive in the form of a reply of 10th February, 1960.
Written Answers. - Agricultural Income and Expenses.
160.
The details requested by the Deputy are shown in the following table:
|
Item |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
|
Net output of agriculture (incl.value of changes inlivestock numbers) |
£million |
|||
|
157.1 |
145.8 |
156.3 |
160 |
|
|
Expenses of Agriculture |
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|
Land annuities |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2 |
|
Rates |
7.6 |
7.7 |
8.2 |
8 |
|
Wages and salaries |
18.2 |
17.8 |
18.1 |
19 |
|
Repairs to machinery, spare parts, etc. |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2 |
|
Petrol, fuel oil, etc. |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5 |
|
Depreciation of machinery and implements. |
6.0 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
7 |
|
Transport and marketing |
3.0 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3 |
|
Other |
5.6 |
5.8 |
6.0 |
7 |
|
Total expenses |
49.4 |
49.4 |
51.1 |
53 |
|
Agricultural profits (incl. income of farmers and their families). |
107.7 |
96.4 |
105.2 |
107 |