asked the Taoiseach if he will give particulars of changes in the cash income of farmers in 1961 in the form of a reply of 25th April 1961.
Written Answers. - Income of Farmers.
114.
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table:—
ESTIMATED gross agricultural output and income of farmers and their relatives 1960-61.
|
ITEM |
1960 |
1961* |
Change 1960-61*+ = Increase- = Decrease |
|
£ million |
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|
Sales plus own consumption:- |
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|
Cattle and Calves |
55.0 |
68.2 |
+ 13.1 |
|
Sheep and lambs |
9.5 |
7.7 |
– 1.8 |
|
Pigs |
20.8 |
23.2 |
+ 2.4 |
|
Poultry |
4.2 |
3.5 |
– 0.7 |
|
Horses |
3.5 |
3.5 |
– 0.0 |
|
Milk |
44.9 |
46.9 |
+ 2.0 |
|
Eggs |
8.5 |
8.4 |
– 0.1 |
|
Wheat |
11.1 |
11.2 |
+ 0.1 |
|
Oats |
1.5 |
1.4 |
– 0.1 |
|
Barley |
5.7 |
6.2 |
+ 0.5 |
|
Potatoes |
6.1 |
8.0 |
+ 2.0 |
|
Sugar beet |
6.0 |
5.7 |
– 0.3 |
|
Turf |
7.4 |
6.9 |
– 0.5 |
|
Other products |
10.6 |
10.5 |
– 0.2 |
|
Total Sales plus own consumption (Gross Output) |
194.9 |
211.2 |
+ 16.3 |
|
Total expenses (including feed, fertiliser and seed, hired labour and other costs) |
87.2 |
92.9 |
+ 5.7 |
|
Income from Agriculture (excluding value of changes in livestock numbers) |
107.7 |
118.3 |
+ 10.6 |
|
Value of changes in livestock numbers |
–0.5 |
–3.1 |
– 2.6 |
|
Income from Agriculture (including value of changes in livestock numbers) |
107.2 |
115.2 |
+ 8.0 |
* All the figures given for 1961 are preliminary estimates and are subject to revision as more adequate data become available.