asked the Taoiseach if he will give details of imported farm machinery and farm tractors in 1963 and the number of farm tractors imported in each year from 1960 to 1963 to date.
Written Answers. - Imports of Farm Tractors and Machinery.
137.
The number of agricultural tractors imported in each of the years 1960, 1961 and 1962 were respectively 3,758, 4,807 and 4,994. Particulars of the imports of such tractors and of agricultural machinery and implements in the period January-August, 1963 (the latest period for which the data are available) are as follows:
IMPORTS of Agricultural machinery and implements and agricultural tractors in the period January-August, 1963.
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Description |
Unit of Quantity |
Quantity |
Value |
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Agricultural machinery and implements: |
£ |
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For soil preparation and cultivation: |
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Ploughs (including ridging ploughs) |
No. |
935 |
48,151 |
|
Harrows |
” |
2,401 |
71,322 |
|
Manure spreaders and muck loaders |
” |
975 |
136,023 |
|
Lime and fertiliser distributors |
” |
899 |
40,935 |
|
Planting and seeding machines |
” |
702 |
67,086 |
|
Land rollers |
” |
170 |
4,199 |
|
Hoes, grubbers (including drill cleaners) |
” |
104 |
4,277 |
|
Rotovators |
” |
272 |
30,310 |
|
Other |
” |
168 |
6,713 |
|
Parts for ploughs |
cwt. |
8,339 |
72,833 |
|
Parts for above machinery (except ploughs) |
” |
10,020 |
108,890 |
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For harvesting, threshing, mowing: |
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Combine harvesters |
No. |
456 |
573,002 |
|
Reapers and binders |
” |
84 |
5,888 |
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Threshing machines |
” |
10 |
5,307 |
|
Potato diggers |
” |
236 |
14,393 |
|
Beet lifters, toppers and cleaners |
” |
43 |
12,171 |
|
Forage harvesters |
” |
291 |
49,748 |
|
Wheel rakes |
” |
520 |
20,841 |
|
Side delivery rakes |
” |
1,430 |
95,574 |
|
Mowers (excluding lawn mowers): |
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For hay |
” |
1,463 |
76,378 |
|
Other |
” |
936 |
41,536 |
|
Lawn mowers |
” |
13,406 |
127,272 |
|
Hay-saving, n.e.s. |
” |
1,029 |
70,874 |
|
Graders and sorters |
” |
65 |
5,154 |
|
Balers and baling presses |
” |
562 |
232,929 |
|
Seed cleaners |
” |
13 |
2,058 |
|
Other harvesting, etc. machinery, n.e.s. |
” |
622 |
52,768 |
|
Parts for above machinery |
cwt. |
7,535 |
167,562 |
|
Dairy farm equipment: |
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Cream separators |
No. |
336 |
42,112 |
|
Milking machines and parts |
cwt. |
4,765 |
243,234 |
|
Churns |
No. |
1,353 |
4,026 |
|
Other (excluding pasteurisers, milk refrigerating machines, filter presses, bottling and canning machines) |
” |
538 |
10,932 |
|
Parts (other than for milking machines) |
cwt. |
516 |
30,108 |
|
Creamery equipment: |
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Creamery machinery complete, n.e.s. (including butter and cheese making machines) |
” |
824 |
39,994 |
|
Parts for creamery machinery |
” |
485 |
23,107 |
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Agricultural tractors: |
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|
New |
No. |
2,599 |
1,457,613 |
|
Secondhand |
” |
1,200 |
225,318 |
|
Parts for agricultural tractors (excluding rubber tyres, engines, engine parts and electrical parts) |
value |
242,216 |
|
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Other tractors (excluding road tractors for tractortrailer combinations): |
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Horticultural (walking type) |
No. |
8 |
592 |
|
Other |
” |
57 |
191,456 |
|
Parts (excluding rubber tyres, engines, engine parts and electrical parts) |
value |
64,834 |
|
|
Agricultural sprayers |
No. |
1,770 |
27,928 |
|
Incubators, brooders and hovers |
” |
1,260 |
39,844 |
|
Corn grinders |
” |
331 |
17,970 |
|
Root cutters |
” |
19 |
663 |
|
Agricultural machines, n.e.s. (including fruit and juice presses) |
” |
1,279 |
36,910 |
|
Parts for above machinery, n.e.s. |
value |
72,077 |
|
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TOTAL |
4,915,128 |