asked the Minister for Agriculture the total number of dairy cows (a) in this country and (b) in each county in (i) 1960, (ii) 1970, (iii) 1980 and (iv) 1983; the total number of gallons of milk produced (a) in the country and (b) in each county in those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Agricultural Statistics.
702.
The following statement sets out the information requested in so far as it is available to my Department or the Central Statistics Office. It is not possible to give a breakdown of the number of gallons produced on a county basis.
Total Number of Dairy Cows in Ireland
|
County |
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1983 |
|
Carlow |
13,822 |
20,088 |
13,698 |
|
|
Dublin |
18,901 |
12,618 |
6,358 |
|
|
Kildare |
25,220 |
32,417 |
22,102 |
|
|
Kilkenny |
43,219 |
61,302 |
66,695 |
|
|
Laoighis |
26,746 |
40,480 |
36,075 |
|
|
Longford |
18,614 |
25,752 |
17,173 |
|
|
Louth |
13,404 |
19,045 |
15,937 |
|
|
Meath |
42,353 |
55,406 |
53,198 |
|
|
Offaly |
22,057 |
32,570 |
25,358 |
|
|
Westmeath |
20,710 |
29,893 |
22,139 |
|
|
Wexford |
38,294 |
64,506 |
61,099 |
|
|
Wicklow |
23,910 |
31,969 |
24,693 |
Not Available on a county basis |
|
Clare |
66,747 |
83,532 |
64,262 |
|
|
Cork |
208,239 |
286,578 |
344,692 |
|
|
Kerry |
112,926 |
136,214 |
142,008 |
|
|
Limerick |
113,886 |
146,821 |
153,558 |
|
|
Tipperary |
101,272 |
141,664 |
152,893 |
|
|
Waterford |
38,730 |
57,963 |
69,560 |
|
|
Galway |
58,915 |
87,439 |
53,527 |
|
|
Leitrim |
29,320 |
33,062 |
12,748 |
|
|
Mayo |
62,296 |
79,090 |
45,920 |
|
|
Roscommon |
33,952 |
45,506 |
21,466 |
|
|
Sligo |
30,862 |
36,343 |
23,365 |
|
|
Cavan |
44,992 |
63,619 |
62,907 |
|
|
Donegal |
46,608 |
49,024 |
24,604 |
|
|
Monaghan |
27,692 |
40,202 |
47,231 |
|
|
Total for Country |
1,283,687 |
1,713,103 |
1,583,266 |
1,636,200 (Provisional Estimate) |
2. Total Number of Gallons of Milk Produced in Ireland* (Million Gallons)
|
1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1983 |
|
|
408.0 |
858.6 |
1,004.6 |
1,168.3 |
* (consists of liquid milk, creamery milk and milk consumed on farms).
703.
asked the Minister for Agriculture in respect of (i) in the country and (ii) in each county: the total number of acres of (a) barley; (b) oats; (c) wheat; (d) rye; (e) potatoes; (f) turnips; (g) beet; (h) fodder beet; (i) man-golds; (j) carrots; (k) onions; (l) celery; (m) any type vegetables grown in this country; and if he will make a statement on the entire crop position in the country.
The latest year for which official statistics, on a county basis of acreages under cereals and vegetables are available, is 1980 and the following table sets out the figures.
Official provisional estimates of total acreage under cereals and potatoes in 1984 are as follows (figures for other crops are not available).
|
Crop |
1984 acres (000) |
|
Spring Wheat |
34.6 |
|
Winter Wheat |
158.3 |
|
Oats |
60.5 |
|
Malting Barley |
120.9 |
|
Other Barley (Spring) |
526.2 |
|
Other Barley (Winter) |
78.4 |
Source:— Central Statistics Office.
The acreage under cereals this year showed an overall increase of about 3 per cent over 1983 but significant increases took place in winter wheat, oats and malting barley. Cereal yields are estimated to have been the highest on record. Vegetable and root crop acreages and yields are also expected to be higher than in 1983.
Table 5 — Area under Crops, Pasture and Other Land in each County and Province, June 1980
|
County and Province |
Corn Crops |
|||||||||
|
Wheat |
Oats |
Barley |
Rye |
Maize |
Beans and Peas |
Total Corn Corps |
||||
|
Spring |
Winter |
Malting |
Other |
|||||||
|
Spring |
Winter |
|||||||||
|
Acres (000) |
||||||||||
|
Carlow |
4.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
5.1 |
35.1 |
2.0 |
— |
0.1 |
0.3 |
48.4 |
|
Dublin |
4.0 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
24.3 |
4.7 |
— |
0.0 |
0.0 |
41.9 |
|
Kildare |
7.2 |
6.0 |
1.9 |
17.3 |
40.0 |
9.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
82.5 |
|
Kilkenny |
8.1 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
61.9 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
81.6 |
|
Laoighis |
2.9 |
2.2 |
0.6 |
16.2 |
27.4 |
1.9 |
— |
0.0 |
0.2 |
51.5 |
|
Longford |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
— |
— |
— |
3.2 |
|
Louth |
2.2 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
29.3 |
6.1 |
— |
— |
0.1 |
43.7 |
|
Meath |
12.4 |
10.7 |
3.7 |
1.2 |
55.0 |
10.6 |
— |
0.1 |
0.0 |
93.8 |
|
Offaly |
1.7 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
12.0 |
16.1 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
34.1 |
|
Westmeath |
1.6 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
17.2 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
— |
22.8 |
|
Wexford |
13.6 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
32.2 |
75.9 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
129.2 |
|
Wiclow |
4.0 |
3.2 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
37.7 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
56.7 |
|
Leinster |
61.9 |
37.4 |
15.6 |
98.1 |
422.3 |
51.4 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
689.2 |
|
Clare |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
— |
— |
— |
1.8 |
|
Cork |
8.2 |
3.1 |
7.1 |
10.5 |
145.1 |
4.6 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
181.4 |
|
Kerry |
0.3 |
0.2 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
9.8 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
— |
14.3 |
|
Limerick |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
— |
0.0 |
0.0 |
6.5 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
7.9 |
14.0 |
1.1 |
— |
0.1 |
0.1 |
25.7 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
6.0 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
30.8 |
1.9 |
— |
0.1 |
0.0 |
43.2 |
|
Waterford |
4.3 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
33.8 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
45.5 |
|
Munster |
20.9 |
8.6 |
16.1 |
21.4 |
237.8 |
9.9 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
318.4 |
|
Galway |
0.4 |
0.2 |
7.6 |
1.7 |
16.6 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
27.3 |
|
Leitrim |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
— |
0.0 |
— |
0.0 |
— |
— |
0.2 |
|
Mayo |
0.2 |
0.1 |
7.0 |
0.1 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
11.7 |
|
Roscommon |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
5.1 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
— |
— |
7.3 |
|
Sligo |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
— |
— |
1.6 |
|
Connacht |
0.7 |
0.3 |
17.0 |
2.3 |
25.9 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
48.1 |
|
Cavan |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
3.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
— |
— |
3.7 |
|
Donegal |
0.2 |
0.5 |
11.0 |
0.3 |
24.4 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
— |
37.6 |
|
Monaghan |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
5.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
— |
0.0 |
6.4 |
|
Ulster (part of) |
0.4 |
0.6 |
11.9 |
0.3 |
33.0 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
47.6 |
|
Ireland |
84.0 |
47.0 |
60.6 |
122.1 |
718.9 |
64.2 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
4.3 |
1,103.3 |
|
Root and Green Crops |
|||||||||
|
County and Province |
Potatoes |
Turnips |
Mangels |
Fodder Beet |
Sugar Beet |
Kale and Field Cabbage for Livestock Feeding |
Vegetables (Mainly for Sale) |
Other Root and Green Crops |
Total Root and Green Crops |
|
Acres (000) |
|||||||||
|
Carlow |
1.3 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
7.8 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
12.8 |
|
Dublin |
8.3 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
12.6 |
|
Kildare |
1.9 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
7.7 |
|
Kilkenny |
2.7 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
5.6 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
11.2 |
|
Laoighis |
1.8 |
2.7 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
5.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
11.4 |
|
Longford |
1.1 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
— |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
|
Louth |
3.6 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
— |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
4.7 |
|
Meath |
8.7 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
10.3 |
|
Offaly |
2.7 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
9.3 |
|
Westmeath |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
3.0 |
|
Wexford |
4.3 |
5.5 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
19.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
31.8 |
|
Wicklow |
2.4 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
6.9 |
|
Leinster |
40.6 |
19.5 |
1.9 |
4.8 |
45.5 |
3.0 |
5.1 |
2.5 |
122.9 |
|
Clare |
2.6 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
|
Cork |
9.8 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
24.2 |
3.7 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
48.1 |
|
Kerry |
4.1 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.2 |
7.6 |
|
Limerick |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
|
Tipperary N.R. |
1.7 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
6.8 |
|
Tipperary S.R. |
1.8 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
6.6 |
|
Waterford |
1.4 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
6.8 |
|
Munster |
22.7 |
9.5 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
33.3 |
5.1 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
81.7 |
|
Galway |
9.4 |
3.1 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
18.0 |
|
Leitrim |
1.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
— |
— |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
|
Mayo |
7.1 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
8.8 |
|
Roscommon |
2.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
3.4 |
|
Sligo |
1.5 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.9 |
|
Connacht |
21.3 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
33.4 |
|
Cavan |
1.5 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
|
Donegal |
15.0 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
— |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
16.5 |
|
Monaghan |
1.7 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
— |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
|
Ulster (part of) |
18.2 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
20.1 |
|
Ireland |
102.7 |
34.4 |
4.5 |
11.5 |
81.5 |
9.4 |
8.3 |
5.7 |
258.1 |
Source: Central Statistics Office June 1980 enumeration.