Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 19 Apr 1944

Vol. 93 No. 8

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Autumn and Spring Calvers.

Mr. Hughes

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he can give, in relation to the dairying districts, comparable estimates of the number of autumn and spring calvers.

Mr. Lemass

The latest information available is that resulting from an inquiry conducted by the enumerators of the agricultural statistics in 1935 into the numbers of calves born in each month from June, 1934, to May, 1935. The statistics are in the form of a tabular statement which I propose to circulate with the Official Report.

Number of calves born in each of the months June, 1934 to May, 1935, in each of 11 counties in which the milk of 40 per cent or more of the cows was sent to creameries. (The percentage in any other county did not exceed 15).

County	1934	1935	Total
June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	April	May
Limerick	1,254	307	160	211	359	714	1,135	4,467	14,498	42,598	32,810	12,565	111,078
Tipperary	990	495	651	961	1,376	1,701	2,162	5,722	13,096	26,300	22,149	11,520	87,123
Kilkenny	539	318	505	637	893	1,245	1,939	4,150	5,668	9,034	7,147	4,518	36,593
Cork	4,142	2,531	2,237	2,746	2,985	4,705	7,435	17,364	32,117	51,931	41,225	23,268	192,686
Kerry	2,293	1,053	1,045	1,293	1,388	2,014	3,598	9,624	16,822	27,002	23,713	15,395	105,240
Cavan	1,188	666	854	939	783	976	1,231	2,318	3,204	5,995	8,282	8,554	34,990
Sligo	888	751	796	907	657	762	1,053	2,100	2,914	5,004	6,085	5,610	27,527
Leitrim	1,011	537	586	627	548	725	784	1,593	2,477	4,369	6,413	6,870	26,540
Waterford	623	320	360	449	658	794	1,184	2,647	5,101	9,134	7,598	4,621	33,489
Monaghan	756	572	597	633	728	750	849	1,804	2,193	4,015	5,185	5,530	23,612
Clare	1,518	643	542	672	764	1,203	2,052	2,965	5,577	9,844	11,704	10,349	47,833
Total	15,202	8,193	8,333	10,075	11,139	15,589	23,422	54,754	103,667	195,226	172,311	108,800	726,711