asked the Minister for Finance whether he will state the number of acres of beet contracted for in each county in the present year.
Written Answers. - Acreage of Beet.
The number of acres of beet contracted for in each county as at the 20th April, 1949, was as follows:—
County |
Acreage |
Carlow |
5,223 |
Cavan |
7 |
Clare |
537 |
Cork |
8,303 |
Donegal |
— |
Dublin |
37 |
Galway |
5,635 |
Kerry |
1,335 |
Kildare |
4,053 |
Kilkenny |
5,069 |
Laoighis |
6,224 |
Leitrim |
4 |
Limerick |
130 |
Longford |
3 |
Louth |
416 |
Mayo |
538 |
Meath |
254 |
Monaghan |
4 |
Offaly |
2,650 |
Roscommon |
106 |
Sligo |
58 |
Tipperary |
6,896 |
Waterford |
1,558 |
Westmeath |
210 |
Wexford |
6,070 |
Wicklow |
676 |
TOTAL |
55,996 |