asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state in what year co-operative creamery societies were circularised requesting them to agree to a reduction in the price to be paid to producers for milk and, further, if he will state the number of milch cows in the State in that year, and in each succeeding year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Co-operative Creamery Societies.
The answer to the first part of the question is 1950. The numbers of milch cows in this country on the 1st June, 1950, and 1951 were 1,208,508 and 1,189,380 respectively.