asked the Taoiseach if he will state (a) the amount of wheat (cwts.) produced per acre in each of the years 1945 to 1951, inclusive, and (b) the average price paid per acre during these years.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Wheat Production.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement containing the desired information.
Following is the statement:—
IRELAND.
Estimated average yield of wheat per statute acre and average cash value per statute acre of the output* of wheat in each of the years 1945 to 1951.
|
Year |
Yield per statute acre |
Value of the output per statute acre |
|
|
cwt. |
£ |
s. |
|
|
1945 |
17.3 |
12 |
17 |
|
1946 |
14.4 |
12 |
13 |
|
1947 |
10.8 |
9 |
14 |
|
1948 |
15.8 |
16 |
8 |
|
1949 |
19.9 |
22 |
1 |
|
1950 |
17.9 |
18 |
1 |
|
1951 |
17.6 |
20 |
5† |
*Output represents wheat sold off farms and consumed in farm households but does not include the part of the crop used for further agricultural production.
†Provisional.