asked the Taoiseach if he will state in respect of male hired labour units in the east and midland region, National Farm Survey, 1957-58, for each size group (1) the total acreage and the number of farms and (2) the average acreage per unit of (i) total labour, (ii) family labour and (iii) hired labour.
Written Answers. - National Farm Survey: Hired Labour Units.
53.
The following statement contains the particulars requested in respect of all farms in the East and Midland Region included in the 1957-58 National Farm Survey.
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Size Group |
Total number of farms in 1957-58 Survey |
Total area farmed (unadjusted) |
Average area farmed (unadjusted) per unit of |
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Total Labour |
Family Labour |
Hired Labour |
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acres |
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5-15 acres |
46 |
615 |
15 |
16 |
591 |
|
15-30 acres |
136 |
3,999 |
21 |
22 |
495 |
|
30-50 acres |
152 |
6,725 |
27 |
30 |
228 |
|
50-100 acres |
158 |
12,219 |
37 |
47 |
187 |
|
100-200 acres |
105 |
14,985 |
52 |
83 |
138 |
|
Over 200 acres |
65 |
20,312 |
64 |
204 |
94 |
54.
asked the Taoiseach if the National Farm Survey, 1957-58 (east and midland region) reveals details of male hired labour units which indicate the approximate number of farms in each size group which gave full-time employment to hired labour by reference to the number of casual labour days or weeks entering into hired labour expenses (as outlined in page 4 of the Report of September, 1958) or having regard to fluctuations in the monthly or quarterly hired labour expenses, and the percentage of the total in each case.
The basic records of the National Farm Survey are not in such a form as would permit of the extraction of data on the distribution of farms according to extent of employment beyond those of the type furnished in reply to previous questions.