Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 21 Mar 1962

Vol. 194 No. 2

Written Answers. - Milch Cows and Milking Machines.

97.

Mr. Tully

asked the Taoiseach if he will state in respect of each county and province and the total for the State (1) the number of milch cows, (2) the number of milking machines and (3) the number of cows per milking machine, giving the information in respect of the latest year for which figures are available and for an earlier year which would indicate an increase in the number of milking machines.

The Taoiseach

The particulars requested are as follows:—

County and Province	Milch Cows	Milking machines	Number of milch cows per milking machine
1949	1960	1949	1960	1949	1960
Carlow	12,202	13,822	16	120	763	115
Dublin	21,056	18,901	71	225	297	84
Kildare	17,645	25,220	47	254	375	99
Kilkenny	39,846	43,219	50	345	797	125
Laoighis	22,473	26,746	15	142	1,498	188
Longford	14,758	18,614	1	38	*	490
Louth	12,641	13,404	23	121	550	111
Meath	28,803	42,353	62	452	465	94
Offaly	19,296	22,057	23	65	839	339
Westmeath	16,263	20,710	7	77	*	269
Wexford	33,525	38,294	37	274	906	140
Wicklow	21,237	23,910	52	309	408	77
LEINSTER	259,745	307,250	404	2,422	643	127
Clare	59,277	66,747	11	207	5,389	322
Cork	196,926	208,239	257	3,299	766	63
Kerry	109,461	112,926	59	1,112	1,855	102
Limerick	106,882	113,886	145	1,309	737	87
Tipperary	88,387	101,272	99	1,024	893	99
Waterford	36,676	38,730	82	513	447	75
MUNSTER	597,609	641,800	653	7,464	915	86
Galway	55,159	58,915	5	54	*	1,091
Leitrim	28,914	29,320	—	17	*	1,725
Mayo	60,258	62,296	3	53	*	1,175
Roscommon	32,885	33,952	3	16	*	2,122
Sligo	29,379	30,862	12	60	2,448	514
CONNACHT	206,595	215,345	23	200	8,982	1,077
Cavan	40,583	44,992	10	165	4,058	273
Donegal	45,933	46,608	31	100	1,482	466
Monaghan	25,101	27,692	13	104	1,931	266
ULSTER (pt. of)	111,617	119,292	54	369	2,067	323
STATE	1,175,566	1,283,687	1,134	10,455	1,037	123

* Not calculated where the number of milking machines is less than 10.