asked the Minister for Agriculture the total amount spent by the Committees of Agriculture on livestock improvement premiums for the years 1960, 1970, 1978 and each subsequent year in respect of cattle, sheep and pigs; and the number of premiums awarded in each year for each breed concerned.
Written Answers. - Agricultural Expenditure.
403.
The information requested is set out in the following tables:
Cattle Improvement Premiums
|
Year |
Expenditure (£) |
Number of Premiums By Breed |
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|
Shorthorn |
Friesian |
Aberdeen Angus |
Hereford |
Charolais |
Simmental |
Kerry |
South Devon |
Limousin |
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|
1960/61 |
19,724 |
436 |
7 |
192 |
278 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
|
1970/71 |
14,468 |
69 |
72 |
74 |
410 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
1978 |
8,786 |
20 |
40 |
40 |
207 |
6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
1979 |
7,686 |
8 |
24 |
35 |
142 |
8 |
1 |
— |
— |
1 |
|
1980 |
5,491 |
7 |
20 |
29 |
108 |
9 |
3 |
— |
— |
1 |
|
1981 |
5,438 |
9 |
18 |
28 |
94 |
9 |
8 |
— |
— |
— |
|
1982 |
5,033 |
10 |
13 |
33 |
70 |
10 |
8 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
1983 |
2,562 |
9 |
3 |
15 |
49 |
7 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
Sheep Improvement Premiums
|
Year |
Expenditure (£) |
Number of Premiums By Breed |
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|
Suffolk |
Texel |
Galway |
Wicklow Cheviot |
Blackface Mountain |
Border Leicester |
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|
1960/61 |
3,665 |
— |
— |
82 |
66 |
150 |
— |
|
1970/71 |
4,940 |
11 |
— |
122 |
100 |
204 |
2 |
|
1978 |
18,634 |
195 |
11 |
121 |
123 |
291 |
1 |
|
1979 |
18,423 |
200 |
8 |
105 |
124 |
208 |
— |
|
1980 |
14,779 |
173 |
15 |
88 |
107 |
222 |
1 |
|
1981 |
29,369 |
210 |
17 |
110 |
94 |
242 |
— |
|
1982 |
29,515 |
211 |
43 |
96 |
118 |
272 |
1 |
|
1983 |
23,827 |
194 |
13 |
87 |
113 |
208 |
1 |
Pig Improvement Premiums
|
Year |
Expenditure(£) |
Number of Premiums By Breed |
|
|
Large White |
Landrace |
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|
1960/61 |
21,505 |
1,272 |
— |
|
1970/71 |
41,746 |
837 |
933 |
|
1978 |
29,760 |
243 |
165 |
|
1979 |
19,709 |
159 |
102 |
|
1980 |
20,591 |
157 |
99 |
|
1981 |
20,662 |
95 |
77 |
|
1982 |
25,698 |
109 |
73 |
|
1983 |
13,410 |
63 |
38 |