§ Elystan MorganMr. asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will state the numbers and percentage of farms in Wales at the last convenient date which were under the 275 standard man-day limit, as defined in current legislation, and the numbers and percentage of farms which were above the limit of 275 standard man-days but below the 600 standard man-day limit.
§ Mr. John MackieThe information is as follows:
AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS IN WALES, JUNE, 1965† Standard man-days Number of Holdings Percentage of all Holdings Under 275 26,500* 56 275–599 12,700 27 * Excludes 1,550 statistically insignificant holdings, i.e., those with virtually no crops or livestock on them. † These and other related statistics were recently published in The Structure of Agriculture. H.M.S.O. 1966.