HC Deb 21 February 1967 vol 741 cc255-6W
Mr. Elystan Morgan

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what was the net annual income per acre at the last convenient date for farms in England and Wales of between 20 and 50 acres;

(2) what was the net annual income per acre at the last convenient date for farms in England and Wales of between 50 and 100 acres;

(3) what was the net annual income per acre at the last convenient date for farms in England and Wales of between 100 and 150 acres.

Mr. John Mackie

The information is given in "Farm Incomes in England and Wales 1964", a report based on the Farm Management Survey, and is as follows:

AVERAGE NET INCOME PER ACRE ON FARMS* IN ENGLAND AND WALES 1964
Farm Size (acres of crops, grass and rough grazing) £ per acre
Under 50 … … … … 23.6
50.1 to 100 … … … … 17.2
100.1 to 150 … … … … 12.6

* Excluding specialist Pigs and Poultry and Horticultural farms.