§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the number of milk producers and of dairy cows at the most recent convenient
Scottish Milk Marketing Board Aberdeen and District Milk Marketing Board North of Scotland Milk Marketing Board Registered Producers Dairy Cows Registered Producers Dairy Cows Registered Producers Dairy Cows 1967 … … 5,222 280,000 454 29,000 287 19,000 1966 … … 5,548 282,000 472 30,000 295 19,000 1965 … … 5,843 289,000 510 31,000 310 19,000 1964 … … 6,095 291,000 533 31,000 327 19,000 1963 … … 6,369 301,000 556 33,000 349 20,000 Producer numbers are taken from the relevant December Census, as being the most recent available. The figures for 1967 are provisional.
Dairy cow numbers are taken from the final results of the June Census and are to the nearest thousand.
The provisional results of the December 1967 Census, which indicate a rise of 2 per cent. in total dairy cow numbers in Scotland, are not available on a county (or Board area) basis.