HC Deb 11 July 1940 vol 362 cc1364-5W
Mr. R. Gibson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what agricultural executive committees have arranged for the stocking of parts of deer-forest land in Scotland; what counties are affected; how many acres and how many head of stock; and what stock are affected in each of the said counties?

Mr. E. Brown

Agricultural executive committees in counties where there are deer forests are co-operating with the owners of the forests in arranging for the stocking of such land with sheep and cattle. Figures showing the acreage affected are not available but the follow-

County. Cattle. Sheep.
1939. 1940. Increase. Decrease. 1939. 1940. Increase. Decrease.
Aberdeen 67 67 6,278 6,219 59
Angus 3 9 6 4,796 6,152 1,356
Argyll 380 662 282 4,980 11,562 6,582
Banff 14 11 3 500 500
Caithness 50 46 4 1,323 1,569 246
Dunbarton 20 20 1,350 1,350
Inverness 429 673 244 10,453 13,395 2,942
Kincardine 10 10
Kirkcudbright
Perth 62 92 30 10,064 8,715 1,349
Ross and Cromarty. 479 859 380 10,399 19,281 8,882
Sutherland 176 207 31 2,133 6,025 3,892
Net Increase Net Increase
Total 1,593 2,646 1,053 50,426 74,778 24,352

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