§ Mr. Woodburnasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the numbers of agricultural animals in Scotland pre-war and for each year from 1945 to the last full year and his estimate of the population for the present year in respect of dairy cattle, beef cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry, respectively.
§ Mr. J. StuartThe following table shows cattle, sheep, pig and poultry 181W numbers on holdings in Scotland over 1 acre in extent, as returned in June in each
Year Cattle Sheep Pigs Poultry Dairy Beef 1933 … … … … 711,610 582,027 7,811,144 167,028 8,514,047 1939 … … … … 740,742 607,901 8,007,134 252,264 7,710,999 1945 … … … … 823,292 636,500 6,899,009 170,564 7,313,087 1946 … … … … 823,591 648,422 6,953,914 169,492 7,708,683 1947 … … … … 814,481 644,123 6,024,688 148,288 7,916,803 1948 … … … … 827,662 671,581 6,730,664 183,700 9,284,741 1949 … … … … 842,799 725,771 7,102,873 232,445 10,006,270 1950 … … … … 852,653 763,737 7,337,269 250,830 10,073,107 1951 … … … … 823,247 776,880 6,858,883 339,053 9,920,969 It is difficult to estimate what the returns for the current year will disclose but, provided no unforeseen circumstances arise, the numbers may be about 805,000 Dairy Cattle, 775,000 Beef Cattle, 7,000,000 Sheep, 435,000 Pigs and 9,500.000 Poultry.