HC Deb 12 February 1954 vol 523 c171W
Mr. Russell

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the average number of workers employed in growing tobacco

NUMBERS OF FAT CATTLE, SHEEP AND PIGS PURCHASED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR SLAUGHTER EACH MONTH DURING 1951, 1952 AND 1953
— Cattle ('000 head) Sheep ('000 head) Pigs ('000 head)
1953* 1952 1951 1953* 1952 1951 1953* 1952 1951
January … 138 145 130 613 367 493 689 534 323
February … 98 100 94 500 566 326 545 438 283
March … 93 94 85 457 460 251 594 494 283
April … 179 164 204 431 399 335 806 667 464
May … 127 114 120 339 267 228 627 551 353
June … 70 76 67 937 713 356 537 540 355
July … 208 216 175 500 391 425 663 622 402
August … 282 289 285 686 699 617 548 465 308
September … 292 294 332 754 797 650 579 461 329
October … 261 292 368 980 1,386 952 769 634 464
November … 172 159 289 759 813 774 641 533 377
December … 171 127 166 554 448 455 795 483 372
Total … 2,091 2,070 2,315 7,510 7,306 5,862 7,793 6,422 4,313
* 53 weeks.