§ Miss Quennellasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has from the Farm Management Survey of the average income of farmers with holdings of 50 acres and under, 75 acres and under, and 100 acres and under, for 1960–61 and 1961–62, respectively.
Mr. VaneThe average net farm income in 1960–61 for full-time farms of under 50 acres in the Farm Management Survey was £708. The corresponding figure for farms of under 100 acres was £835. Information is not readily available for farms under 75 acres. Data for 1961–62 are now being collected, but the results will not be known for several months.