§ Mr. Wolrige-Gordonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how the income of the Scottish farmer on a 100 acre farm or under compares with the average wage of a farm worker.
§ Mr. NobleFarmers' incomes on individual farms of 100 acres or under vary as a result of a number of factors, such as type of farm, land quality and level of management. The average net incomes on full-time farms of up to 100 acres in 1961–62, as shown by the sample of farm accounts which are available from the 55W economics departments of the three agricultural colleges, for five of the main type groups are as follows:
£ Upland Rearing 575 Livestock with arable, non-intensive 803 Livestock with arable, intensive 743 Cropping 874 Dairy 730 There were no hill sheep farms of under 100 acres in the sample. The upland rearing group includes farms with up to 100 acres of crops and grass (with which is associated a substantial area of rough grazings): the other groups include farms with up to 100 total acres (including small acreages of rough grazings).
The average earnings of full-time adult male workers in Scotland in 1961–62 were £560.
— Hill Sheep Upland Rearing Acreage Net Income Acreage Net Income £ £ Small … … … 2,256 737 480 625 Medium … … … 2,849 1,047 843 1,093 Large … … … 5,406 1,917 1,313 1,597
— Livestock with Arable Cropping Dairy Non-intensive Intensive Acreage Net income Acreage Net income Acreage Net income Acreage Net Income £ £ £ £ Small … 89 837 49 677 52 595 55 633 Medium … 164 1,350 101 1,014 145 1,407 136 1,017 Large … 445 2,494 — — 362 3,561 289 2,285 Small farms are those with labour requirements of less than 750 man-days a year: medium sized farms 750 to 1,500 man-days a year: large farms over 1,500 man-days a year.
More detailed figures on farm incomes are available in Scottish Agricultural Economics, Volume XIII and in reports issued by the three agricultural colleges.