§ Mr. Crawfordasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many milk producing farms existed in Perthshire at the latest available date; and how this figure compares with similar dates in 1974, 1973, 1972 and 1945.
§ Mr. William RossThe number of milk producing farms in Perthshire registered with the Scottish Milk Marketing Board on the dates shown was:
June 1975 79 June 1974 90 June 1973 98 June 1972 101 June 1945 (estimated) 270 During this period milk production in Perthshire has risen from 2.813 to 6.042 million gallons per annum.