HC Deb 07 December 1976 vol 922 c183W
Mr. Geraint Howells

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many yearling ewes there are in Scotland; and what were the corresponding figures for the last 10 years.

Mr. Hugh D. Brown

At the December 1975 agricultural census there were 695,000 shearling ewes and 43,000 ewe lambs put to the ram. The numbers for earlier years are:

Shearling ewes (000's) Ewe lambs (000's)
1974 … … 729 46
1973 … … 755 53
1972 … … 734 66
1971 … … 718 45
1970 … … 723 37
1969 … … 759 39
1968 … … 787 40
1967 … … 797 36
1966 … … 860 58
1965 … … 884 75

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