§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many yearling ewes there are in Scotland; and what were the corresponding figures for the past 10 years.
§ Mr. YoungerThe provisional estimates for the December 1978 agricultural census were 710,000 shearling ewes and 72,000 ewe lambs put to the ram. The numbers for earlier years are:
Shearling ewes Thousand Ewe lambs Thousand 1977 688 57 1976 671 55 1975 695 43 1974 729 46 1973 755 53 1972 734 66 1971 718 45 1970 723 37 1969 759 39 1968 787 40