§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the estimated profit per dairy cow on a Northern Ireland farm for the 1980–81 financial year and for each of the preceding years, in cash and real terms, taking 1977–78 as 100.
§ Mr. Adam ButlerThe estimated gross margins per dairy cow as shown by the farm management survey in Northern Ireland for the period 1977–78 to 1979–80, with indices in real terms—1977–78=100—are as follows:
Year Gross margin per cow Index in real terms (1977–78= 100) £ 1977–78 260 100 1978–79 295 104 1979–80 284 88 The index of gross margins per dairy cow in real terms has been calculated by reference to changes in the retail price index. Gross margin data for 1980–81 are still being collected.