HC Deb 28 February 1994 vol 238 cc592-3W
Dr. Strang

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) what is the average area in terms of(a) hectarage and (b) acreage of (i) hill and upland less-favoured area farms and (ii) severely disadvantaged less-favoured area farms participating in each of the local surveys conducted by universities and colleges in connection with the annual farm business survey;

(2) what is the average stocking per farm in terms of (a) cattle livestock units, (b) sheep livestock units and (c) cattle and sheep livestock units for hill and upland less-favoured area farms and severely disadvantaged area farms respectively participating in each of the local surveys conducted by universities and colleges in connection with the annual farm business survey.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

[holding answer 25 February 1994]: The information requested is shown in the following tables for those farms classified in the 1992–93 farm business survey for England as cattle and sheep farms in the less-favoured areas as a whole or in the severely disadvantaged areas. The data provided are unweighted

Cattle and sheep (LFA) farms: unweighted sample averages per farm, 1992–93
Province Farm area (hectares) Farm area (acres) Livestock units Sheep Cattle Cattle and sheep
(Isu) (Isu) (Isu)
Newcastle 307 757 80 69 149
Askham Bryan 258 637 66 55 120
Manchester 178 440 54 72 126
Nottingham 110 273 45 71 116
Exeter 130 322 57 65 122

Cattle and sheep (SDA) farms: unweighted sample averages per farm, 1992–93
Province Farm area (hectares Farm area (acres) Livestock units Sheep Cattle Cattle and sheep
(Isu) (Isu) (Isu)
Newcastle 332 821 86 68 154
Askham Bryan 258 637 66 55 120
Manchester 195 483 56 73 129
Nottingham 110 273 45 71 116
Exeter 149 368 69 63 131

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