§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the average size of the dairy herd in Somerset was in each of the last five years. [82608]
§ Mr. MorleyThe tables show the number of holdings, number of cows in the dairy herd and average number of these dairy cattle on holdings in the county of Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset and North Somerset Unitary Authorities.
County of Somerset Year Holdings Dairy cows Average herd size 1997 1,371 118,572 86.5 1998 1,326 113,221 85.4 1999 1,289 115,126 89.3 2000 1,229 109,498 89.1 2001 1,190 111,379 93.6
Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority Year Holdings Dairy cows Average herd size 1997 108 8,680 80.4 1998 108 8,920 82.6 1999 109 9,098 83.5 2000 102 8,546 83.8 2001 104 9,453 90.9
North Somerset Unitary Authority Year Holdings Dairy cows Average herd size 1997 135 10,337 76.6 1998 132 9,799 74.2 1999 133 10,165 76.4 2000 113 9,408 83.3 2001 107 9,296 86.9 Notes:
1. These figures show the old county of Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority and North Somerset Unitary Authority. These now comprise the area covered by Somerset.
651W2. Years 2000 and 2001 refer to main and minor holdings. 1997–99 refer to main holdings only.
3. A dairy cow is denned as a cow or heifer in the dairy herd that has calved.
Source:
June Agricultural and Horticultural Census