APPENDIX II
TABLE 1
|
Cantal |
Mayo |
Total Area (sq. mls.) |
2,231 |
2,084 |
Population |
166,650 |
114,019 |
Pop. per sq. ml. |
74.7 |
54.7 |
Total utilizable agricultural land (hectares) |
387,024 |
245,081 |
Agricultural land as % of total |
67 |
46 |
Rainfall (inches) |
48 |
55 |
Length of growing season (months) |
5½ |
6 |
Area under tillage (hectares) |
23,600 |
9,000 |
TABLE 2
|
Cantal |
Mayo |
Total farm holdings 1978 |
10,750 |
17,000 |
Average size holdings (acres) |
90 |
36 |
No. of holdings producing milk |
8,300 |
3,870 |
% Milk suppliers |
77.2 |
22.7 |
Total milk produced (1980) ml. gls. |
78 |
17.7 |
Average milk per supplier (gls.) 1980 |
9,397 |
4,573 |
Average annual increase 1978/1979/1980 (%) |
8 |
2.2 |
Average herd size (cows) 1978 |
14 |
9 |
Average yield per cow (gls.) 1978 |
550 |
480 |
Milk per sq. ml. (gls.) |
34,962 |
8,493 |
TABLE 3
|
Cantal |
Mayo |
Total cows |
222,600 |
100,000 |
Dairy cows |
|
|
% __________ |
52.3 |
35.4 |
Total cows |
|
|
Average price per gl. 1979 |
59p (ex farm) |
50p (ex farm) |
Cost of Dairy Ration 18% CP 1980 |
£138 |
£149 |
Seasonality (peak-v-trough week) 1979 |
3:1 |
23:1 |
Gross agricultural output 1977 |
£100ml. |
£55ml. |
Milk as % of G.A.O. |
37.6 |
15 |
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