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SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL CENSUS SUMMARY SHEETS BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA: JUNE 2003
Potatoes
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland
| Potatoes |
Intended mainly for seed | Ware potatoes | Total potatoes |
Intended for harvesting on or by 31 July | Intended for harvesting after 31 July | Total ware potatoes |
Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares |
Shetland | * | * | 11 | 1.35 | 161 | 40.47 | 170 | 41.82 | * | * |
Orkney | * | * | 12 | 2.08 | 149 | 45.76 | 153 | 47.84 | * | * |
Eileanan an Iar | 8 | 1.31 | 55 | 11.86 | 587 | 75.82 | 618 | 87.68 | 622 | 88.99 |
Highland | 52 | 568.54 | 43 | 31.51 | 444 | 472.35 | 463 | 503.86 | 514 | 1,072.40 |
NE Scotland | 322 | 4,166.22 | 34 | 200.00 | 371 | 1,617.09 | 389 | 1,817.09 | 696 | 5,983.31 |
Tayside | 474 | 6,089.71 | 31 | 241.80 | 471 | 6,656.81 | 490 | 6,898.61 | 905 | 12,988.32 |
Fife | 61 | 734.57 | 16 | 150.23 | 187 | 2,273.22 | 194 | 2,423.45 | 245 | 3,158.02 |
Lothian | 17 | 189.63 | 7 | 56.58 | 101 | 1,697.08 | 104 | 1,753.66 | 116 | 1,943.29 |
Scottish Borders | 33 | 460.89 | 6 | 43.54 | 103 | 1,497.03 | 107 | 1,540.57 | 132 | 2,001.46 |
East Central | * | * | * | * | 15 | 36.36 | * | * | 18 | 43.16 |
Argyll & Bute | * | * | 15 | 13.85 | 54 | 33.80 | 64 | 47.65 | * | * |
Clyde Valley | * | * | * | * | 36 | 41.74 | * | * | 40 | 51.81 |
Ayrshire | 7 | 25.47 | 24 | 261.10 | 34 | 231.26 | 50 | 492.36 | 50 | 517.83 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 12 | 77.45 | 14 | 163.51 | 41 | 217.07 | 51 | 380.58 | 61 | 458.03 |
Scotland | 999 | 12,344.84 | 274 | 1,181.81 | 2,754 | 14,935.86 | 2,907 | 16,117.67 | 3,792 | 28,462.51 |
Arable crops for stock feeding
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland
| Turnips, swedes and fodder beet | Kale and cabbage | Rape | Other crops
(1) | Total |
Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares |
Shetland | 94 | 43.32 | 75 | 9.98 | 31 | 31.41 | 58 | 47.07 | 200 | 131.78 |
Orkney | 78 | 110.47 | * | * | * | * | 72 | 288.56 | 147 | 413.15 |
Eileanan an Iar | 83 | 17.31 | * | * | * | * | 124 | 273.88 | 214 | 296.24 |
Highland | 515 | 1,505.89 | 29 | 84.08 | 77 | 418.84 | 135 | 854.99 | 680 | 2,863.80 |
NE Scotland | 939 | 3,798.78 | 78 | 198.83 | 51 | 278.47 | 165 | 1,521.51 | 1,117 | 5,797.59 |
Tayside | 257 | 1,191.36 | 112 | 638.95 | 88 | 498.72 | 84 | 969.27 | 447 | 3,298.30 |
Fife | 64 | 298.20 | 25 | 234.24 | 6 | 34.77 | 20 | 231.60 | 102 | 798.81 |
Lothian | 48 | 282.20 | 10 | 47.94 | 25 | 201.25 | 25 | 340.23 | 88 | 871.62 |
Scottish Borders | 167 | 1,089.80 | 94 | 610.29 | 98 | 754.52 | 89 | 933.59 | 346 | 3,388.20 |
East Central | 23 | 52.11 | 9 | 38.59 | 12 | 65.94 | 20 | 244.05 | 57 | 400.69 |
Argyll & Bute | 20 | 42.04 | 7 | 30.89 | 20 | 116.22 | 62 | 422.71 | 91 | 611.86 |
Clyde Valley | 45 | 122.26 | 33 | 127.72 | 37 | 217.69 | 81 | 921.79 | 175 | 1,389.46 |
Ayrshire | 36 | 135.39 | 6 | 22.65 | 8 | 60.53 | 61 | 584.21 | 103 | 802.78 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 88 | 387.06 | 37 | 122.06 | 39 | 176.79 | 205 | 2,299.68 | 331 | 2,985.59 |
Scotland | 2,457 | 9,076.19 | 530 | 2,179.36 | 500 | 2,861.18 | 1,201 | 9,933.14 | 4,098 | 24,049.87 |
(1) Other crops include lucerne.
Other crops
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland
| Set-aside | Vegetables for human consumption | Soft and orchard fruit | Other crops | Bare fallow | Total tillage |
Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares |
Shetland | * | * | 75 | 13.75 | * | * | 19 | 13.80 | 33 | 118.59 | 361 | 399.95 |
Orkney | 45 | 321.50 | 27 | 8.10 | * | * | 28 | 37.22 | 50 | 151.57 | 645 | 5,031.45 |
Eileanan an Iar | * | * | 278 | 30.29 | 36 | 2.25 | 57 | 17.75 | 344 | 1,203.52 | 1,223 | 2,007.40 |
Highland | 481 | 6,706.70 | 228 | 250.12 | 106 | 39.80 | 148 | 413.73 | 334 | 1,233.53 | 2,072 | 44,388.64 |
NE Scotland | 2,434 | 32,127.22 | 203 | 1,244.48 | 64 | 71.87 | 166 | 976.57 | 432 | 1,546.06 | 4,200 | 201,047.73 |
Tayside | 1,240 | 17,589.98 | 331 | 5,122.34 | 138 | 1,313.15 | 144 | 1,413.56 | 234 | 1,047.93 | 1,963 | 136,294.20 |
Fife | 504 | 7,942.91 | 125 | 1,776.74 | 26 | 141.88 | 39 | 66.95 | 140 | 520.75 | 710 | 57,205.38 |
Lothian | 410 | 7,083.96 | 57 | 689.03 | 17 | 29.54 | 63 | 428.55 | 93 | 397.35 | 655 | 52,784.19 |
Scottish Borders | 591 | 11,944.34 | 82 | 1,259.08 | 17 | 14.83 | 69 | 500.67 | 64 | 238.43 | 950 | 80,449.67 |
East Central | 196 | 2,541.66 | 10 | 24.54 | 9 | 12.88 | 22 | 69.68 | 34 | 161.56 | 377 | 14,414.61 |
Argyll & Bute | 30 | 163.34 | 31 | 4.50 | 18 | 6.39 | 32 | 22.53 | 37 | 154.29 | 305 | 2,723.69 |
Clyde Valley | 161 | 1,317.50 | 29 | 101.81 | 50 | 49.03 | 64 | 145.08 | 99 | 452.76 | 701 | 12,313.96 |
Ayrshire | 125 | 1,005.97 | 29 | 42.80 | * | * | 42 | 336.30 | 53 | 510.91 | 536 | 11,134.08 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 238 | 1,899.59 | 41 | 21.66 | 28 | 9.51 | 59 | 367.59 | 61 | 338.56 | 993 | 23,118.60 |
Scotland | 6,491 | 90,718.70 | 1,546 | 10,589.25 | 520 | 1,692.78 | 952 | 4,809.97 | 2,008 | 8,075.79 | 15,691 | 643,313.54 |
Grassland
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland
| Grass for mowing | Grass for grazing |
Under 5 years old | 5 years old and over | Under 5 years old | 5 years old and over |
Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares |
Shetland | 492 | 1,179.49 | 798 | 1,761.17 | 528 | 1,197.91 | 1,331 | 18,878.40 |
Orkney | 772 | 7,436.83 | 815 | 8,913.52 | 810 | 4,319.70 | 1,395 | 29,351.58 |
Eileanan an Iar | 799 | 886.81 | 980 | 1,151.28 | 2,275 | 1,740.03 | 3,441 | 17,027.06 |
Highland | 2,287 | 18,980.94 | 2,099 | 14,517.94 | 3,302 | 16,897.98 | 5,498 | 110,509.18 |
NE Scotland | 3,228 | 41,078.15 | 1,986 | 16,313.60 | 4,320 | 48,141.16 | 5,458 | 87,579.51 |
Tayside | 1,142 | 13,856.11 | 683 | 6,454.76 | 1,489 | 15,569.33 | 2,216 | 52,133.15 |
Fife | 413 | 4,865.88 | 328 | 3,115.42 | 514 | 4,279.00 | 927 | 17,565.84 |
Lothian | 365 | 4,706.18 | 339 | 3,381.82 | 511 | 5,397.02 | 965 | 24,084.64 |
Scottish Borders | 679 | 12,059.80 | 677 | 12,105.13 | 1,073 | 18,147.21 | 1,800 | 73,430.11 |
East Central | 378 | 5,071.64 | 410 | 6,122.68 | 518 | 3,420.62 | 1,059 | 30,474.76 |
Argyll & Bute | 474 | 5,358.63 | 619 | 7,177.88 | 520 | 3,475.30 | 1,158 | 35,064.76 |
Clyde Valley | 862 | 10,931.32 | 1,123 | 18,540.39 | 1,178 | 8,635.14 | 2,374 | 66,427.28 |
Ayrshire | 790 | 9,853.71 | 1,211 | 22,797.29 | 1,056 | 7,654.96 | 2,249 | 73,675.52 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 1,518 | 25,207.40 | 1,837 | 36,541.63 | 1,683 | 18,884.66 | 3,160 | 138,489.18 |
Scotland | 14,199 | 161,472.89 | 13,905 | 158,894.51 | 19,777 | 157,760.04 | 33,031 | 774,690.96 |
Grassland (continued)
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland
| Total grass for mowing | Total grass for grazing | Total grass |
Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares | Holdings | Hectares |
Shetland | 906 | 2,940.66 | 1,357 | 20,076.32 | 1,547 | 23,016.98 |
Orkney | 946 | 16,350.35 | 1,413 | 33,671.28 | 1,521 | 50,021.63 |
Eileanan an Iar | 1,090 | 2,038.09 | 3,494 | 18,767.09 | 3,847 | 20,805.17 |
Highland | 2,900 | 33,498.88 | 5,811 | 127,407.16 | 6,673 | 160,906.04 |
NE Scotland | 3,796 | 57,391.75 | 6,409 | 135,720.68 | 7,189 | 193,112.43 |
Tayside | 1,387 | 20,310.88 | 2,494 | 67,702.47 | 2,829 | 88,013.35 |
Fife | 533 | 7,981.30 | 1,007 | 21,844.84 | 1,135 | 29,826.14 |
Lothian | 505 | 8,087.99 | 1,004 | 29,481.66 | 1,129 | 37,569.66 |
Scottish Borders | 943 | 24,164.93 | 1,867 | 91,577.33 | 1,965 | 115,742.26 |
East Central | 534 | 11,194.32 | 1,086 | 33,895.38 | 1,166 | 45,089.70 |
Argyll & Bute | 736 | 12,536.51 | 1,187 | 38,540.05 | 1,340 | 51,076.56 |
Clyde Valley | 1,287 | 29,471.71 | 2,447 | 75,062.42 | 2,616 | 104,534.13 |
Ayrshire | 1,312 | 32,651.00 | 2,288 | 81,330.48 | 2,401 | 113,981.49 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 2,129 | 61,749.03 | 3,263 | 157,373.83 | 3,470 | 219,122.86 |
Scotland | 19,004 | 320,367.40 | 35,127 | 932,450.99 | 38,828 | 1,252,818.40 |
Glasshouses
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland
| Walk-in plastic structures | Glass-clad structures | Total glasshouses |
Holdings | Sq. metres | Holdings | Sq. metres | Holdings | Sq. metres |
Shetland | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Orkney | 6 | 1,525 | * | * | * | * |
Eileanan an Iar | * | * | * | * | 9 | 4,049 |
Highland | 40 | 27,220 | 17 | 3,938 | 45 | 31,158 |
NE Scotland | 38 | 26,381 | 23 | 12,893 | 47 | 39,274 |
Tayside | 25 | 256,376 | 15 | 33,289 | 30 | 289,665 |
Fife | 19 | 62,839 | 11 | 8,912 | 22 | 71,751 |
Lothian | 17 | 56,261 | 13 | 24,093 | 25 | 80,354 |
Scottish Borders | 10 | 13,918 | 5 | 655 | 13 | 14,573 |
East Central | 11 | 6,601 | 9 | 4,975 | 14 | 11,576 |
Argyll & Bute | 20 | 37,318 | 11 | 6,569 | 23 | 43,887 |
Clyde Valley | 19 | 30,937 | 33 | 88,810 | 38 | 119,747 |
Ayrshire | 16 | 31,417 | 16 | 30,268 | 20 | 61,685 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 16 | 17,253 | 14 | 13,236 | 23 | 30,489 |
Scotland | 247 | 570,917 | 173 | 231,019 | 320 | 801,936 |
Protected crops(1)
June Census 2003
Summary for Local Authority sub-groups and Scotland
| Tomatoes | Other fruit | Vegetables | Bedding and pot plants | Hardy nursery stock |
Holdings | Sq. metres | Holdings | Sq. metres | Holdings | Sq. metres | Holdings | Sq. metres | Holdings | Sq. metres |
Shetland | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 0 | 0 |
Orkney | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | 0 | 0 |
Eileanan an Iar | * | * | * | * | 5 | 260 | * | * | 0 | 0 |
Highland | 18 | 557 | 5 | 1,980 | 14 | 972 | 13 | 9,095 | 7 | 7,223 |
NE Scotland | 14 | 1,769 | 7 | 899 | 12 | 3,960 | 15 | 10,272 | 12 | 10,667 |
Tayside | 7 | 1,165 | * | * | * | * | 8 | 38,493 | * | * |
Fife | * | * | 5 | 94,900 | * | * | 7 | 9,093 | * | * |
Lothian | * | * | 0 | 0 | * | * | 8 | 28,754 | 5 | 19,245 |
Scottish Borders | 5 | 70 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
East Central | * | * | * | * | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3,275 | * | * |
Argyll & Bute | 8 | 334 | * | * | 7 | 965 | 7 | 2,170 | 6 | 5,879 |
Clyde Valley | 11 | 20,213 | * | * | * | * | 23 | 60,810 | 5 | 5,115 |
Ayrshire | 6 | 6,680 | * | * | * | * | 9 | 9,379 | * | * |
Dumfries & Galloway | 9 | 15,103 | * | * | * | * | 7 | 3,711 | 5 | 5,945 |
Scotland | 92 | 47,394 | 38 | 248,035 | 61 | 15,144 | 113 | 176,102 | 59 | 100,083 |
(1) Protected crops data are included in Glasshouses. See page 12.
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