Table C2 Agricultural area on main holdings, June 1997 |
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LFA(1) |
Non-LFA |
Total |
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HIE(2) |
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Number
of holdings |
21,212
|
11,676
|
32,888
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|
10,979
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Crops,
fallow and set-aside |
hectares |
hectares |
hectares |
|
hectares |
Wheat |
8,708
|
99,947
|
108,655
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|
4,557
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Triticale |
453
|
1,560
|
2,013
|
|
200
|
Barley:
Winter |
12,868
|
66,024
|
78,893
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|
2,827
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Spring |
77,779
|
187,433
|
265,212
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|
32,220
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Total |
90,648
|
253,457
|
344,105
|
|
35,047
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Oats
(including mixed grain) |
8,854
|
12,807
|
21,660
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|
4,329
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Rape
for oilseed |
6,777
|
52,562
|
59,339
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|
3,496
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Linseed |
191
|
326
|
517
|
|
109
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Potatoes |
2,554
|
25,059
|
27,613
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|
1,572
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Peas
for combining |
45 |
1,689
|
1,734
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* |
Beans
for combining |
28 |
472
|
500
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* |
Turnips,
swedes & beet for stockfeeding |
8,567
|
7,279
|
15,846
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|
3,046
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Other
crops for stockfeeding |
9,147
|
2,160
|
11,306
|
|
2,488
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Fruit |
114
|
2,196
|
2,310
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|
53 |
Vegetables
(excluding potatoes) |
781
|
10,920
|
11,701
|
|
346
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Bulbs,
flowers and nursery stock |
64 |
737
|
800
|
|
17 |
All
other crops |
807
|
1,737
|
2,544
|
|
291
|
Fallow |
2,381
|
2,342
|
4,723
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|
1,399
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Set-aside |
8,978
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31,197
|
40,175
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|
4,104
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Total
crops, fallow and set-aside |
149,094
|
506,447
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655,540
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|
61,178
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Grass
under 5 years: |
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For
mowing |
112,363
|
60,977
|
173,341
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|
36,204
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Not
for mowing |
96,262
|
55,649
|
151,911
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|
28,467
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Total
grass under 5 years |
208,625
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116,626
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325,251
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|
64,671
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Grass
5 years and over: |
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For
mowing |
124,287
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25,372
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149,659
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30,207
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Not
for mowing |
514,627
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115,122
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629,749
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|
144,581
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Total
grass 5 years and over |
638,915
|
140,494
|
779,409
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|
174,787
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Crops,
grass, fallow and set-aside |
996,633
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763,567
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1,760,200
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|
300,636
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Rough
grazing |
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Sole
right grazing |
3,148,664
|
64,036
|
3,212,699
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|
1,962,975
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Common
grazing |
578,052
|
0 |
578,052
|
|
574,093
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Total
rough grazing |
3,726,716
|
64,036
|
3,790,752
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2,537,068
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Crops,
grass, set-aside and rough grazings |
4,723,349
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827,603
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5,550,952
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2,837,704
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Woodland |
132,335
|
28,945
|
161,280
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|
72,114
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Other
land |
39,147
|
19,823
|
58,971
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|
18,253
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Total
agricultural area |
4,894,831
|
876,371
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5,771,202
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2,928,072
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(1) A holding is classified as LFA if 50% or more of its land is assessed as
being disadvantaged or severely disadvantaged for subsidy purposes. |
(2) The Highland and Islands Enterprise area covers an area north and west of
the Firth of Clyde. |
* means data suppressed to prevent disclosure of individual
holdings |
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