tso-banner.gif (2487 bytes)

Back to Contents


Table C25 Number of breeding ewes and number of holdings with breeding ewes on main holdings by region and size group, June 1997

North West

North East

South East

South West

Scotland

Flock
size group

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

Holdings

Number

1-24

671

9,470

284

3,163

242

2,751

429

5,113

1,626

20,497

25-49

1,017

37,024

185

6,643

154

5,623

329

11,848

1,685

61,138

50-99

1,410

99,549

304

21,915

199

14,439

474

34,780

2,387

170,683

100-199

1,068

147,644

434

60,597

298

42,947

726

106,111

2,526

357,299

200-299

422

100,406

218

52,589

248

61,079

587

143,059

1,475

357,133

300-499

357

135,675

140

52,097

314

122,083

757

293,546

1,568

603,401

500-699

166

97,638

56

32,656

271

161,098

400

234,129

893

525,521

700-999

126

103,098

22

17,799

264

219,811

341

286,484

753

627,192

1000 & over

91

131,126

16

21,540

262

373,491

290

416,685

659

942,842

Total

5,328

861,630

1,659

268,999

2,252

1,003,322

4,333

1,531,755

13,572

3,665,706