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Matthew Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farm holdings there were in each sector of farming in Cornwall in each year since 1979. [149223]

Jonathan Shaw: The number of registered holdings in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly at June each year from 1981 to 2005 can be found in the following table. Data for 1979 and 1980 are not available at this level. Figures for 2006 will be available later in the month.


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Registered holdings in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly 1981 to 2005 by predominant farm type
Cropping Horticulture Pigs and poultry Dairy Cattle and sheep (LFA) Cattle and sheep (L owland) Unclassified Total

1981

767

559

475

2,148

181

2,538

761

7,429

1982

772

548

543

2,117

176

2,527

803

7,486

1983

722

514

416

2,081

175

2,845

744

7,497

1984

791

400

322

2,068

162

2,637

739

7,119

1985

822

444

344

1,982

170

2,651

830

7,243

1986

801

369

355

1,942

175

2,636

921

7,199


Cereals Genera l cropping Horticulture Pigs and poultry Dairy Cattle and sheep (LFA) Cattle and sheep ( L owland) Mixed Other Total

1987

228

320

462

249

1,782

707

1,746

716

1,116

7,326

1988

226

321

481

235

1,672

720

1,828

700

1,294

7,477

1989

233

306

473

235

1,616

711

1,960

641

1,416

7,591

1990

200

274

460

171

1,567

661

1,908

590

1,260

7,091

1991

225

264

446

173

1,533

651

1,910

580

1,343

7,125

1992

199

268

448

157

1,427

635

1,935

598

1,367

7,034

1993

202

267

437

147

1,280

648

2,087

601

1,413

7,082

1994

199

265

425

144

1,391

609

2,023

535

1,477

7,068

1995

243

251

397

135

1,318

587

1,905

566

1,277

6,679

1996

277

271

380

143

1,260

543

1,941

562

1,346

6,723

1997

300

223

403

170

1,194

502

1,957

584

1,400

6,733

1998

313

233

395

178

1,136

475

1,938

577

1,458

6,703

1999

328

214

375

174

1,047

479

2,005

557

1,451

6,630

2000

312

176

505

224

1,026

458

2,016

580

2,690

7,987


Cereals General cropping Horticulture Specialist pigs Specialist poultry Dairy Grazing livestock LFA Grazing livestock lowland Mixed Other Total

2001

321

199

521

57

184

1,000

471

1,787

832

3,021

8,393

2002

308

207

536

60

203

971

476

1,826

855

3,400

8,842

2003

323

201

503

61

209

922

460

1,895

839

3,543

8,956

2004

328

228

531

63

215

895

508

1,997

689

3,543

8,997

2005

328

226

544

71

278

861

508

1,955

685

3,610

9,066

Notes:
1. There have been changes in the farm type classifications therefore comparison over time is not possible for some categories.
2. In the years 1981 to 1986 some data for the Isles of Scilly were suppressed for confidentiality reasons. These data are not included in the figures.
3. Prior to 2000 minor holdings are not included in the figures. From 2000 onwards all holdings are included. A minor holding has to meet all the following conditions:
(a) have a total area of less than six hectares;
(b) a labour requirement of less than 100 standard person days;
(c) no regular full-time farmer or worker;
(d) a glasshouse area of less than 100 square metres;
(e) the occupier does not farm another holding.
4. The introduction of the single payment scheme in 2005 has lead to an increase in the number of registered holdings.
Source:
June agricultural Survey and June Agricultural Census

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