asked the Under-Secretary to the Scottish Board of Health the total number of farm workers in Scotland, other than farmers and crofters and their relatives, giving the number of male and female farm workers separately; the number of farmers employing hired labour; and the number of crofters and small landholders?
The total number of farm workers in Scotland, as shown in the Agricultural Returns for 1922 collected by the Board of Agriculture for Scotland, is 124,616, distributed as follows:
| Regular workers: | |
| (a) Males, 21 years old and over | 58,601 |
| (b) Males under 21 years old | 22,923 |
| (c) Women and girls | 20,812 |
| Casual workers: | |
| (a) Males, 21 years old and over | 7,239 |
| (b) Males under 21 years old | 3,942 |
| (c) Women and girls | 11,099 |
| Total employed on holdings | 124,616 |
| Total males | 92,705 |
| Total females | 31,911 |
| — | Males. | Females. | Both Sexes. | ||||||
| Farm Bailiffs, Grieves and Foremen | … | … | 5,473 | 11 | 5,484 | ||||
| Shepherds | … | … | … | … | … | … | 8,113 | 17 | 8,130 |
| Agricultural Machine, Tractor-Drivers, Attendants | … | … | … | … | … | … | 429 | 1 | 430 |
| Agricultural Labourers, Farm Servants: | |||||||||
| Distinguished as in Charge of Cattle | … | 11,424 | 4,674 | 16,098 | |||||
| Distinguished as in Charge of Horses | … | 37,945 | 31 | 37,976 | |||||
| Not otherwise distinguished | … | … | … | 27,404 | 10,494 | 37,898 | |||
| Total | … | … | … | … | 90,788 | 15,228 | 106,016 | ||
The discrepancy in the totals is apparently due to the large number of casual workers on the land.