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Mr. Wm. Ross
asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what has been the average net profit on a suckling cow in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years, and the estimate for 1979 where the cows were (a) on a less favoured area
| GROSS MARGINS FROM SUCKLER COWS IN LOWLAND AND LESS FAVOURED AREAS 1974–75 TO 1978–79 (for real terms base year=1975–76) | ||||||
| Lowland | Less Favoured Areas* | |||||
| Actual Terms | Real Terms† | Actual Terms | Real Terms† | |||
| £/Cow | £/Cow | £/Cow | £/Cow | |||
| 1974–75 | … | … | 37 | 46 | 40 | 50 |
| 1975–76 | … | … | 66 | 66 | 69 | 69 |
| 1976–77‡ | … | … | 98 | 85 | 103 | 89 |
| 1977–783‡ | … | … | 104 | 78 | 113 | 85 |
| 1978–79‡ | … | … | 123 | 86 | 123 | 86 |
| * Enterprises receiving hill livestock compensatory allowances (previously hill cow subsidies). | ||||||
| † Adjusted according to changes in the United Kingdom index of retail prices. | ||||||