Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture: 2009 Edition

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Table C41 Number of tractors on main holdings, December 2004 to 2008

December
2004

December
2005

December
2006

December
2007 (1)

December
2008

number

number

number

number

number

Tracklaying tractors (Caterpillars)

251

315

379

231

379

Wheeled tractors:

under 35 hp

2,949

2,834

2,994

2,313

2,415

35 to under 55 hp

7,675

7,510

7,112

7,044

6,813

55 to under 80 hp

11,951

10,921

10,478

10,237

10,000

80 to under 108 hp

14,258

13,876

13,997

13,325

13,202

108 to under 134 hp

4,901

5,130

5,560

5,753

5,986

134 hp and over

2,140

2,343

2,686

3,313

3,757

Total wheeled tractors

43,874

42,614

42,827

41,985

42,173

of which:

tractors under 10 hp

202

284

306

nc

nc

tractors 201 hp and over

nc

nc

nc

236

280

4-Wheel drive tractors

21,595

22,151

22,941

22,660

26,091

nc Information not collected.
(1) As of 2007 we have changed the groups used to collect tractor power information. There is now a separate category for tractors of 201 hp and over, and the "under 10 hp" and "10 to under 35 hp" groups have been combined.

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