# The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1987 S.I. 1987/1465 · made 13 August 1987 This Order prescribes units of production for various enterprises relating to agricultural land and sets out the amount which is to be regarded as the net annual income from each such unit for the year 12th September 1987 to 11th September 1988 inclusive. (These units of production, so far as relevant to the assessment of the productive capacity of a unit of agricultural land, are to be used, in conjunction with the net annual income ascribed to those units of production, in calculating the net annual income of the unit of land when assessing whether that unit of land is a commercial unit of agricultural land for the purposes of the succession provisions in Part IV of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986. A commercial unit of agricultural land is defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to that Act by reference to the production of a net annual income from the unit of not less than the average annual earnings of two full-time, male agricultural workers aged 20 or over. Figures are published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food as representing the average annual earnings for one such worker.) Made under: Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (Schedule 6 paragraph 4) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-holdings-units-of-production-order-1987/pdf/uksi_19871465_en.pdf ## Introductory text LANDLORD AND TENANT Made 13th August 1987 Laid before Parliament 21st August 1987 Coming into force 12th September 1987 The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in relation to England and the Secretary of State in relation to Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order: ## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation (1) This Order may be cited as the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 12th September 1987. (2) Any reference in this Order to “the Schedule” shall be construed as a reference to the Schedule to this Order. ## 2 Prescribed units of production There is hereby prescribed in relation to each agricultural enterprise relating to agricultural land specified in column 1 of the Schedule the unit of production specified opposite that enterprise in column 2 of the Schedule, being a unit designed for the assessment of the productive capacity of such land. ## 3 Amount of net annual income from prescribed units of production In relation to any unit of production prescribed in this Order the amount which is to be regarded for the purposes of paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (definition of “commercial unit of agricultural land”) as the net annual income from that unit for the period 12th September 1987 to 11th September 1988 inclusive shall be the sum specified opposite that unit of production in column 3 of the Schedule. ## 4 Revocation The Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1986 is hereby revoked. ## Signature In witness whereof the Official Seal of the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is hereunto affixed on 13th August 1987. L.S. John MacGregor Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Wyn Roberts Minister of State, Welsh Office 8th August 1987 ## PRESCRIBED UNITS OF PRODUCTION AND DETERMINATION OF ANNUAL INCOME Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Enterprise Unit of Production Net annual income from unit of production £ 1. Livestock Dairy cows: Channel Islands breeds cow 145 Other breeds cow 175 Beef breeding cows: On eligible land under the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1984 which is severely disadvantaged land or disadvantaged land cow 62 On other land cow 48 Beef fattening cattle (intensive) average head 37 Dairy replacements average head 53 Other cattle average head 37 Calves fattened for veal head 19 Ewes: On eligible land under the Hill Livestock (Compensatory Allowances) Regulations 1984 which is severely disadvantaged land or disadvantaged land ewe 8 On other land ewe 9 Store lambs (including ewe lambs sold as shearlings) head 2 Goats (Dairy) goat 63 Pigs: Sows and gilts in pig sow or gilt 75 Porker head 4 Cutter head 5 Bacon head 6 Poultry: Laying hens hen 1.35 Broilers chick purchased 0.16 Capons chick purchased 0.75 Point-of-lay pullets chick purchased 0.26 Turkeys chick purchased 1 Ducks chick purchased 0.48 Rabbits doe 12 2. Farm arable crops Barley hectare 120 Beans or peas — stockfeed hectare 125 Herbage seed hectare 125 Linseed hectare 98 Mixed corn hectare 100 Oats hectare 110 Oilseed rape hectare 180 Other oilseeds hectare 100 Peas: Dried hectare 140 Vining hectare 165 Potatoes: First early hectare 570 Maincrop (including seed) hectare 620 Rye hectare 110 Sugar Beet hectare 230 Wheat hectare 150 Other arable crops hectare 250 3. Outdoor horticultural crops Asparagus hectare 1110 Beans: Broad hectare 500 French hectare 280 Runner hectare 1880 Beetroot hectare 820 Brussels sprouts hectare 830 Cabbage, Savoys and sprouting broccoli hectare 810 Carrots hectare 910 Cauliflower and winter broccoli hectare 930 Celery hectare 3250 Leeks hectare 1970 Lettuce hectare 1750 Nursery stock: Container grown 1000 square metres 2185 Field grown hectare 2850 Onions: Dry bulb hectare 900 Salad hectare 2590 Outdoor bulbs hectare 1090 Parsnips hectare 890 Rhubarb — natural hectare 2180 Turnips and swedes hectare 390 Watercress 1000 square metres 1610 Other outdoor horticultural crops 1000 square metres 150 4. Protected crops Single crop cycle: Heated ornamentals 1000 square metres 4520 Fully heated vegetable (approximately 22°C lift in temperature) 1000 square metres 3140 Forced narcissus 1000 square metres 2070 Forced tulips 1000 square metres 3340 Mushrooms 1000 square metres 4410 Other single crops 1000 square metres 2940 Crop sequences: Heated (approximately 18°C lift in temperature) 1000 square metres 2230 Heat assisted (approximately 8°C lift in temperature) 1000 square metres 1700 Unheated 1000 square metres 1260 5. Orchard fruit Apples: Cider hectare 250 Cooking hectare 670 Dessert hectare 750 Cherries hectare 630 Pears hectare 720 Plums hectare 440 Other orchard fruit hectare 640 6. Soft fruit Blackcurrants hectare 570 Gooseberries hectare 750 Raspberries hectare 1760 Strawberries hectare 2160 Other soft fruit hectare 1450 7. Miscellaneous Bees colony 16 Deer breeding hind 20 Hops hectare 1000 Trout — for table tonne sold 310 Vines hectare 360 ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order prescribes units of production for various enterprises relating to agricultural land and sets out the amount which is to be regarded as the net annual income from each such unit for the year 12th September 1987 to 11th September 1988 inclusive. (These units of production, so far as relevant to the assessment of the productive capacity of a unit of agricultural land, are to be used, in conjunction with the net annual income ascribed to those units of production, in calculating the net annual income of the unit of land when assessing whether that unit of land is a commercial unit of agricultural land for the purposes of the succession provisions in Part IV of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986. A commercial unit of agricultural land is defined in paragraph 3 of Schedule 6 to that Act by reference to the production of a net annual income from the unit of not less than the average annual earnings of two full-time, male agricultural workers aged 20 or over. Figures are published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food as representing the average annual earnings for one such worker.) The Order revokes and replaces the Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) Order 1986. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/1465 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agricultural-holdings-units-of-production-order-1987 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.