MR, DOLAN (Leitrim, N.)To ask the hon. Member for South Somerset, as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, whether he has any statistics showing the proportionate extent of land under crops in France, Germany, and
| Great Britain. | Ireland. | Belgium. | France. | Germany. | ||
| 1905. | 1905. | 1904. | 1892. | 1890. | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
| (1) | Total area, acres | 56,787,590 | 20,710,589 | 7,277,000 | 130,374,482 | 133,585,000 |
| (2) | Area under crops and grass (including rough grazings) | 45,049,931 | 15,262,949 | 4,322,505 | 85,758,776 | 86,586,831 |
| (4) | Per cent | 79.3 | 73.7 | 59.4 | 65.8 | 64.8 |