HC Deb 30 July 1908 vol 193 cc1718-21
MR. COURTHOPE

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what was the acreage of hops cultivated in the Western States of America and in England in each of the last twenty-five years.

(Answered by Mr. Churchill.) The following statement gives the information desired by the hon. Member so far as it is available. Acreage under hops in (1) England and Wales; and (2) the Western Division of the United States of America—

Years. England and Wales. Western Division of the United States of America.*
Acres. Acres.
1880 66,698 1957
1881 64,943 1957
1882 65,619 1957
1883 68,016 1957
1884 69,258 1957
1885 71,327 1957
1886 70,127 1957
1887 63,706 1957
1888 58,494 1957
1889 57,749 1957
1890 53,961 12,239
1891 56,145 12,239
1892 56,259 12,239
1893 57,564 12,239
1894 59,535 12,239
1895 58,940 12,239
1896 54,217 12,239
1897 50,863 12,239
1898 49,735 12,239
1899 51,843 12,239
1900 51,308 27,683
1901 51,127 27,683
1902 48,031 27,683
1903 47,938 27,683
1904 47,799 27,683
1905 48,967 27,683
1906 46,722 27,683
1907 44,938 27,683
1907 44,938 27,683
* These particulars are only collected at the time of the Decennial Census.

The Western Division comprises the following States:—Montana, New Mexico, Washington, Idaho, Arizona, Oregon, Wyoming, Utah, California, Colorado, Nevada.