§ 94. Mr. THOMASasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can furnish a statement of the number and acreage of home farms in this country which supply in the main the one household in each case with produce in the way of potatoes, butter, eggs, meat, poultry, milk, and so on; and, in view of the necessity of completely controlling our food supplies, whether any steps are to be taken to limit consumption and eliminate waste in such cases and to ensure that the maximum quantity of food is produced and put upon the market at low prices?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. Acland)I can give no figures as to the number and acreage of home farms, and I do not think that any special treatment of them in the nature of control of production and prices would be practicable.