§ 31. Mr. R. LAMBERTasked how many acres were agreed on by the war agricultural committee in Wiltshire to be ploughed up in that county; how many acres are already broken up; and whether there is immediate prospect of the whole acreage scheduled being brought under the plough?
§ Mr. PROTHEROThe Wiltshire Agricultural Executive Committee have been asked to secure an increase in the corn area of 70,000 acres over the 1916 area. It is estimated that this will necessitate the breaking up of 48,000 acres of permanent grass. Complete figures are not yet available of the total quantity of land scheduled for breaking up, but the latest information indicates that it amounts to about 72 per cent. of the quota. The full accomplishment of the task depends largely on the weather and on supplies of labour and of tractor fuel.