§ 60. Sir CLEMENT KINLOCH-COOKEasked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether his attention has been called to the Order recently issued by his Department forbidding farmers to use wheat straw for bedding; is he aware that wheat straw is practically useless for feeding purposes, and, that being so, will he explain the recent Order, which handicaps the farmers without benefiting the public; and is he also aware that wheat straw makes by far the best manure, and that, as corn cannot be grown without manure, he will see the advisability of amending the Order?
Sir A. STANLEYMy right hon. Friend has asked me to reply to this question. The Order recently issued by the Board of Trade, which prohibits the use of straw for the purpose of bedding horses, definitely exempts horses engaged in agriculture. The point raised in the question does not, therefore, arise.
§ Mr. G. LAMBERTWill the right hon. Gentleman kindly tell us what the farmers are to do with their straw?