HC Deb 12 March 1918 vol 104 cc161-2
36. Sir R. COOPER

asked the President of the Board of Agriculture what was the acreage under wheat in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland respectively in the years 1914, 1915, 1916, and 1917?

Sir R. WINFREY

The figures are shown in a Table which will be printed in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

The following is the Table referred to:—

Acreage of Wheat.
Year. England. Scotland. Wales. Ireland. Total.
1914 1,770,470 60,521 37,028 36,913 1,904,932
1915 2,121,619 76,664 48,651 86,530 2,333,354
1916 1,862,211 63,083 49,997 76,438 2,051,729
1917 1,854,870 60,931 63,615 124,082 2,103,498

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