CANADIAN CATTLE. (Hansard, 12 March 1923)

HC Deb 12 March 1923 vol 161 c1029 1029

§ 69. Mr. THORNTON
asked the Minister of Agriculture when Canadian cattle are expected to be landed in this country and where they will be landed; and what will be the method of selling Canadian stores, whether by live weight, at auction, or by private sales

§ Sir R. SANDERS
The Importation of Animals Act, 1922, will come into operation on the 1st April next, and I understand that the first consignment of Canadian store cattle will reach this country either on or about that date. Landing places will be available at Birkenhead, Manchester, Glasgow, Dundee and Cardiff. Bristol will be

AREA AND PRODUCTION OF UNDERMENTIONED CROPS IN GERMANY IN 1920, 1921 AND 1922.
—	Area.	Production.
1920.	1921.	1922.	1920.	1921.	1922.
	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Cwts.	Cwts.	Cwts.
Wheat	…	…	…	3,397,240	3,559,369	3,382,462	44,228,593	57,733,386	37,305,124
Spelt (Winter)	…	…	392,241	372,303	312,870	3,519,788	4,077,184	2,518,005
Rye	…	…	…	10,584,244	10,534,641	10,245,767	97,101,154	133,787,481	105,262,400
Barley (Summer)	…	2,948,083	2,807,135	2,839,939	35,280,707	38,156,650	31,119,043
Oats	…	…	…	7,937,073	7,810,693	7,901,416	94,971,226	98,490,915	81,287,849
				Tons.	Tons.	Tons.
Potatoes	…	…	…	5,983,543	6,538,488	6,725,200	27,429,164	25,731,090	40,023,200
Sugar Beet	…	…	804,583	961,954	1,031,100	7,808,960	7,851,356	10,621,200
Roots (Runkelruben)	…	^*	1,801,959	^*	^*	17,535,205	^*
^*Particulars of the area and production of Roots (Runkelruben) in 1920 and 1922 are not available.
Note.—Figures for 1920 and 1921 are taken from "Vierteljahrshefte zur Statistit des Deutsche Reichs, 1922," those for Corn crops of 1922 are from "Deutscher Reichauzeiger 29 September, 1922" and for Root crops 1922 are from "International Crop Report for January, 1923," issued by the International Institute of Agriculture, Rome, and have been converted into English measure and weight.