§ 36. Major Sir ARCHIBALD SINCLAIRasked the Minister of Agriculture what area of land in this country is devoted to the cultivation of hops; what are the number of men employed in its cultivation; and what is the estimated annual yield?
Mr. WOODThe acreage of land in England on which hops were grown in 1924 was 25,897 acres, and the estimated production was 144,000 cwts. Yields were, however, exceptionally good in 1924, being 3 cwts. per acre above the previous record yield. The average production in the last four years. during which the acreage has not varied greatly, was 300,000 cwts. It has been estimated that one regular labourer is employed for every five or six acres of hops, but no definite information is available on the subject