HC Deb 14 March 1927 vol 203 cc1631-4
39. Mr. MORRIS

asked the Minister of Agriculture the average amount peg acre of cereals, hay, and root crops produced in Wales, Scotland, and England, respectively, during the last year for which returns are available; and the number of cattle, horses, sheep, and pigs per 1,000 acres in each country for the same period?

The MINISTER of AGRICULTURE (Mr. Guinness)

With the hon. Member's permission, I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT statements giving the information desired.

Following are the statements promised—

Number of Cattle, Horses, Sheep and Pigs on Agricultural Holdings per 1,000 acres of Crops and Permanent Grass in each County of England, Wales and Scotland on 4th June, 1926.

County. Cattle. Horses. Sheep. Pigs.
England. No. No. No. No.
Bedford 167 44 243 84
Berkshire 191 38 298 64
Buckingham 235 41 459 62
Cambridge 104 49 266 146
Isle of Ely 125 76 44 152
Chester 380 43 163 134
Cornwall 381 46 498 165
Cumberland 309 38 1,283 27
Derby 338 50 261 48
Devon 278 39 696 79
Dorset 257 33 499 89
Durham 213 58 625 41
Essex 142 43 202 106
Gloucester 240 40 461 105
Hampshire 178 38 320 73
Isle of Wight 286 47 382 227
Hereford 264 40 839 62
Hertford 155 39 219 80
Huntingdon 158 45 235 91
Kent 156 32 1,158 121
Lancaster 303 47 468 96
Leicester 354 44 556 37
Lincoln, Holland 169 63 100 115
Lincoln, Kesteven 173 42 459 56
Lincoln, Lindsey 186 42 548 67
London and Middlesex 202 62 175 233
Norfolk 141 55 309 122
Northampton 275 35 644 49
Soke of Peterboro' 183 48 421 74
Northumberland 215 24 1,744 16
Nottingham 233 47 341 69
Oxford [...] 38 418 65
Rutland [...] 33 765 41
Salop 320 44 689 106
Somerset 323 42 451 101
Stafford 336 47 315 60
Suffolk, East 140 52 259 252
Suffolk, West 97 49 345 188
Surrey 211 40 182 108
Sussex, East 202 33 565 57
Sussex, West 229 35 435 58
Warwick 269 44 527 62
Westmorland 326 33 1,987 19
Wiltshire 253 35 459 72
Worcester 224 40 4[...]5 106
Yorks, East Riding 154 49 631 89
Yorks, North Riding 227 44 852 65
Yorks, West Riding 246 45 596 88
England 237 43 556 88
County Cattle. Horses. Sheep. Pigs.
Wales.
No. No. No. No.
Anglesey 379 46 899 59
Brecod 214 64 3,036 34
Cardigan 283 58 1,264 71
Carmarthen 283 45 733 67
Carnarvon 332 45 1,911 59
Denby 326 44 1,849 85
Flint 386 45 995 125
Glamorgan 256 71 1,352 68
Merioneth 278 31 3,630 40
Monmouth 237 58 1,005 61
Montgomery 309 52 1,940 66
Pembroke 345 48 500 91
Radnor 211 58 2,106 23
Wales 294 51 1,488 67
Scotland.
Aberdeen 284 43 423 27
Argyll 444 43 5,835 31
Ayr 342 29 1,184 33
Banff 285 49 524 31
Berwick 123 25 1962 18
Bute 334 47 1,547 22
Caithness 192 47 1,537 16
Clackmannan 243 43 851 58
Dumbarton 290 35 1,580 19
Dumfries 279 28 2,356 38
East Lothian 109 31 1,301 32
Fife 175 38 511 26
Forfar 193 37 767 24
Inverness 313 52 3,342 13
Kincardine 225 40 524 24
Kinross 185 32 1,003 21
Kircudbright 317 26 2,150 65
Lanark 288 32 970 26
Midlothian 139 32 1,556 107
Moray 247 45 510 34
Nairn 261 53 582 27
Orkney 294 60 379 20
Peebles 138 19 4,177 10
Perth 213 37 1,931 23
Renfrew 298 33 499 33
Ross and Cromarty 293 47 2,132 22
Roxburgh 130 24 3,245 17
Selkirk 132 21 6,616 13
Shetland 445 83 5,881 8
Stirling 283 38 1,103 18
Sutherland 315 68 6,518 16
West Lothian 195 39 380 22
Wigtown 371 36 839 38
Scotland 255 38 1,535 31

In those Counties where there are large areas of rough grazings the figures of sheep per 1,000 acres of Crops and Permanent Grass tend to exaggerate the density of the sheep population.

Yield per acre of Cereal, Hay and Root Crops in England, Wales and Scotland in 1926.

Crops. England. Wales. Scotland.
Cwts. Cwts. Cwts.
Wheat 16.4 15.4 20.8
Barley 16.1 13.9 17.9
Oats 16.4 12.6 15.9
Mixed Corn 16.0 12.8 —
Beans 15.7 15.0 17.7
Peas 14.6 11.2 9.3
Hay from Clover, Sainfoin and Grasses under rotation. 30.5 24.7 34.8
Hayfrom permanent grass. 22.3 19.3 33.5
Tons. Tons. Tons.
Potatoes 5.5 5.3 6.3
Turnips and Swedes 14.4 13.8 17.6
Mangolds 21.2 17.9 20.7