§ 18. Sir W. WAYLANDasked the Minister of Agriculture how many farmers have now registered as cheese producers; how many cows are owned by cheese producers registered to date; what is their estimated output of milk during the coming season; how many tons of cheese this will contribute towards the requirements of the home market; and what proportion this represents of our total consumption?
§ The FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS (Mr. Ormsby-Gore)I have been asked to reply. The number of farmers registered with the Milk Marketing Board as farm cheese-makers on 2nd May, 1934, was 1,284, owning 54,400 cows with an estimated output of milk of 22,000,000 gallons per annum. The yield of cheese from this gallonage would be roughly 10,000 tons, which represents approximately 5 per cent. of our total annual cheese consumption.
§ Sir W. WAYLANDDoes the Minister agree that that is a very small proportion of our total consumption?
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREOh, very small indeed.