§ 35. Mr. T. SMITHasked the Minister of Agriculture the number of acres at present under wheat, oats, and barley cultivation, and comparable figures for the previous three years?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of AGRICULTURE (Mr. Ramsbotham)Particulars of this year's acreage under wheat, oats and barley will not be available until early in August. I am circulating in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement giving the figures for 1933, 1934 and 1935.
§ Following is the statement:
§ The acreages under wheat, barley and oats in 1933, 1934 and 1935, according to the returns made by occupiers of holdings of more than one acre in extent in England and Wales, were:
| Year. | Wheat. | Barley. | Oats. |
| acres. | acres. | acres. | |
| 1933 | 1,660,339 | 751,340 | 1,494,797 |
| 1934 | 1,759,448 | 860,598 | 1,402,017 |
| 1935 | 1,772,332 | 791,653 | 1,418,626 |