HC Deb 22 July 1946 vol 425 c1676
59. Major Wise

asked the Minister of Agriculture (1) if he can now give the acreages of wheat, barley, oats, potatoes and sugar beet grown for the 1946 harvest, as shown in the June agricultural returns; and his estimates of the total yields of each crop;

(2) if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the acreages of wheat grown in each county for the 1946 harvest; and the target he has set the W.A.E.C. of each county for the 1947 wheat harvest.

Mr. T. Williams

The preliminary results of 4th June census are not expected to be ready before about the end of August and until then reliable estimates of total yields are not available. It would not be in the public interest to give targets for each county.