HC Deb 02 November 1911 vol 30 cc1151-2W
Mr. FELL

asked the President of the Board of Agriculture if he is watching the progress of the growth of sugar beet in Norfolk and its sale to the factories in Holland; if he is aware that a number of Dutchmen have been employed to dig the roots under contract; and if he proposes to publish an account of the results of the experiment when concluded?

Mr. RUNCIMAN

I am watching these and similar experiments in the cultivation of sugar beet with interest. I am aware that Dutch labourers have been brought to Norfolk to demonstrate the method of lifting sugar beet. I do not propose that the Board should attempt to report on the experiments, since they have not sufficiently detailed information for the purpose, but I will consider whether an account of them could be published in the Board's Journal.