§ Mr. COURTHOPEasked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether he can state, as regards the sugar beet grown by the six agricultural colleges in accordance with the Memorandum issued by the Board, the average percentages of soil removed by washing the roots at each college?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe percentages of soil removed by washing varied widely, and any figures that could be quoted would be subject to qualifications which cannot be briefly stated. Perhaps, therefore, the hon. Member will be content to1798W await the issue of the Report on these experiments, which may be expected shortly.
§ Mr. COURTHOPEasked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether, in view of the fact that purity is a most important factor in determining the value of sugar beet for purposes of sugar manufacture, he will add the co-efficients of purity to the other items of information required by the Board's Memorandum in all future experiments on sugar beet cultivation carried out by the agricultural colleges and other institutions?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI shall be very glad to meet the wishes of the hon. Member so far as I possibly can.