§ Mr. COURTHOPEasked the President of the Board of Agriculture what was the acreage under hops in England, on the continent of Europe, in America, and in the world, respectively, in each year from 1906 to 1911, inclusive.
§ Mr. RUNCIMAN
ACREAGE OF HOPS. Countries. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. England 46,722 44,938 38,921 32,539 32,886 33,056 Austria 57,447 58,949 62,649 55,936 52,564 49,200 Belgium 5,921 5,782 5,088 4,725 5,434 *4,693 France 7,546 7,692 7,484 7,094 6,770 6,731 Germany 95,987 94,594 88,587 71,541 67,841 65,845 Hungary 2,729 2,791 2,821 2,292 2,287 3,351 Netherlands 143 128 111 67 27 — Russia — — 25,107 20,778 22,398 22,230 Continent of Europe—Total †l69,773 †l69,936 193,233 162,642 153,817 152,051 Ontario 1,732 — — 855 1,070 622 Argentina — 531 — — — — Australia 1,244 1,261 1,147 1,084 1,163 — New Zealand 1,011 865 688 — 653 — America — 55,023 50,043 43,618 44,460 44,818 World's Total 286,955 286,465 284,413 240,664 233,307 231,765 * Including Netherlands. † Excluding Russia. (Figures in italics represent unofficial estimates made by Messrs. J. Barth & Son, Nuremberg.)