§ Mr. CAPEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture what was the estimated total production of wheat in the United Kingdom this year; and what is the average annual quantity reserved for sowing?
Sir A. BOSCAWENThe returns of the production of wheat this year are not yet available for the whole of the United Kingdom, but the estimated production in England and Wales is 6,677,000 quarters. The average annual quantity used for seed in the past 10 years is estimated at about 750,000 quarters.