§ Sir A. SINCLAIRasked the Minister of Agriculture the latest figures for the number of live stock per 100 acres of crops and grass, excluding rough grazing, in the following countries: France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Great Britain, England and Wales, and Scotland, in order to bring up to date the
Country. Year. Cattle. Sheep. Pigs. Stock Units.* France … … 1923 15.3 11.1 5.4 18.0 Germany§ … … 1925 24.4 6.8 23.0 30.0 Belgium … … 1925 37.3 † 26.0 42.5† Denmark‡ … … 1925 36.7 3.6 33.5 43.9 Great Britain … … 1925 24.2 75.8 9.2 36.9 England … … 1925 23.3 52.6 10.6 32.9 Scotland … … 1925 25.7 151.3 3.2 47.9 Wales … … 1925 29.3 139.5 7.3 50.7 * These units are cattle units, seven sheep and five pigs being taken as equivalent each to one cattle unit. † Figures for Belgium do not include sheep as to which no information has been published since 1910. ‡ The figures for Denmark are based on the area under crops and grass in 1919, no later information being available. The relative totals for Southern Jutland have been excluded. § Present boundaries. No figures subsequent to 1922 are available for Holland.