§ Mr. JOHNSTONasked the Minister of Agriculture the total production of potatoes cropped in this country, -with the average yield per acre for each of the past four years?
Mr. GUINNESSThe following table shows the estimated production and the yield per acre of potatoes grown on holdings exceeding one acre in Great Britain during the years 1925–28:
of production for the last cropping season for ware potatoes; and what is the current selling price per ton?
Mr. GUINNESSI have no information which would enable me to answer the first part of the question. As regards the second part, the average price per ton of potatoes (first and second quality King Edward and Arran Chief) at certain wholesale markets in the month of November was 108s. 6d.