§ Mr. DAYasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has any statistics 529W that will show the number of cows in Great Britain at the last convenient date, giving comparable figures for the years 1926 and 1927?
— Cows in milk. Cows in calf. Heifers in calf. Total cows and heifers. 1926. No. No. No. No. England … 1,797,091 262,480 355,366 2,414,937 Wales … 268,027 32,110 34,212 334,349 Scotland … 357,315 42,868 57,263 457,446 Great Britain … 2,422,433 337,458 446,841 3,206,732 1927. England … 1,820,501 274,657 351,672 2,446,830 Wales … 275,886 32,402 35,585 343,873 Scotland … 355,460 49,273 55,584 460,317 Great Britain … 2,451,847 356,332 442,841 3,251,020 1928. England … 1,795,008 270,347 325,268 2,390,623 Wales … 271,486 31,435 30,000 332,921 Scotland … 354,900 49,400 53,000 457,300 Great Britain … 2,421,394 351,182 408,268 3,180,844