§ Mr. TURTONasked the Minister of Agriculture what is the total acreage of sugar-beet contracted for at each of the factories for the present season; and what was the comparative acreage for each of the factories last season?
§ Mr. ELLIOTFollowing is the information desired:
Total acreage of Sugar-Beet contracted for at each of the factories for the seasons, 1935–36 and 1934–35. Factory. Contracted Acreage for Sugar Beet. Remarks. Session 1935–36. Session 1934–35. Acres. Acres. 1. Cantley 31,259 32,923 Anglo-Dutch Group. 2. Kelham 12,819 13,501 3. Ely 26,090 26,557 4. Ipswich 21,200 22,687 5. King's Lynn. 23,201 25,000 6. Colwick 16,506 11,667 Anglo-Scottish Group. 7. Spalding 18,521 25,236 8. Kidderminster. 19,099 20,183 9. Poppleton. 17,866 18,749 10. Felstead 20,456 21,535 11. Cupar 7,835 8,252 12. Bury St. Edmunds. 40,082 42,216 Bury Group. 13. Peter-borough. 33,619 35,416 14. Selby 15,792 16,633 15. Allscott 17,275 18,194 16. Bardney 21,036 22,015 Lincolnshire Group. 17. Brigg 16,365 17,330 18. Wissington. 15,891 16,870 — Total 374,912 394,964