§ Mr. S. N. Evansasked the Minister of Agriculture the quantities in tons of farm products listed in the First Schedule of the Agriculture Act, 1947, produced for the years 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 and for 1946 and each consecutive year to the present.
§ Sir T. DugdaleFollowing are the figures: 191W
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ESTIMATED GROSS PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 000 tons — 1935–1936 1936–1937 1937–1938 1938–1939 1946–1947 1947–1948 1948–1949 1949–1950 1950–1951 1951–1952 (provisional) Crops: Wheat … … 1,753 1,480 1,509 1,965 1,967 1,667 2,361 2,204 2,606 2,316 Rye … … … 10 10 8 12 39 22 47 54 57 47 Barley … … 735 732 658 904 1,963 1,619 2,027 2,129 1,711 1,939 Oats … … … 2,079 1,981 1,847 1,992 2,903 2,509 2,963 2,995 2,692 2,616 Mixed Corn … … 73 77 77 75 350 386 518 646 715 804 Potatoes … … 4,652 4,589 4,916 5,115 10,166 7,760 11,798 9,035 9,507 8,284 Sugar Beet … … 3,404 3,448 2,583 2,191 4,522 2,960 4,319 3,962 5,216 4,536 Livestock Products: Beef and veal … — 600 563 572 537 478 500 524 600 611 Mutton and lamb … — 183 189 213 141 112 130 142 147 138 Pigmeat … … — 450 429 425 145 126 203 320 315 420 Milk (million gallons) — 1,781 1,765 1,794 1,802 1,847 2,059 2,166 2,174 2,176 Eggs … … … — 404 388 384 328 347 412 475 496 482 Wool (clip and skin) — 49 49 54 41 33 36 39 40 39 Notes (i) Years ending 31st May. Comparable figures for 1935–1936 are not available for livestock products. (ii) Gross production includes produce retained on farms for livestock feeding, etc. (iii) Figures for livestock Products include estimated production from domestic pigs and poultry, pig clubs, etc.