§ 102. Mr. Harold Daviesasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish the number of farms in North Staffordshire that are 20 116W acres and over, and the number under 20 acres; and how many of the farms under 20 acres are in the area of Leek parliamentary division.
§ Mr. GodberIn June, 1957, 2,021 agricultural holdings in North Staffordshire were recorded as being 20 acres and over of crops and grass, and 1,710 as being over one and under 20 acres. Of the latter, 1,345 holdings were in the area of Leek parliamentary division. Most of these holdings under 20 acres are part- time farms, and some are large gardens, fields and paddocks only used to a minor extent for agricultural purposes.