ACREAGE UNDER CEREALS.

HC Deb 04 June 1919 vol 116 cc2026-7W

Captain TERRELL

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture if he can give the acreage under cereals in this country this year, and also a comparative table of the figures for 1918 and 1917?

Mr. PRATT

I am sending my hon. Friend a table which will show the acreage under cereals in England and Wales and also in the United Kingdom for the years 1918 and 1917. The returns for 1919 are being collected this month. An estimate of the wheat acreage indicates a probable reduction of 10 per cent. this year.

The following is the Table referred to:

—	England and Wales.	United Kingdom (excluding Isle of Man and Channel Islands).
1918.	1917.	1918.	1917.
			Acres.	Acres.	Acres.	Acres.
Wheat	…	…	2,556,661	1,918,485	2,793,049	2,103,498
Barley	…	…	1,500,809	1,459,796	1,838,356	1,796,066
Oats	…	…	2,780,063	2,258,909	5,603,423	4,763,989
Mixed Corn	…	…	141,519	*	145,591†	*
Eye	…	…	101,432	56,013	116,029	68,616
Total	…	…	7,080,484	5,693,203	10,496,448	8,732,169
* Not separately distinguished in 1917.	† Great Britain only.