HC Deb 28 February 1924 vol 170 cc702-4W
Mr. WRIGHT

asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will give particulars as to the average yields of wheat, oats, and barley for the years 1903 to 1923, inclusive, in Russia, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, France, and Great Britain; and will he give the highest known yields of the above cereals in Great Britain by the ordinary methods of farming, excluding intensive systems of cultivation?

Mr. BUXTON

The reply to the first part of the question is set out in the table below in so far as the information is available. As regards the latter part of the question, it is not possible to state the results of any particular class of farming, but the years in which the highest average yields were recorded for Great Britain as a whole were as follow:—

Average Yield per acre.
Year. Cwts.
Wheat … 1921 19.9
Barley … 1909 17.3
Oats … 1907 15.3

AVERAGE YIELD PER ACRE OF WHEAT, BARLEY AND OATS IN THE UNDERMENTIONED COUNTRIES IN EACH YEAR, 1903 TO 1923.
Hundredweights.
Year. Russia (European). Germany. Sweden. Denmark. Holland. Belgium. France. Great Britain.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Wheat. Barley. Oats.
1903 … 5.6 6.6 5.0 15.7 15.5 14.7 14.7 11.1 9.6 23.7 16.7 13.7 16.3 20.7 18.0 18.6 21.1 19.6 12.1 11.2 10.4 16.7 15.3 14.1
1904 … 6.2 6.2 7.4 15.8 14.4 13.2 13.7 11.2 8.4 22.7 16.3 12.7 17.4 20.3 16.6 18.8 21.8 17.5 10.0 9.7 8.8 14.8 14.9 13.9
1905 … 5.4 6.2 5.8 15.3 14.3 12.5 14.6 10.9 9.6 21.6 15.2 10.9 17.0 21.0 15.7 16.5 20.6 16.5 11.2 9.8 9.2 18.1 16.2 13.5
1906 … 4.2 5.6 4.2 16.2 15.1 15.9 17.2 12.8 10.9 22.2 15.9 13.5 18.6 19.7 17.5 18.7 21.4 20.0 10.9 9.2 8.9 18.9 16.8 14.8
1907 … 4.3 6.1 5.7 15.9 16.4 16.7 15.1 10.8 10.0 23.3 17.6 14.9 20.9 22.9 19.4 21.6 23.9 21.4 12.6 10.9 10.5 18.7 16.7 15.3
1908 … 4.8 6.1 5.8 15.9 15.0 14.3 16.7 12.9 11.6 23.1 16.4 14.2 19.4 22.6 18.2 19.0 21.5 19.5 10.4 10.0 9.7 17.8 15.7 14.1
1909 … 6.7 7.7 7.4 16.3 16.9 16.9 16.8 13.2 11.8 23.3 17.8 15.1 16.4 20.1 16.1 20.1 22.4 20.0 11.8 11.3 11.3 18.3 17.3 14.5
1910 … 6.0 7.0 6.5 15.9 14.7 14.7 17.1 14.4 13.0 29.3 18.1 14.7 17.3 19.1 16.5 18.8 21.1 19.4 8.4 10.4 9.7 16.6 15.5 14.3
1911 … 3.8 6.2 5.4 16.4 15.9 14.2 17.3 14.3 11.1 30.4 17.5 15.1 21.0 22.2 17.3 21.2 22.9 19.4 10.8 11.2 10.1 18.6 15.8 13.8
1912 … 5.5 7.0 6.8 18.0 17.5 15.5 16.1 13.9 12.8 20.2 18.5 14.8 19.6 21.4 12.6 20.7 21.6 15.5 11.0 11.6 10.3 15.5 14.5 12.3
1913 … 7.3 7.9 7.5 18.8 17.7 17.5 17.6 16.2 14.2 28.9 20.2 15.3 19.3 19.9 17.8 20.1 21.5 20.4 10.6 10.9 10.4 17.5 16.0 13.6
1914 … 5.0 5.5 5.1 15.9 15.8 16.4 16.6 12.4 8.2 26.9 17.4 12.5 20.7 19.8 18.1 18.7 21.5 20.7 10.1 10.8 10.3 18.3 16.1 14.3
1915 … 6.2 6.3 6.4 15.3 12.2 10.4 16.4 14.1 12.6 26.1 18.9 14.6 22.9 23.6 18.9 — — — 8.8 8.7 8.4 17.5 14.3 14.1
1916 … — 6.9 7.0 14.6 14.6 15.5 15.2 14.3 12.7 21.4 16.6 14.2 18.3 15.5 17.9 — — — 8.9 10.7 10.2 15.8 14.8 13.7
1917 … — — — 12.0 10.2 8.3 11.3 11.2 9.1 17.5 12.9 11.0 16.5 18.6 15.1 — — — 6.9 9.4 8.4 16.3 14.7 13.8
1918 … — — — 13.4 12.0 11.3 12.6 10.8 8.8 24.1 16.7 12.7 19.0 19.3 15.9 11.4 — — 11.0 8.6 7.5 18.4 15.7 14.7
1919 … — — — 13.3 11.8 12.0 14.7 13.4 12.4 24.8 17.9 13.6 18.2 18.3 15.0 16.3 18.9 13.9 8.6 7.5 7.0 16.1 14.3 12.8
1920 … — — — 13.0 12.0 12.0 15.7 11.8 11.5 22.0 16.9 13.3 20.3 20.9 16.0 18.0 20.6 16.5 10.1 10.0 10.0 15.7 15.1 13.4
1921 … — — — 16.3 13.6 12.6 18.7 13.2 12.4 27.4 18.7 13.4 26.4 25.3 16.1 22.6 23.0 16.7 13.2 9.8 8.4 19.9 14.6 13.6
1922 … — — — 11.4 11.1 10.0 14.1 13.9 12.5 20.9 19.6 14.9 21.7 22.3 14.4 18.9 18.3 14.3 9.9 10.2 9.7 17.1 14.4 12.3
1923 … — — — 15.6 14.5 14.5 16.4 12.9 11.8 23.1 20.9 17.6 23.3 21.1 18.0 19.8 19.5 15.9 11.4 11.5 12.6 17.6 14.8 13.8