§ Sir S. CHAPMANasked the Minister of Agriculture what were the numbers of cows and heifers in milk or in calf per thousand acres of cultivated land in the United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, and France; and is the number of dairy cattle per thousand acres greater now than before the War in England, Wales, and Scotland?
§ Sir H. BARNSTONOwing to differences in the classification of land and stock, the figures for the various countries shown in the following table are not really comparable and can only be regarded as approximately correct.
yield per acre, in bushels, of wheat, barley, and oats during the last five nearest available years in the following countries: United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Australia, Canada, and the United States of America; and what was the mean average of the yield per acre, in tons, for the similar period for potatoes in the same countries?
§ Sir H. BARNSTONThe following table shows the average yield per acre of wheat, barley, oats and potatoes in the under-mentioned countries for the years 1920–1924:
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— Wheat Bushels per acre. Barley Bushels per acre. Oats Bushels per acre. Potatoes Tons per acre. United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). 31.9 31.1 38.8 6.1 Belgium 37.6 48.3 61.l 6.8 Denmark 42.7 44.4 51.3 5.7 Germany 25.9 29.8 43.2 4.9 France 20.5 24.9 34.6 3.2 Australia 13.7* 20.4† 19.8† 2.8† Canada 15.8 25.5 34.0 4.2 United States 14.0 24.5 31.2 2.9 * Five years 1920–1 to 1924–5. † Three years 1921–2 to 1923–4.