§ Sir H. HOPEasked the Minister of Agriculture what were the quantities of barley produced in this country in 1928 and in 1929; and what percentage this formed of the total quantities consumed?
§ Dr. ADDISONThe production of barley in the United Kingdom was 1,124,000 tons in 1928, and 1,101,000 tons in 1929. These figures represent 63.5 per cent. and 64.8 respectively of the total available supplies in those years.
Factory. Manufacturing Season. 1927–28. 1928–29. 1929–30.* £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Allscott … … 140,757 2 1 144,964 13 0 247,646 7 11 Bardney … … 226,688 10 11 104,893 17 10 203,800 9 2 Brigg … … — 72,687 7 3 128,456 11 9 Bury St. Edmunds … … 422,160 10 7 354,947 9 0 463,457 4 10 Cantley … … 547,380 2 7 363,300 8 3 474,591 3 4 Colwick … … 227,059 13 2 112,743 6 0 204,676 12 6 Ely … … 558,245 4 1 398,832 2 6 497,787 4 0 Eynsham … … 4,159 10 0 6,581 16 11 6,241 8 0 Felstead … … 184,036 5 3 81,393 1 6 169,043 9 6 Ipswich … … 298,642 4 5 166,342 11 5 268,358 19 5 Kelham … … 187,739 12 11 70,334 7 1 129,596 17 2 Kidderminster … … 237,316 16 9 151,073 11 10 191,970 7 2 King's Lynn … … 120,969 10 7 180,956 10 0 289,426 6 0 Peterborough … … 211,770 11 9 172,218 2 9 251,679 8 3 Poppleton … … 169,005 3 11 72,106 10 0 113,546 5 0 Selby … … 124,958 10 3 100,996 18 1 182,894 1 9 Spalding … … 190,949 5 3 118,732 3 0 194,860 16 5 Wissington … … 194,669 12 4 129,314 7 11 204,755 4 7 Cupar … … 119,955 17 6 22,516 12 0 8,260 11 4 Greenock … … 47,595 17 8 — — Total … … 4,214,060 2 0 2,824,935 16 4 4,231,049 8 1 * Figures are not final—some claims are still outstanding.