HC Deb 29 May 1930 vol 239 c1510W
Mr. GOULD

asked the Minister of Agriculture if he can give any estimate of the production of milk in this country for 1930, and the figures for 1928 and 1929?

Dr. ADDISON

An annual estimate of the total milk production (excluding milk fed to stock) in England and Wales is made on the basis of the yield per head of the dairy herd as ascertained in the Census year June, 1924-May, 1925. On this basis the total production for the period June, 1926-May, 1927, was 1,152,000,000 gallons; for 1927–28, 1,147,000,000 gallons; and for 1928–29, 1,131,000,000 gallons.