HC Deb 28 April 1932 vol 265 cc582-3W
Lord SCONE

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the acreage under raspberries, and the number of growers, in Scotland and the counties of Perth, Angus, Fife, and Lanark, respectively, in each of the last five years?

Sir A. SINCLAIR

The information desired, so far as it is available, is as follows:—

Acreage under Raspberries in Scotland and in certain counties in the five years, 1927 to 1931, and numbers of holdings on which raspberries were grown in 1930 and 1931.
— 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931.
Acreage. Acreage. Acreage. Acreage. Number of Holdings. Acreage. Number of Holdings.
Scotland … 3,805 4,062 4,276 4,561 904 4,582 934
Angus … 825 889 924 1,073 94 1,085 96
Fife … 137 139 142 157 61 163 56
Lanark … 105 129 134 148 114 175 136
Perth … 2,481 2,627 2,772 2,896 378 2,883 364