§ Mr. DONNERasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will state the acreage under cultivation in the United Kingdom during the years 1931 and 1935, respectively, of cauliflowers, cabbages, carrots, beans, and brussels sprouts?
Acreage of certain Vegetables on agricultural holdings in 1931 and 1935. Description of Vegetable. Area to which figures relate. Acreage. 1931. 1935. Cauliflowers and broccoli … England and Wales … … 15,785 19,538 (a) Cabbage … … … … United Kingdom … … 107,452 157,926 (b) Carrots … … … … Great Britain … … … 9,783 16,416 Beans, picked green … … England and Wales … … 13,218 (c) 20,678 Brussels sprouts … … … England and Wales … … 35,580 34,083 (a) Not including sprouting broccoli. (b) Including sprouting broccoli in England and Wales. (c) Includes beans cut green for fodder.
§ Mr. DONNERasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will state the acreage under cultivation in the county of Hampshire during the years 1931 and 1935, respectively, of cauliflowers, cabbages, carrots, beans and brussels sprouts?
§ Mr. ELLIOTThe particulars required are given in the following statement:—
Acreage of certain vegetables on holdings over one acre in extent as returned on 4th June, 1931, and 4th June, 1935, in the county of Hampshire (excluding the Isle of Wight).
470W
§ Mr. ELLIOTInformation is not available in respect of the acreage of certain of these crops on agricultural holdings in the United Kingdom as a whole. The available figures are given in the following statement:
Crops. 1931. 1935. Acres. Acres. Cauliflower and Broccoli 293 392 (a) Cabbage, for human consumption 1,144 1,303 (b) Carrots 120 265 Beans, picked green 243 (c) 393 Brussels Sprouts 589 731 (a) Not including Sprouting Broccoli. (b) Including Sprouting Broccoli. (c) Including Beans cut green for fodder.
§ Mr. DONNERasked the Minister of Agriculture the acreage under cultivation in the county of Hampshire during the years 1931 and 1935, respectively, of cucumbers, salads, market-garden peas, onions, tomatoes and turnips?
471W
§ Mr. ELLIOTThe information available, which is greater for 1935 than for 1931, is shown in the following statement:
Statement showing the acreage under certain vegetables in Hampshire (excluding the Isle of Wight) in 1931 and 1935. Years and Crops. Acres. 1931: Peas, picked green (a) 495 Onions 48 Turnips and Swedes (b) 20,365 1935: Lettuce, Cos and Cabbage 117 Peas for canning or packeting, green or dried 61 Green peas, for market 700 Onions 43 Tomatoes, grown in open 4 Tomatoes, grown in glasshouse 34 Turnips and Swedes, for human consumption 511 Turnips for stock-feeding or seed 8,397 Swedes for stock-feeding or seed 5,944 (a) Including a proportion cut green for fodder. (b) Including those grown for stock-feeding and seed.