§ Mr. Loftusasked the Minister of Agriculture what was the total production of wheat and the total number of cattle in 434W this country in 1914 and in the latest year for which information is available, respectively; and to what extent the importation of fertilisers and feeding stuffs has increased between these two dates?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithThe production of wheat in the United Kingdom in 1938 is estimated at 1,965,000 tons as compared with 1,713,000 tons in 1914 in the same area. The cattle population of the United Kingdom in June, 1938, was estimated at 8,762,000 as against 7,908,000 for the corresponding area in 1914. I regret that a precise comparison between 1914 and recent years cannot be made in respect of the importation of feeding stuffs and fertilisers, but, after making certain assumptions, it is estimated that
the quantity of feeding stuffs imported in 1938 was about 20 per cent. greater than in 1913, and that there was a slight increase in 1937 as compared with the quantity of fertilisers imported in 1913.