HC Deb 26 May 1939 vol 347 c2700W
Mr. Lambert

asked the Minister of Agriculture what was the number of sheep and acreage of oats and barley in the United Kingdom for each of the last five years?

Sir R. Dorman-Smith

The following statement gives the number of sheep and the acreages of oats and barley in the United Kingdom as returned by the occupiers of agricultural holdings in June in each of the last five years.

Year. Sheep. Oats. Barley.
Number. Acres. Acres.
1934 24,943,828 2,498,301 959,282
1935 25,061,719 2,518,221 871,272
1936 25,040,177 2,513,692 893,999
1937 25,540,905 2,298,830 906,420
1938 26,775,421 2,395,016 987,857