§ Sir G. Foxasked the Minister of Agriculture whether his Department is taking any steps to promote the cultivation of rye on soils especially suitable for it; and whether the subsidy in respect of ploughed-up land will also apply to this crop?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithI fully recognise that on some types of soil rye is a very 191W suitable crop for sowing on newly-ploughed grassland, and a Press announcement, of which I am sending a copy to my hon. Friend, has been issued by my Department drawing attention to the value of the crop. Where newly-ploughed grassland is otherwise eligible, the Government grant of £2 per acre will be paid if it is sown to rye.