§ Mr. Richardsasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will consider issuing a statement to explain exactly what is meant by asking for an extra 10 per cent. of grassland to be ploughed, as considerable confusion exists in the minds of farmers as to the amount of land which they are individually expected to plough?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithThe Government desire that at least 10 per cent. of the total acreage of permanent and temporary grassland recorded in the annual Agricultural Returns in june last should be ploughed up and sown to cereals or other suitable arable crops for next year's harvest. If any individual farmer is in doubt as to the amount of land which he should himself plough in view of any special circumstances obtaining on his farm, he should consult his County War 1617W Agricultural Executive Committee, who are generally responsible for the ploughing up campaign in their area.
I hope that the publicity given to this reply will remove any confusion that may exist.