§ 80. Sir I. Fraserasked the Minister of Food what deduction is made in the price of barley paid to farmers in the North of England to allow for conditioning; and what percentage of Northern barley is conditioned.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe maximum deduction which may be made for conditioning potentially millable barley is 2s. 6d. per cwt. It is not possible to say what percentage of barley has to be conditioned, either in the North of England or elsewhere.