§ Mr. P. Freemanasked the Minister of Agriculture the average produce of food per acre, showing the calorific value of each when used for cattle, sheep or pigs and for each of the main cereals and vegetables.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsThe average yield per acre in the United Kingdom of the main cereals, pulse and roots during the ten years 1935 to 1944 is given below. The best available indication of the relative productive value of these crops when used as animal feeding stuffs is perhaps starch equivalent, and this is shown for the average yield per acre of each crop:
Average yield per acre.Cwt. Starch equivalent of average yield. Cwt. Wheat 18.6 13.3 Barley 17.1 12.2 Oats 16.5 9.8 Beans 15.1 9.9 Tons. Tons. Potatoes 7. 1.30 Turnips and swedes 14.2 0.82 Mangolds 18.7 1.18