HC Deb 11 February 1954 vol 523 c149W
74. Mr. Parker

asked the Minister of Agriculture what progress has been made with the building of a further sugar-beet factory in Southern England.

AREA OF CERTAIN CROPS IN CORNWALL
Thousand acres
Year Spring Cabbage Cauliflower or Broccoli (Heading) First Early Potatoes Flowers (in the open) (acreage as at 4th June)
Bulb Flowers Other Flowers
1946 … … 1.4 9.9 13.3 0.4 0.2
1947 … … 2.4 7.9 13.7 0.6 0.3
1948 … … 1.5 8.1 16.2 0.6 0.3
1949 … … 1.8 6.4 16.4 0.7 0.4
1950 … … 1.6 6.7 9.6 0.9 0.6
1951 … … 1.5 5.3 8.9 0.9 0.6
1952 … … 1.2 4.4 7.0 1.0 0.6
1953 … … Not available Not available 4.9 0.6 0.4

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