§ Sir I. Fraserasked the Minister of Agriculture. Fisheries and Food what estimate he has formed of the prospects of this year's harvest.
§ Mr. GodberIt is rather too early to form any estimates of this year's harvest. The latest reports are for 1st June. These showed that dry and cold conditions in England and Wales had retarded growth and all crops needed rain. Grass was slow to make growth and it was expected that yields per acre of hay would be below average. The next reports, for 1st July, will give early forecasts of the probable yields per acre of cereals and pulse crops. Early forecasts for root crops will be given in the 1st August reports.