HC Deb 04 April 1960 vol 621 cc16-7W
100. Mr. Willey

asked the Minister of Agricuture, Fisheries and Food the area of agricultural land which consists of rough grazing, at the latest available date; and what were the comparable areas at 1935, 1945, 1950 and 1955.

Mr. Godber

The following table gives the information desired:

ROUGH GRAZING LAND IN ENGLAND AND WALES, OVER WHICH THE OCCUPIERS HAVE SOLE GRAZING RIGHTS ('000 ACRES)
June Area
1935 4,212
1945 4,150
1950 3,968
1955 3,729
1959 3,546

In addition it is estimated that there are nearly 1,500,000 acres of common rough grazings in England and Wales.

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICE
Experimental Husbandry Farms
Acreage Scientific, Technical and Administrative Staff, 1959 Farm Workers including Managers, 1959 Surplus (+) Deficit (-) Year ended 31st March, 1958 Surplus (+) Deficit (-) Year ended 31st March, 1959(a) Capital Expenditure up to 31st March, 1959
£ £ £
Bridget's, Winchester, Hants. 1,035 11 24 +1,560 +8,893 137,934
Cuckoo Pastures, Boxworth, Cambs 849 9 29 -14,778 -5,104 103,927
Drayton, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwicks. 450 7 8 (a)-10,283 -12,359 65,163
Gleadthorpe, Mansfield, Notts. 493 9 19 -10,647 -12,835 71,746
Great House, Rossendale, Lanes 430 9 14 -14,254 -15,617 46,707
High Mowthorpe, Malton, Yorks 1,080 9 26 -773 -5,369 98,537
Liscombe, Dulverton, Somerset. 485 6 8 -7,841 -9,605 36,466
Pwllpeiran, Aberystwyth 3,000 3 5 -3,042 -2,747 25,792
Rosemaund, Hereford 436 10 25 -29,032 -29,523 166,589
Terrington, King's Lynn, Norfolk (b) 200 6 18 -3,888 -7,834 77,465
Kirton, Boston, Lines, (b) 104 7 16 -8,710 -12,105 41,677
Trawscoed, Aberystwyth, Cards. 951 7 21 -9,393 -12,678 77,531
Totals 9,513 93 213 -111,081 -116,883 949,534