§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the average value of tenants' capital, per acre, on United Kingdom agricultural holdings.
§ Mr. StrangA single figure for the United Kingdom is not available. Farm accounts collected from samples of full-time farms showed that the average value of estimated tenants' capital in 1972–73 was as follows:
£ per acre ofcrops, grass andrough gratings England and Wales (excludinghorticulture 79 Scotland 29 Northern Ireland 84 The low average for Scotland reflects the high proportion of rough gratings in that country.