asked the President of the Board of Agriculture how many additional acres in England, Scotland, and Wales will have been brought under the plough by the end of this month?

It is impossible to state how many acres will be ploughed up by the end of the period mentioned, but if the hon. Member will repeat his question in about a month's time I shall hope to be in a position to give him the information he desires for England and Wales. I must refer the hon. Member to the Secretary for Scotland for information regarding that country.

Will the right hon. Gentleman consider the advisability of instituting a comparison between the three, or, I suppose, four nationalities, so as to make the element of competition come in?

I will take note of that.