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Mr. NEEDHAM
asked the President of the Board of Agriculture what was the-total hay crop of the United Kingdom for 1917, and the separate tonnages for England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland?
Sir R. WINFREY
The total hay crops produced from meadows and arable land in the United Kingdom for 1917 amounted to 13,162,527 tons, the crop for England being 6,805,897 tons; Wales, 753,606 tons; Scotland, 901,082 tons; and Ireland,, 4,701,942 tons.