asked the Minister of Agriculture the gross estimated rental of all the agricultural holdings in England and Wales for the year ending 1921–22; the average rent per acre of all such holdings; and the total acreage under cultivation?
The total area under crops anti grass in England and Wales in June, 1922, as returned lay occupiers of agricultural holdings exceeding 1 acre in extent was 26,026,000 acres. I regret that I am unable to furnish the other information desired by the hon. Member.
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will furnish information as to the total acreage of land under cultivation in England and Wales for the years 1910, 1913, 1919 and 1922; what is the total product of cereals and roots for each of the years mentioned; whether he will give the total acreage of land which has gone out of cultivation for the last 10 years and which is now under grass; and whether he will provide the necessary information separately for Wales?
The figures are as follow:
| AREA of Arable Land and Permanent Grass, Total Acreage under Crops and Grass, and Estimated Total Production of Wheat, Barley, Oats, Potatoes, Turnips and Swedes, and Mangolds, in England and Wales in each of the years 1910, 1913, 1919 and 1922. | |||||||||||||
| (Note.—The figures relate to Agricultural Holdings exceeding 1 acre in extent.) | |||||||||||||
| — | 1910. | 1913. | 1919. | 1922. | |||||||||
| England. | Wales. | England and Wales. | England. | Wales. | England and Wales. | England. | Wales. | England and Wales. | England. | Wales. | England and Wales. | ||
| AREA. | Acres. | Acres. | Acres. | Acres. | Acres. | Acres. | Acres. | Acres. | Acres. | Acres. | Acres. | Acres. | |
| Arable Land | … | 10,592,055 | 728,389 | 11,320,444 | 10,361,849 | 696,384 | 11,058,233 | 11,412,353 | 896,523 | 12,308,876 | 10,583,258 | 727,257 | 11,310,515 |
| Permanent Grass | … | 13,923,327 | 2,048,817 | 15,972,144 | 14,012,946 | 2,058,203 | 16,071,149 | 12,656,945 | 1,782,132 | 14,439,077 | 12,838,415 | 1,876,863 | 14,715,278 |
| Total | … | 24,515,382 | 2,777,206 | 27,292,588 | 24,374,795 | 2,754,587 | 27,129,382 | 24,069,298 | 2,678,655 | 26,747,953 | 23,421,673 | 2,604,120 | 26,025,793 |
| ESTIMATED TOTAL PRODUCTION. | Qrs. | Qrs. | Qrs. | Qrs. | Qrs. | Qrs. | Qrs. | Qrs. | Qrs. | Qrs. | Qrs. | Qrs. | |
| Wheat | … | 6,479,000 | 136,000 | 6,615,000 | 6,512,000 | 130,000 | 6,642,000 | 7,728,000 | 248,000 | 7,976,000 | 7,540,000 | 124,000 | 7,664,000 |
| Barley | … | 5,911,000 | 351,000 | 6,262,000 | 5,985,000 | 338,000 | 6,323,000 | 5,074,000 | 400,000 | 5,474,000 | 4,854,000 | 214,000 | 5,068,000 |
| Oats | … | 9,722,000 | 971,000 | 10,693,000 | 8,532,000 | 847,000 | 9,379,000 | 10,052,000 | 1,365,000 | 11,417,000 | 8,543,000 | 746,000 | 9,289,000 |
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | ||
| Potatoes | … | 2,467,000 | 132,000 | 2,599,000 | 2,755,000 | 140,000 | 2,895,000 | 2,571,000 | 162,000 | 2,733,000 | 3,846,000 | 166,000 | 4,012,000 |
| Turnips and Swedes | … | 16,532,000 | 1,000,000 | 17,532,000 | 11,936,000 | 858,000 | 12,794,000 | 10,399,000 | 760,000 | 11,159,000 | 10,372,000 | 536,000 | 10,908,000 |
| Mangold | … | 9,106,000 | 205,000 | 9,311,000 | 7,434,000 | 177,000 | 7,611,000 | 6,098,000 | 196,000 | 6,294,000 | 8,383,000 | 177,000 | 8,560,000 |
| The area of arable land in England in 1922 was 14,000 acres and in Wales 11,000 acres less than in 1912, but it is not possible to state how much of these areas is now under grass, since both arable land and grass may be taken over for other than agricultural purposes. | |||||||||||||
asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will furnish a Return showing the number of agricultural workers employed in England and Wales for each of the following years: 1908 to 1914, inclusive, and 1919 to 1922, inclusive;
| NUMBER of Workers employed on Agricultural Holdings above One Acre in extent, in England and Wales, as returned by the Occupiers in June, 1908, 1913 and 1921. | ||||||||
| 1908. | ||||||||
| — | Regular Workers. | Casual Workers. | Total. | |||||
| Males. | Women and Girls. | Males. | Women and Girls. | |||||
| England | … | … | … | 478,000 | 54,000 | 106,000 | 30,000 | 668,000 |
| Wales | … | … | … | 30,000 | 14,000 | 8,000 | 2,000 | 54,000 |
| England and Wales | … | 508,000 | 68,000 | 114,000 | 32,000 | 722,000 | ||
| 1913. | ||||||||
| England | … | … | … | 481,000 | 34,000 | 72,000 | 21,000 | 608,000 |
| Wales | … | … | … | 27,000 | 9,000 | 6,000 | 1,000 | 43,000 |
| England and Wales | … | … | 508,000 | 43,000 | 78,000 | 22,000 | 651,000 | |
| 1921. | ||||||||
| England | … | … | … | 574,000 | 62,000 | 120,000 | 50,000 | 806,000 |
| Wales | … | … | … | 38,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 3,000 | 63,000 |
| England and Wales | … | 612,000 | 73,000 | 131,000 | 53,000 | 869,000 | ||
| NOTE.-The figures for 1908 and 1913 do not include members of the occupier's family; those for 1921 do not include the occupier and his wife, but include other members of the family working on the holding. | ||||||||
| Returns of the number of workers employed on agricultural holdings have not been collected by the Ministry in any years other than those shown above. | ||||||||