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70.
Mr. Baldwin
asked the Minister of Food what was the total head of home produced fatstock, under their separate headings, purchased by his Department for the year 1948.
Dr. Summerskill
The numbers for the United Kingdom were:
| Cattle | … | … | 1,760,227* |
| Calves | … | … | 1,305,006 |
| Sheep and Lambs | … | … | 5,933,796 |
| Pigs | … | … | 1,222,169 |
| Total | … | … | 10,221,198 |
*Including 275,693 imported as stores from Eire. | |||