Hop Culture

Mr. J. Hudson
asked the Minister of Agriculture what was the total acreage devoted to hop culture in Britain in each of the war years; and what acreage he proposes to devote to this purpose in the coming year.Mr. T. Williams: The hop acreage during the war years has been as follows:------------
|1939|…|…|…|
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|1940|…|…|…|
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|1941|…|…|…|
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|1942|…|…|…|
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|1943|…|…|…|
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|1944|…|…|…|
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|1945|…|…|…|
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As to the last part of the Question, county war agricultural executive committees have been authorised to grant licences for new acreage up to a total cultivated area of 22,500 acres, and I hope that at least 21,000 acres will be grown in 1946.