asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state: (a) the acreage of wheat sown in the year 1946; (b) the estimated yield per acre, in barrels, of such wheat; and (c) the total quantity of wheat available from the 1946 harvest for (i) milling into flour, and (ii) the quantity retained for seed in that year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Acreage and Yield of Wheat Crop.
(a) The area of wheat sown for harvesting in the year 1946 was 642,595 acres.
(b) The yield was estimated at 5¾ barrels per acre.
(c) The total quantity delivered for milling was 337,000 tons of green wheat, of which 316,000 tons were supplied to-flour mills and the remainder to small local mills. The quantity retained for seed is estimated at 78,500 tons (green).
When the Minister says "5¾ barrels per acre" does he mean per statute acre or per Irish acre?
Per statute acre.