k) Crops grown for Seed. * 
About 4,850 occupiers of holdings stated in their annual returns 
for 1925 that they were engaged in producing crops of seed for 
“Ommercial purposes, but only 2,090 or 43 per cent. of these 
“plied to the special inquiry sent out asking for particulars as 
‘0 the crops so cultivated and the quantity and value of seed 
Produced. * The special returns received show an acreage of 
23,426 acres of seed crops, 11,618 acres of which were red clover, 
While the largest acreages of clover and grass seeds otherwise 
teturned were white clover 2,760 acres, cow grass, trefoil and 
Wild white clover, each with between 900 and 1,000 acres, sainfoin 
"ith over 800 acres and rye grass with 450 acres. Among other 
Seeds, the largest acreages were devoted to mangold (1,240 acres), 
urnipg (800 acres), swedes (570 acres), mustard (1,020 acres) and 
kale (300 acres), while numerous other crops were grown for seed 
0 a much smaller extent. The areas of mangold and of turnips 
nd swedes grown for seed are greater than those mentioned in 
Part IT of the Agricultural Statistics 1925, but these latter figures 
"efer only to those returned by occupiers as mangolds ** or 
turnipg and swedes ” in their agricultural returns, and many 
‘CCupiers return seed crops of this nature as “ other crops.” 
The total quantity of seed of the various kinds returned as 
2oduced amounted to about 81,000 cwt. of an aggregate value of 
200,000, Making allowance for the growers of seed who failed 
bo reply to the Ministry's inquiry, the total acreage of crops 
3town for geed may be put at approximately 50,000 acres and the 
"alue of the output at from £400,000 to £450,000. This compares 
"th an estimate of 13,700 acres and a gross value of £132,000 
I 1908, but in that year the returns of crops grown for seed 
"Dpear to have been much less complete than those made in 
“nection with the present inquiry. 
Dw ursery Stock. 
From the estimates of crop reporters and special returns from 
SLowerg of crops other than farm crops, it is estimated that the 
ea, of nursery stock is about 10,000 acres. Of this area, the 
*Pecial rety rng indicated that about 25 per cent. was used for the 
nging on of young fruit trees and bushes and about 10 per cent. 
x 8rowing rose bushes for sale, the remainder being nurseries 
for Other trees, shrubs, etc. The total value of the output of 
WSery stock has been estimated at about £1 ,100,000. 
MM) Ogiepg and Willows. 
The crop reporters were asked to furnish estimates of the 
rea of on od willows in their districts together with the 
Werage number of years which intervene between cuttings and 
* Further ; tion as to the growing of crops for seed is given in 
8 Ministry's rion a Survey of the Principal Seed-growing Counties 
England, Wales and Scotland.”