POTATO SUPPLIES
N.Z. CROP THIS YEAR
SHORTAGE NOT EXPECTED
(0.C.) thi.s^ay. The Minister of Agriculture;" Mr. Barclay, stated to-day- >tnat-if the potato crop was normal the Dominion will have no further troubles regarding a shortage this year. The Minister added that commercial growers had planted between 21,000-and 22,000 acres, which should supply normal needs, while the unknown factor, the amateur gardener, would provide additional supplies. "My summing'up of the position, added Mr. Barclay, "is that we have done the job comfortably for this season."
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 36, 12 February 1943, Page 4
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