Production of Chaff

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 166, 9 April 1932, Page 13

Production of Chaff

Commenting on the decline of chaff production in the South Island, and the fact that chaff' which is quoted at £8 10/- per ton iu the north is being imported from Australia, D. D. Wilson writes:—“With chaff at such a price surely something should be done to bring the country back to its former state of production, and so relieve much of the unemployment in country districts, anti bring to the farmer some measure of prosperity. If Australian farmers can afford to grow chaff and send it all the way to New Zealand surely there must be something in it here at home, besides which, it would make work for our railways and inter-island shipping. By way of assistance the Government could make special freight concessions and improve storage facilities at ports and railheads. and by means of a national control committee ascertain the probable requirements of the country from year to year, and pass such information on to farmers, who would then have some idea of what to sow. By organisations of their own farmers could then apportion a certain acreage to each district and so prevent overproduction and a consequent slump.”