FARMING TOPICS

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 112, 4 February 1939, Page 4 (Supplement)

FARMING TOPICS

British Agricultural Ministry t ~ — In the short space of little more than a year. Britain has a third Minuter of Agriculture and Fisheries within one Government, first Mr. Wnlter Elliot, then Mr. AV. S. Morrison, now Sir Reginald Hugh Dorman-Smith. The two former came to this trying office with very high reputations as political administrators. Neither has been able to satisly the Home farmer. The new Minister is one who as president of the National rai’inen/ Union har? had much to do framing producers’ demands. He has now the more difficull task to face ol endeavouring to implement them as practical policy. AfTect Our Market? This .Ministerial change was under dieeiiHs'ion at Feilding Show Hji 5 * w^ el ' among a group which included freezing and flock and station representatives. Some fear was' expressed that a more rigid limitation of our exports 111 iglit ’t indicated. From my own study ot the situation I do not fear greatly on that score. Britain's 93 per cent, nou-larm-ing population want cheap food supplier. Masses Of Hay. Going to Feilding Show last Wednesday I saw more hay than I. bad ever set eyes upon before in so snort 11 distance'. A peak was reached in Newbury where I counted 34 or 3;> small on about half a dozen paddocks. 1 bese were roughly set up. as though to be soon dealt with by pressing. Further along 1 saw a newly completed stack one of the best-designed and neatest. jobs I have seen, with trim lines, smooth finish and splendid outward-borne eaves. , , , December hay was largely spoilt out the January make has been got in under ideal weather conditions. One should really not tempt fate by trying to make December hay in this district. Shut the paddock later aud take a January cut.