UTILISING THE LAND
ALLEGATIONS OF A FARMER'S STRIKE. ■ ' •
' (Received February 23, 11 a.m.) LONDON, 22nd February.
The Daily Chronicle states that the Government has decided to guarantee minimum prices for Home-grown wheat and oats for three ,years after the war.
Allegations are made in some quarters of the existence of a widespread strike of farmers owing to fixing the maximum prices. It is suggested that, the Government ought -to forthwith guarantee the prices for at least five years. If it does not induce the farmer to utilise his land with reasonable efficiency, probably the existing Ordei'-in-Council, and notably the Order cabled yesterday, . stating that the 'Board of Agriculture empowers local authorities to commilsorily take over
laii'd for allotment purposes with the view 'of maintaining the food supply-, "will be sufficient to enable the Gjbvern--ment to compulsorily acquire larid>
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Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 47, 23 February 1917, Page 7
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138UTILISING THE LAND Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 47, 23 February 1917, Page 7
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