“ To assist in the drive for more pig meats, which are urgently needed, the Government has decided to continue the crop subsidy scheme of £5 per acre for supplementary feed for next winter and to consider an increase in the price schedule for pigs,” said Mr Skinner, acting for the Minister of Agriculture, last night. He added that more than 5,000 farmers took advantage of the scheme last season, and approximately £125,000 was paid to farmers growing crops for pigs. .“ I would like to stress that there is still a great need for more grain crops,” Mr Skinner said. “ Wherever possible, farmers should increase the acreage of cereal grain for pig feed.” The terms and conditions of the crop subsidy scheme would be the same as for the past two seasons.
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Evening Star, Issue 25894, 11 September 1946, Page 5
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