U.S.A. FARM CRISIS

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 August 1930, Page 7

U.S.A. FARM CRISIS

FEEDING OF LIVESTOCK. [BY CABLE —PBESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] NEW YORK, August 21. 1 Mr Legge, commenting on reports that there was an average grain shortago of four hundred millions of bushels this year, advised the stock men to meet this condition of things immediately by feeding their stock with a “mixed ration, including rye, barley, oats and wheat,” in order to avoid any foolish and unnecessary price rises later in the year. He said: “Wo want to get the livestock feeders to adjust themselves quickly to conditions such as they have not had to face for twenty-nine years.” Mr Legge spoke contemptuously of the so-called “Wall Street farm exporters,” who objected to feeding wheat to swine because that procedure would produce less lard, which, according to Mr Legge, would be welcome to the packers.