PRIMARY PRODUCTION

Grey River Argus, 11 September 1944, Page 3

PRIMARY PRODUCTION

WEST COAST COUNCIL MEETS. Mr D. B. J'ellie presided over a meeting of the West Coast o of Primary Production at Grey mouth on Saturday. ‘ Also pi esen were Messrs H. G. Carter, R. Becx ett W. Searle, E. Armstrong, WVailance, G. G. M. Mitchel, ■ Fisher. W. Clayton C Marshall. JMulcare (secretary) and J. Blemmg (Stock Inspector). , A circular received regarding the weather forecasts for farmers, states that in some cases secretaries oi Primary Production Councils wore exceeding their powers m the matter of giving publicity to these foie casts. —It was decided to write expressing appreciation of the meteoiological service. . . 14 The Department of Agriculture advised that fertiliser appeals were still coming to hand and that these would not be considered except in the case of returned soldiers going on to farms. The secretary said that he had received about 50 applications since the closing date. The District Public Trustee (Mr. W. R. Millier) forwarded details of scholarships fp.r rural field cadet courses Mr R. P. Chibn.all wrote regarding statements made at the last meeting when some members doubted the wisdom of planting exotic trees on the West Coast. Mr Chibnail said that exotic trees grew in many parts of the West Coast. Mr Mitchell said that the last thing in the world he would do was anything that would prove inimical to the West Coast, but before anything was done about large-scale tree-planting'there should be a thorough scientific survey. In .areas where there was a deficiency of boron and cobalt—and Sir Theodore Rigg, of the Cawthron Institute, 1 stated that there were —these minerals should be supplied in the way found most suitable. The question of representation on the Dominion Council was discussed, the chairman urging that the West Coast should be represented. The secretary said that West Coast, Marlborough and Nelson were not at present represented on the Dominion Council. He thought that it might be better to have a representative of the combined Councils 'on the Dominion Council. It was decided on the motion of Mr Mitchell and Mr Vailance, that the Marlborough and Nelson Councils be asked to co-operate with the West Coast Council on the question of securing representation on the Dominion Council. Mr Fleming asked that any member who knew of farmers interested in the subsidy on certain crops for pigs let them know that he now’ had the necessary application forms available. -