PRIMARY PRODUCTION

Grey River Argus, 22 September 1945, Page 2

PRIMARY PRODUCTION

WEST COAST COUNCIL At a meeting of the West Coast Primary Production Council yesterday a letter was received from the Wheat Committee advising that supplies of bran and pollard would be cutoff at the end of the month. It was decided to make further representations for the continuance of supplies until the end of next month. The secretary reported' on the efforts made to have the fertiliser allocation left as it was last year. The Minister of Agriculture' (Mr. B. Roberts) replied to the Council's suggestion that the weight of porkers and baconers be increased, stating that any increase would only result in carcasses unsuitable, to present requirements. It would not be wise to increase the weights at present. , _ . . The Council was asked to turnisn petrol requirements for the transport of labour during the coming harvesting season and it was decided to reply stating that there had been no requests for labour. The chairman (Mr. D. B. Jelhe) said that he d'id not think farmers would have any need to worry about labour this-year with men returning from' overseas. Last year was the most difficult year farmers had to contend with, and many sheep were not yet shorn. Mr. C. Marshall expressed the opinion that shearers might be a bit scarce, declaring that young men would not learn shearing now. Another member pointed out that the best men left for Canterbury as they lost too much time on account of the weather on the West Coast. It was decided’ to support an application, to be heard by the transport Licensing Authority for a license to transport lime, Mi. Mui care to appear at the hearing The Rehabilitation Department, Westport, submitted. a scheme ■hereby returned servicemen settling an farms could build up a goodl type of herd. They suggested that if fai-me’-s in the district would rear henet calves, after their own requirements had been filled, and made these available for disposal to soldier-tarmeis they would be given a chance to build up a good type of herd. Mr C. Marshall said that thousands of heifers were required on the West Coast at the present t.me, and wondered why more were not reared’ when they were a reasonable proposition. Apart fioin ieai „ calves as a patriotic gesture, he declared that they were a payable pioposition. . . ’ After a lengthy discussion it was decided that the secretary write to the dairy companies asking foi then co-operation in approaching suppliers and asking them to make every effort to save heifer calves. It also decided to write to the daily companies in connection with- me testing of herds.

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