PRIMARY PRODUCTS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 151, 28 May 1929, Page 7

PRIMARY PRODUCTS.

LIFE BLOOD OF COUNTRY. Addressing the Farmers’ Union Conference at Masterton to-day, the chairman, Mr K. W. Dalrymple, dwelt on tho marketing of the country’s primary products. “Speaking generally,” he said, “our frozen meat and wool holds its own in the world’s markets, although from time to time it has been suggested that our wool is not the quality to-day that it was. Officers of the Agricultural Department are available with information for sheep farmers so that they may, if necessary, correct the faults complained of. It is satisfactory to note that very full advantage is now being taken of this service. The prices obtained for our butter and cheese, as compared with the products of our chief competitors, Denmark and Canada, are not so satisfactory. If we could only equal their prices, and taking the difference at & a cwt —it is often far more —it would return the producers of this Dominion not less than £500,000 per annum more than we now receive. The reason may be insufficient' advertising, bad selling or faults in the manufacture, but dairy farmers can justly ask those in charge of the selling of their produce where the fault is and so have the chance to overcome it. “We must/ not overlook the fact that we are essentially a primary producing country and our products have a world demand. Our products are the life blood of the country and producers can claim the best possible organisation for the successful marketing of their trade.”