MILK SUPPLY.
CONCERN AT WELLINGTON. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, March 24. Concern lor an adequate supply of milk to the city and to schools was expressed to-night by Mr J. J. Maher, of Mangaroa. chairman of the Wellington Dairy Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd. Mr Maher said that unless rain fell within the next few weeks winter production would be seriously affected. His fellow directors and ho were seized of the gravity of the situation and were making every attempt, as the principal suppliers to the city and schools, to meet it. The position had been put to the farmer suppliers, who wore already making sacrifices to maintain production. He appealed to the farmers to appreciate the seriousness of the situation and do their utmost to maintain production even at the sacrifice of unfinished pigs and other linos for which the milk was being used. The serious effect of drought condition'!? extending into the early autumn and the result to early winter growth with consequent detrimental hearing on winter milk production could not be underestimated. It was vital to maintain in the face of sacrifice the supply to the city and schools.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19390325.2.89
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 98, 25 March 1939, Page 9
Word Count
191MILK SUPPLY. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 98, 25 March 1939, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in