FARM PRODUCTION

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 225, 21 August 1940, Page 8

FARM PRODUCTION

QUESTION OF DISPOSAL. CONCERN EXPRESSED. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 20. The desire of Canterbury farmers for information of the Government’s intentions in relation to possible over-pro-duction in primary products is expressed in a telegram sent to tiie I'iime Minister, (lit. Hon. P. Eraser), to day The telegram was sent m accordance with a resolution adopted at a meeting attended by representatives or the Partners’ Union front ail parts of Canterbury. The message was: —- “This group meeting ol representatives of the Partners’ Union of North Canterbury, Mid-Canterbury, and South Canterbury, respectfully urges the importance of an immediate, pronouncement by the Government ct its intentions with regard to over-produc-tion of any primary product, as farmers are very dissatisfied with the situation which has arisen in connection, with potatoes, and fear that the tamo difficulty may occur with other commodities.”

The possibility of over production in certain crops under the stimulus of the'campaign for increased production was mentioned re. e-itly by speakers at a conference called to consider a scheme for increased cropping to .upply war needs. It was then stated that unless the scheme was efficiently tontrolled there might be considerable over-production of some crops, with a depressive effect on prices. At to-day’s meeting it was emphasised that farmers were eager and del ermined to do all they could to help the war effort and to supply whatever Great Britain needed.