Pig Cropping Subsidy

Northern Advocate, 28 June 1944, Page 2

Pig Cropping Subsidy

It was announced in Wellington today by the Minister for Agriculture mat details of the crop subsidy scheme, part or the Government's plan tc. encourage pig production, have now been finalised m conjunction with the National Pig Industry Council. , Growing ciops is the only' i-onci lr ' L '; that makes the production of more pigs an economic possibility, and the inly certain W ay of making producers more or less indenendenl of high-priced imported pig feeds, the Minister stated. More than one-third or ail the o'{,= slaughtered, together with all the breed mg stock, have to be carried through tne winter months, of 120 days, on a .•omhinaiion cf high quality-low quality feeds and .the low quality feeds —roots and lavage ciops —must form the principal ‘red supply during the winter months. failure to carry store pigs and breeding stock in the winter results in a wastage ol dairy by-products in the spring and summer months, because of there being insufficient pies on hand to use them. Maize Included

The crop subsidy scheme, which will be operated by the National Pig Industry Council under the jurisdiction of the Department cl Agriculture, provides for a subsidy tc be paid on the following crops: Carrots, kumikumi, pumpkin, piettielcn, sugar-beet, silver beet, mangolds, swedes, artichokes, chou inomer, mas. maize, and barley. ' The subsidy will be £a per acre, and these crops must be led on the laim where they are grown. Application ior the subsidy is to Pc made on'.y to District Pig Councils, on a lorni n wui'-ii tiv* applicant states the crop he has sown specifically for pig iced, the area, and tne number ol' pigs lie anticipate.-', ncreinc The application form win ue m iwo portions, 'lne lirsi portion is a notihcalion of the larmer s intention to claim me subsidy. This rorin must be sent to the District Pig Council as soon as the crop is reasonably established, and between September 1. 1944, arid March 1. 1940. the second pari is the iovmai application, s<. i. ting out the crop and the area, and tne number ot pigs on hand, inis must ne sent to the meal District Pig council approximately 14 days beiore tne crop is led off to tire pigs, and in no case later than June 30, 194 a. even if the crop is to be used after that date. The whole responsibility lor approver,-, and checking claims is given to Distnct Pig Councils, and at least one member anc. the supervisor of the local District r ig Council, or other authorised person, must endorse such claim. Should any chsput" arise regarding the claim between tne, District Pm Council and the farmer concerned, it will be referred to tiv* Primary Industi ics Controller lor settlement, and uis decision will be final.

Ten Pigs to Acre

The subsidy will be paid on crops even if the crop decs not come to maturity, provided it can be shown ’had the crop was sown and cultivated in accordance with the principles of good tanning practice. It will be paid on every area o> crop which is grown specifically lor Leading pigs and led during the peiiccl Horn April i to August 31. provided there are it) pigs of any age, to each acre on which the subsidy is claimed. For the purpose of calculating the number ot pigs likely to be carried, every sow due (o iarrow before July SI. 1945, will be counted as seven pigs; in other words, it is assumed that every sow due to farrow before that date will rear six pigs. Feeding dates outside the ueriod stated will be at the discretion of the District Pig Councils. Application forms for the crop subsidy will be available after September l. 1944. and can be obtained at local offices of the Department of Agriculture, and from dairy ccmDanies and District Pig Counci’s. Both tire application form and the claim for subsidy are to be returned to the local District Pig Council, which will be responsible for the inspection of the crop. The council is the only body authorised to collect the application-and recommend payment of the claim. Now that the scheme is finalised, every farmer should plan his pig production for next season, with the knowledge that a cheap feed supply will be available cn his own farm.