MOUNTING FARM COSTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22968, 21 February 1938, Page 7

MOUNTING FARM COSTS

PRPTPST AT PRWRY GUARANJEEP PRICE SYSTEM The evpr mpnnti? 1 2 Ppsts wjiiclj the dairy farmer hqs to bear put of bis fixetj guaranteed price were brpught tp the nptice of members at the first annual meeting of the Prury branch of the Farmers' [ln ion. The president, Mr. W. lira ppr, spjd that the increased ivijgps rpppptly giypn the freezing pnd dairy factory iiocoii|xtej} for another hjilf-penny per 11). butter-fat off the dairy producers' cheques. Jt >yps deciopd by fnptipn tp protest strongly against; the increasing costs bpipg lpailpd pn tp t|ip dairy fyrmPF:

A pifitipu >vqs csrfipd that tjje branch request Air. A. Q. A- Spstpp, ij.p., tp psk the Mjnistpr pf llpr)ieting, the Hop. ?Sash, in tjip {Jpuse, -What fund is going tp stand the £?P ; QQQ deficit in th« Pgjfy ApPPHHt:''

Thp president rppPFtPf} .a si|pcpssfp| yeur with a small PFPsfit ha!an?Pi ain! an inproasipg niepibprship. I4e said the firanph had spiiudjy cpndpinnefl the gnarantPPfl« price system an 4 the pf farniers in the Prnry §re^ »pre pf t|;p sapip opinionThjP fpllpH'jfijf pffipers iyprp elected:— president, W- yicp-prpsir dpnts, 3less>s. |il. fie|d}iig pn<J Atf. >Vpp4; seprprpry ami tFPasPFPF, Mr•l. A. cpinnnttpe, %»ssrs. A. Ifvipe, dr rtuigjpy, M- "Ppssey, Ij. l'rauke J. Appfepy, M- J- Ppsspy. F. &,%%, W: WremnpFi p. nhlttord; dplegHtPS tfl sflh-PFPVJfIPm} pxpcptfyp, )V: -PraPPF, J: 4: "atpfspp, j'- !•' iplding; fjp Pgatps tp anmia) ppnferpnpe, ilessrs. Wppffs and J'prkpr.