FARMERS AND FERTILISERS.
HOW TO REDUCE WAR PROFITS
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
I ' Wellington, July 28. Mr. Hmdmarsh drew- the Premier.* attention iiv the House of Representatives to-day to. a newspaper's statement that a high official of the Farmers' Conference liad declared that next' year he would spend more money on fertilisers and thus reduce his war profits. Mr. Massey, in reply, said that speaking as a farmer, he thought it would-be a very good thing for the farming community, and a splendid thing for the wh<|le population, if tanners spent more money in fertilisers than they did at present. ■■ •■" ' Members: Out' of war profits ? Mr. _Massey Yamid laughter) i-- 1 am speaking generally. The more farmers spend on fertilisers,, so/long as food judgment is exercised, the higher& will: be tne profits, .
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Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14151, 31 July 1916, Page 4
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132FARMERS AND FERTILISERS. Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14151, 31 July 1916, Page 4
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