WHEAT PRODUCTION

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 24 July 1923, Page 5

WHEAT PRODUCTION

FAII'IEIIS WANT ENCOURAGEMENT. (From our own Correspondent). WELLINGTON, July 18. > Mini-tor of Agriculture was mitri by Mr G. W. Forbes (Hurunui) adav u, indicate wha.t the Govern-sect'ii.t.-lids to do tc encourage farcers to urovv pring wheat. He pointid out that they had lost the winter e»ti. am! if a sufficient supply was o be provid'd for New Zealand there mid have to lie a good deal of wheat mi in during the spring. Farmers, wi'Vir, required some encouragement, ley should have a guaranteed return, nu it was to the interests of the Doman that the Government should lake an early announcement, so that ipparatar s for sowing could be made iia scale which would ensure an adellale apply of the cereal. This point iis stn ii iiy supported by Mr J. A. Uarphersi >n (Oamaru). The discussion miiinatvd the presentation ot the annul rejort of the Department of Agriculture. Unfortunately so many inning topics. mostly local, were rais--6 by meinhurs from all parts ol New halaud that the time for the dinner djmrnnieiit arrvcd before the views of «■ Minister ot Agritnlture could be ivui. and ill.' report itself was not , There ware many chain pions of the airy indu-try in the House, remarked Hr Marple-r on. but few champions of te wheat-grower. though it was the Xst iiupi'iunit industry sc far as the feiiiou wa-. concerned. He -feared ■■Vy would In- a shortage in wheat for coining season of at least 50 per *»., Tli' Government had not for lir ’o years given this subject the atlentx.n it d< si -rved, and when it di<r -e it tu.ik action too late, because !i - time hud gone by for practical far•irrs tc take advantage of the assist'iii'i- they were offered. Government w:r ol had been carried out in an effimanner, but Ik* was not going J 't ;h,- , nsius't where the miller l! »l l-.\ ll' declared that ’■'"'■in 1.. ; fir 30 cony.;."- and ■■’.-(! ms-J' it pay. If l>. : ■!• a... i, v fen-.- d to rely '"■ ■ic .... . h . r; wctild open the *’■ . The (Dy WM '“’i -. than tlie Govern- ’ v.l-n New Zealand ■. d to imrort large quanJti 'i ” i .i and the result would 5 Qt Fwuli'. . for every bushel of '“’it whir!-, cume in we would have to Fjjwthard . oh, while merchants who p Provide! dcrasr in different cenWk! hive to close up. The ra.il"<>iild lose revenue, and a. thouL? would Jos-. employment, all S* p, ( .. v . ]la( j a Government which .w to I'n.h srifficif'Tiflv far ahead to si». i B'e (lav had arrived when Wcniiranement ehculd be given IWrs of wheat.