BRITAIN'S SEED CROP
SETS UP RECORD IN 1941 Great Britain's extensive sugar beet war crop has been harvested. this year entirely from seed grown at home. Before the war, almost half of the country's sugar beet seed came from abroad: the war has so 7 \ developed home production that Britain will continue to support herself in sugar beet when peace returns. j This year, with fewer workers and remarkably bad weather, she is producing a larger acreage of all kindsof vegetable Seeds than ever before. The demand for them, when, every householder is "digging," where l*e , can, "for victory," is without cedent. The most popular seed is onion, with carrot, beet and parsnip following closely. , Moreover, the need for shipping space has- caused a great Increase in the sale of seeds for anin?al feeding stuffs like mangolds,, turnips, swedes and kale. Scientists and Government departments have co-operated with the farmers and distributors in setting up this year's record for British seed production.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 20, 23 February 1942, Page 4
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162BRITAIN'S SEED CROP Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 20, 23 February 1942, Page 4
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