NEW PRICES FOR GRAIN
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DUNEDIN, March 27. -R'equestin'g the Minister 's assistance "in having the fixing of the new prices of oats a'nd barley e'xpedited, Mr. H. A. '&. Orbell asked the Minister -of Agriculture toclay 'that- tlre new prices, together with that for wbeat, slfould ap-: ply 'to 't-his se'ason 's crops. "Great BriTain had offe'red to pay an extra £6 a ton for New Z'ealand peas and Mr. Or'bell 'aslced that the producei's Miotrld beiiefit "b'y this increase. fie spoke for the agricnitufal section of Ota'go Fed'erated Farmers. The Minister said that the prices for wheat, oats and barley were being considered a't 'present and he hoped to be "able to make a statement soon "o'n this subject as well as on t'he priee "t'o growers for p'eas, so that the greatest pto•dfietion "could be achieved. Mr. -Orbell also asked for eonsider.ati'on for the -impo'rtation of bumble bees for the f ertilisation of red clover., mentioning that the aVerage yield New Z'ealand of cer. niu certi.fi ed crops had •been 34 Ibs. *«n acrt compared with 250 1b. an aere in Europe.
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Chronicle (Levin), 28 March 1947, Page 5
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188NEW PRICES FOR GRAIN Chronicle (Levin), 28 March 1947, Page 5
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