FOOD PRODUCTION

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2968, 4 January 1917, Page 5

FOOD PRODUCTION

OUTLOOK IN GREAT BRITAIN London, January 2. There is considerable unrest in the fanning industry. The absence of a fanners' representative on the Wheat Board is the primary cause. It is stated that unless the farmers' demands are conceded, next season's wheat crop will be curtailed) many fanners declaring that they will refuse to grow wheat.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn;. PRISONERS TO WORK GN THE LAND London, January 2. About ten. thousand German prisoners are available for work on the land. Mr. R. E. Prothero, Minister .of Agriculture, is hard at work preparing a scheme to increase home-grown supi plies. He intends to utilise all German prisoners who are skilled in agriculture. The men will etart work _in Cornwall and Devon, where sgring farming operations begin earliest, and ! work their way northwards. The idea i is to employ the prisoners in gangs ) under the direction of the county war 1 agricultural committees.—Aus.-N.Z. ■ Cable Assn. • FARM WORKERS * WANT A MINIMUM WAGE ( ■ ________ i London, January 2. 1 The National Agricultural Labourers' 1 Union is asking the Government to fix 5 the minimum wage at 30s. for farm ' workers.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. • I ______ I WAR BREAD 1 INAUGURATEdIn BRITAIN 1 London, January 2. J The war bread system hae been formally inaugurated. The public is accepting it without the slightest complaint. Further drastic reforms are expected shortly. Possibly the bakers will not be allowed to sell breacl that is, I ' under twelve hours old, and not be allowed to Ml fancy rolls.—Atis. t N.Z. k Cable Assn.