VEGETABLE CROPS

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 100, 22 January 1943, Page 4

VEGETABLE CROPS

Production Statistics Required The obligation imposed ou coniinercial market gardeners to furnish statistics of production in accordance with the Vegetable Production Statistics Notice, 1942, gazetted last month, was referred to last evening by the Alinister of Agriculture, Air. Barclay. Every occupier of a coniinercial garden of half an acre or over, or the occupier of a glasshouse covering an area of not less than 2.500 square feet, or the occupier of a commercial garden, comprising n glasshouse and open land which together aggregate an area of half an acre or, more lllio area under glass being computed nl. the rate of 5000 square feet an acre), is directed by flic notice to furnish to the Primary Industries Controller particulars of the crops ill. present under cultivation and those crops to bo planted before July 31 next. The returns e-liould include nil vegetable crops with the exeoption of potatoes, and are required to lie eonudolod mid posted by growers not Inter than Fehrunry 1. The neeessar.v forms are obtainable from any office of the Department of Agriculture. "Tho statistics are considered essential in order Ihn! the Government mn.v be in n position io know tlinf adequate supplies' nre iiviiilnhlo I'm- tlie armed fore's ns well ns the civilian population.” said Mr. Biircliiv.