GROW MORE WHEAT

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20036, 7 September 1939, Page 10

GROW MORE WHEAT

APPEAL TO N.Z. FARMERS BEST SERVICE IN WAR SEL F- S UFFICIENC Y AIM CONTROLLER’S MESSAGE (Pur Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. “For the wheatgrowers the line of service which they can give to the public at this time is clear cut—they must grow more wheat,” said the Controller of Wheat and' Flour, Mr. R. McPherson, in a statement yesterday. “The time for sowing is now short, but much can be done before the end of September. Even a few additional acres planted by each farmer will help. The country has confidence that they will do their job.” Citizens of the Dominion, said Mr. McPherson, had faced the present grave emergency with determination to see it through, and the Ministers of the Crown were being bombarded with oilers of assistance from organisations of both primary and secondary industries. “Obviously all people are anxious to render public service and thus pull their weight in the war, and many are only waiting for a lead as to how best to help,” he said. “To some, their line of service is still obscure, but for the wheatgrower nothing could be more clear cut. By growing wheat enough for ourselves we can surely help otr Mother Country and her soldiers in the field, first by leaving the Australian surplus for Britain and her allies, and secondly by releasing valuable shipping space for other vital needs. The duty of the wheatgrower is plain, and he needs no urging to grow more wheat, but this opportunity is being taken to point out to him his best line of service in the interest of not only Netv Zealand but of the whole British commonwealth.” The Minister for Supply, said Mr. McPherson, had been greatly cheered by the offers of assistance from the' United Wheatgrowers, the Grain Merchants’ Association, the Flour Millers’ Society and others, all of whom had offered to co-operate with the wheatgrower in this effort for the nation.