THE FARMING FRONT.
FINE RECORD AT HOME. j (British Official Wireless.) j Received April 18, 11.15 a.m. RUGBY, April 17. The farmers of Britain, working in the worst ploughing season in living memory, have won a great victory on the agricultural front. The two million acres which the Ministry of Agriculture ploughing campaign is aimed at are almost certain to he reached, 1.900 000 acres of grassland having already been prepared for seed. The resulting increase in the cereal crop is estimated to effect- a saving of two million tons of shipping space. > The March census of cattle, which constituted a record at the outbreak of the war, shows a slight rise, and the number of sheep, which was also very high, has not perceptibly diminished. The decline in the pig and poultry figures has been far less'than ever the Ministry expected in view of the position of feeding stuffs. The position of equipment and fertilisers is highly satisfactory. Drainage work has been inK .is'fi.'d.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 119, 18 April 1940, Page 7
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165THE FARMING FRONT. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 119, 18 April 1940, Page 7
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