. Farmer and stockbreeder . erefor old grass land broken up under orders of theWar Agricultural Committee, and against hiswish, he was not asked to supply the pipes, butthe stone for the road and the repairs to build-ings on the other farm were due by the occupier. I note Herts explanation that his scheduledid riot purport to be inclusive of all costs, butthe title of the letter gave me the impressionthat it was, and the thought that prompted meto trouble you with my effusion was, to correcta misleading impression going forth which wouldbe copied, perhaps, by other periodicals on thelook-out f
. Farmer and stockbreeder . erefor old grass land broken up under orders of theWar Agricultural Committee, and against hiswish, he was not asked to supply the pipes, butthe stone for the road and the repairs to build-ings on the other farm were due by the occupier. I note Herts explanation that his scheduledid riot purport to be inclusive of all costs, butthe title of the letter gave me the impressionthat it was, and the thought that prompted meto trouble you with my effusion was, to correcta misleading impression going forth which wouldbe copied, perhaps, by other periodicals on thelook-out for such. I agree with the impression Herts has evi-dently formed with regard to farmyard danj, « j Put shortl-v> 1 take to be that he cannotafford to make it in these days. Neither can what was used for the 1917 crop, to whichmy figures relate, was produced in 1915 and 191G,prior to the scales having fallen from myeyes. •. I frankly admit I can neither afford to makebeef nor manure in the circumstances obtaining. Photo . IParsoits. Heifer with a Good Bag. to-day, and have fed no bullocks for two used to feed 250 to 350 yearly, for which I amdeeply penitent! My view is the price of beefshould at the present time be not less than live cwt., if stall or yard fed. I am sorry that I cannot oblige Herts assuggested in the conclusion of his letter—inpublic, at least.—I am, etc., Agricola. FUTURE OF WHEAT GROWING Sir,—I would like to state how entirely I agreewith your statement in your leader in TheFarmer and Stockbreeder some three weeks agowith regard to the future of corn-growing. It isquite clear something has got to be done, anddone quickly. As you say, Sir, it is not likely weshall get anything in the way of Tariff Reform,but we can demand that all home-grown, soundwheat shall be made into bread, and a minimumprice of, say, 60s. per quarter; and if foreign corncame in at a lower rate our own price be made upby Government, and prohibit foreign f
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