. Farmer and stockbreeder . y through shortage oflabour. What will be the cost, with the presentwage, to bring back into proper order thehedges, water-courses, bramble growth, etc.,leave alone the foul state of the over-croppedarable land? And when this has been fully con-sidered it will seriously reduce tlie profits made. We also heard that farm produce prices hadnothing whatever to do with fixing wages. I sayemphatically that they are inseparable. Produceprices must be in correspondence with thecosts of production, consequently it will all comeback to the public having to pay higher pricesfo
. Farmer and stockbreeder . y through shortage oflabour. What will be the cost, with the presentwage, to bring back into proper order thehedges, water-courses, bramble growth, etc.,leave alone the foul state of the over-croppedarable land? And when this has been fully con-sidered it will seriously reduce tlie profits made. We also heard that farm produce prices hadnothing whatever to do with fixing wages. I sayemphatically that they are inseparable. Produceprices must be in correspondence with thecosts of production, consequently it will all comeback to the public having to pay higher pricesfor their requirements, or they will not get them. The labour bill lies chiefly on the arable sectionof the farms, and it is my candid opinion that theland will be grassed down and go out of cultiva-tion considerably faster than ever. Then we shallfind ourselves as a nation where we were, or in aworse position even than that in the great war,•hould a similar trouble arise.—I am, etc., The Court, Chardstock. J. Lihli Photo by] [J. B. SauhSen. A Necessary Attention. A FARMERS PROTEST Sir,—I think perhaps that my opposition tothe resolution passed at the farmers meetingat Ipswich lately, protesting against theincrease of 6s. 6d. per week in the labourerswage unless the Government guarantees an in-creased price for produce to enable it to be met,demands a little explanation, which I will en-deavour to give as concisaly as possible. With regard to wheat. The price for this,guaranteed under the Corn Production Act forthe 1918 crop, was 55s. per qr., based on thewage of 25s. per week, and it is my contentionthat the present guarantee of 75s. 6d. per this years harvest, up to 4 qrs. per acre, willmeet the increased wage, and is in fulfilment ofthe pledge given by the Board of Agriculturethrough Lord Ernie. It must be borne in mind, however, that maxi-mum prices are fixed by the Food Controller. Astatement was made at the meeting that farmersprofits for the last four o
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