THE JOURNAL 



OF THE 



MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 



Vol. XXVII. No. 12. 



MARCH, 1921. 



NOTES FOR THE MONTH. 



Lieut. -Col. The Eight Hon. Sir Arthur Griffith-Bo scawen, 

 M.P., has been appointed Minister of Agriculture and 

 New Minister of Fisheries in succession to Lord Lee of 

 Agriculture and Fareham, who has been appointed First 

 Fisheries. Lord of the Admiralty. 



Full publicity has been given to the reasons why it is 



considered inadvisable to introduce store cattle into this country, 



«. ~ ... but in view of the fact that the demand is 

 Store Cattle : • . , . , . , 



The Case Against g urg m ce q uarters > 



Im rts recapitulation of the ease may be timely. 

 ^ ' In the first place it may be mentioned that 

 the leading Agricultural Associations of whatever kind are 

 strictly opposed to the import of " stores," and their opposition 

 is based on sound knowledge of the case. 



It should have been proved to the satisfaction of all concerned 

 that there is in the policy of the Ministry no criticism, expressed 

 or implied, of Canada's store cattle. Canada is not mentioned 

 in the Act of 1896 upon which the existing prohibition is based; 

 the healthy record of the Canadian herds is well known. In 

 England, Scotland and Wales nearly two and a -half million 

 beasts are slaughtered every year, and experts have calculated 

 that Canada's possible contribution could not add four per cent, 

 to this total, while if Canadian " stores " were admitted it would 

 be difficult if not impossible, in spite of the attendant dangers, 

 to. close our ports to " stores " from other countries. 



It is of vital importance that the British farmer should rear 

 his calves, and to-day, for the first time since the War ended, 



(35859) P6/198. 11,250. 2/21. M. & S. 



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