1921.] Minimum Prices for Wheat and Gats. LOS 



The procedure in regard to the minimum prices guaranteed 



i)v the Agriculture Act, 1920, in respect of wheat and oats 



,,. . ^ . produced in 1921 was explained in the 

 Minimum Prices .... . , , T / Q \ m, 



* Tin. m. j April issue of the Journal (p. 8). The 

 for Wheat and /, ,. , , . , * . , . 



_ . _ ,, attention or farmers is drawn to the tact 

 Oats Harvested ... . -. , 



in 1921 n ° P a y men ^ wn * De mac * e unless a 



claim is made in respect of the area on which 

 the wheat or oats have been produced. Forms of claim for 1921 

 will be issued along with the forms on which the Agricultural 

 Returns have to be made on 4th June, 1921. The claims must be 

 forwarded direct to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries not 

 later than the 30th June, unless the claimant can show that he. 

 became the occupier of the land after that date, in which 

 case the Minister may accept a claim made not later than the 

 1st September, 1921.' 



The claimant will be required to enter on the form of cl?im 

 particulars of each separate field of wheat or oats. The 

 number of each field as shown on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey 

 Map, and the ploughed area of wheat or oats in each field, 

 will have to be stated. These detailed particulars are necessary 

 to enable the Ministry and the County Agricultural Committee 

 to verify the accuracy of the claim. 



Copies of the Ordnance Survey Map on the 25-inch scale 

 can be purchased through any bookseller, price 5s. per sheet. 

 In most districts copies of the map of the district can be 

 inspected at the office of the County Agricultural Committee. 

 Information as to the number of fields can also be obtained 

 at the local office of the District Valuer of the Board of Inland 

 Revenue. The Assistant Overseer may also possess a copy of 

 the map of his parish. In case of difficulty, inquiry should be 

 made of the Cultivation Officer of the County Agricultural 

 Committee. Farmers are advised to take steps forthwith to 

 ascertain the numbers of the fields sown or intended to be 

 sown with wheat or oats as shown on the 25-inch Ordnance 

 Survey Map. 



