THE JOURNAL 



OF THE 



MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE 



Vol. XXVIII. No. 3. 



JUNE, 1921. 



NOTES FOR THE MONTH. 



In the May issue of this Journal, particulars were given of 

 the arrangements made as regards the price of home-grown 



TT wheat of the 1920 crop, and it was stated 



Home-Grown , , / 



Wheat Prices ^ ^ month of [NFay the average 



for June P^^i^e properlv receivable bv growers was 



' 92s. per 504 lb. 



The Ministry is now informed that the Hoyal Commission 

 on Wheat Supplies calculate that the cost of w-heat imported 

 during March, April and May was equivalent to 86s. 7d. per 

 quarter of 504 lb. for home-grown wheat of sound milling 

 quality. For the month of June, 1921, therefore, the average 

 price properly receivable by growers for home-grow^n wheat of 

 sound milling quality will be 86s. 7d. per 504 lb. 



For the present financial year (1921-1922) it: has been found 



possible to allocate a sum of iG35,000 for the continuance of 



mv,^ n>r«„«^«v,4. the Ministrv's scheme for the improve- 

 The Movement . r i" ^ i ^m. xi • 

 . J X • ni. 1 ment ot live-stock. Or this amount 

 towards Live Stock Q . ^ . ^ ^ 



T_ ^ ±18,000 is set aside for grants for the 



Improvement. r i • i i t in 



provision of high-class pedigree bulls, 



de7,250 for heavy horses, £3,000 for boars, and ^'7,800 for milk 



recording societies. The provision covers grants for 900 bulls, 



600 boars, 100 heavy horses and for a few rams which will 



be used in North Wales, this last being a comparatively new 



experiment. 



The value of the grants is veiy considerable both directly and 

 indirectly. The direct result of increasing the number of high- 

 class pedigree sires available for the smaller farmer is in itself 

 satisfactory, but the fact that for every sire so located a number 

 of farmers varying from 10 upwards are receiving a practical 



(37364) P6/198. ll,2r,0. .V21. M. & S. ^ 



