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(FEEDING STUFFS. SUPPLY OF IMPORTED: (LIVESTOCK POLICY. Memo. by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. Introductory. Feeding Stuffs. Import Programmes. Present, and reductions necessary. Consumption by different classes of livestock. Estimated: Livestock. Priority of different kinds: Supply situation. Need for early warning to producers. Stocks on farms not to be requisitioned at present. FEEDING-STUFFS AND LIVESTOCK POLICY ETC. Supplies. Control of, for different kinds of stock. Further measures necessary. Hardship inevitable. Livestock. Non-essential: Announcement. Northern Ireland. Position of: Summary.

23 May 1940

Action necessary Estimated consumption by different classes of livestock Dairy Cows Other Cattle Total Cattle Sheep Horses Pigs Poultry Total, all stock oilcakes are the by-product of essential commodities, mainly for human food and could only be reduced - (a) (b) by raising the extraction of flour; or dispensing with oils essential for margarine, paint, etc. For the purpose of this memorandum it is assumed that there will be no reduction in these supplies of wheat offals and oilcake. 3. If, as appears to be inevitable, there must be starting in the near future a further substantial reduction in total supplies of imported feeding-stuffs, it is essential, if serious consequences to the milk supply and the livestock industry next winter are to be avoided, that the following action should be taken now (i) Livestock producers should be warned that further progressive and possibly drastic reductions in supplies of imported feeding-stuffs will have to take place and that they should plan their production programmes accordingly.
agriculture cereals maize food supply wheat agricultural production animal feed barley cattle horses imports livestock oats poultry rationing sheep supply pigs price control licensing overseas trade nationwide reserve stocks region 13: northern ireland ministry of agriculture and fisheries sub-committee on food policy
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide Region 13: Northern Ireland
Collection ID
CAB74
Document Reference
CAB 74/3/65
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 74/3
Former Department Reference
FP(M)(40) 63
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab74.000003.065
Keywords
Agricultural Production Agriculture Animal Feed Barley Cattle Cereals Horses Imports Livestock Maize Oats Overseas Trade Pigs Poultry Reserve Stocks Sheep Wheat
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Sub-Committee on Food Policy
Pages
6
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Papers 1(40) - 69(40)
Themes
Rationing Supply Licensing Price Control Agriculture Food Supply

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