FOOD REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO AGRICULTURAL POLICY. Memo. by Minister of Food.

for making herds, it would not be desirable to reduce the number of beef cattle. The corollary, is that on farms capable, by reason of buildings, or grazings available of maintaining increased numbers of dairy cows, the Agricultural Executive Committees should direct them to do so; any cattle rendered redundant could either be used for meat or sold to those areas buildings and equipment are not suitable for extra cows, thus ensuring that roughages should be consumed. 6. I am satisfied that unless the rate at which animals are marketed substantially increased in the near future, we shall neither avert the of a wasteful peak of slaughterings in the autumn, nor shall we achieve the reduction in numbers which we have already agreed to be essential if we are avoid a further reduction in the output of milk during the coming winter.