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Memorandum by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Appreciation of Present Home Food Production Position.

1 Nov 1939

43 3. The present objective is the ploughing up of at least 1,500,000 acres of grassland for cropping in 1940. When this objective was decided upon in 1937 it was believed to be within the physical capacity of the industry on certain assumptions, including normal weather conditions, an adequate supply of labour, and the creation by the Government of conditions which would ensure an energetic response from farmers. In fact, the labour situation has been about what was anticipated: weather, however, has been most unfavourable and the policy of keeping prices more or less at pre-war levels has had a depressing effect on farmers' enterprise.
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB74
Document Reference
CAB 74/8/12
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 74/8
Former Department Reference
FP(O)(39) 4
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab74.000008.012
Keywords
Agricultural Production Agricultural Workers Agriculture Animal Feed Barley Cattle Cereals Dairy Food Supplies Labour Supply Livestock Milk Pigs Ploughing Potatoes Poultry Prices Sheep Sugar Textiles Vegetables Wheat Wool
Language
English
Organizations Discussed
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Official Sub-Committee on Food Policy
Pages
10
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Official Sub-Committee. Meetings 1(39) - 5(39) Papers 1(39) - 18(39)
Themes
Rationing Supply Agriculture Food Supply