20 MARCH 1920, Page 2

imported wheat, up to a maximum of 952. a quarter.

As it is highly improbable that our imported wheat will fall below 100s. a quarter, the Prime Minister's statement im- plied that the controlled price would be raised by about 20s. a quarter. If the harvest is good and if the farm labourer's wages are not increased in the next few months, it should now be possible for the British farmer to make a fair profit, instead of losing heavily, on his wheat crop. He will not, at least, be tempted to grow oats with his wheat and use the crop for feeding his stock. The Cabinet's decision has come too late to affect this year's harvest to any great extent, but it should encourage the farmers to adhere to the Policy of the Plough.