Organizing the Milk Supply Lord (le la . Warr, Parliamentary Secretary
to the Minis- try of Agriculture, stated last week that, if the National Farmers'Ahtion would support the Ministry iii preparing a scheine. for the better organization of the milk supply, under the Agricultural Marketing Act, the Government would be prepared to regulate the imports of 'foreign milk and milk products. The general `meeting of the Union had by a narrow Majority, favoured the idea of appealing to the Ministry. The council or the Union; according to a statement made on Tiiesday, still hesitates because it dislikes the Marketing Act. But the public, while not unprepared to make what should be no more than a temporary sacrifice so that the dairy farmers may grow and piosper, would expect the trade to put its house m order. Protection ivithbut efficiency could not last. But if the farmers would improve their methods, Work together- indacc the public, lic by adveitising' to
drink more milk, there is no limit to the potentialities of the milk industry in this country.
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