§ 77. Major Carverasked the Minister of Agriculture whether, with a view to absorbing the surplus of liquid milk, he will consider the possibility of evolving 1076 a scheme for encouraging a larger production of butter on farms?
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonIf my hon. and gallant Friend will let me know the kind of scheme he has in mind, I will arrange for the possibilities to be examined in collaboration with the industry.
§ 78. Major Carverasked the Minister of Agriculture what has been the quarterly output of butter from factories controlled by the Milk Marketing Board since the inception of the latter; and what is the estimated output for the current year?
§ Mr. MorrisonAs the reply contains a number of figures, I will, with my hon. and gallant Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the information:
Output of butter from creameries controlled by the Milk Marketing Board. | |
Cwts. | |
April-June, 1935 | 52 |
July-September, 1935 | 207 |
October-December, 1935 | 958 |
January-March, 1936 | 1,115 |
April-June, 1936 | 1,227 |
July September, 1936 | 1,727 |
October-December, 1936 | 3,721 |
§ The board estimate that the output of butter from their creameries in 1937 will be about 20,000 cwt.