§ 72. Mr. Hurdasked the Minister of Agriculture how much wheat was so damaged in harvesting that it is likely to be graded as non-millable; and whether he will allow poultry farmers supplying egg packing stations to buy this wheat together with an allocation of fish meal to make a balanced ration for laying hens.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsIt is not yet possible to give an estimate of the total amount of non-millable wheat which this year's harvest is likely to produce. As regards the latter part of the Question, growers whose wheat is certified as non-millable are normally permitted to retain at least a proportion of the crop for feeding to 285W their own stock; any non-millable grain not so retained must be sold for inclusion in the national pool of feedingstuffs and is available for purchase by poultry keepers and other stock owners as part of the rations for which they are eligible under the rationing scheme.