N. Caledonian Farmers
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to Feed Allied Forces
From Our Own Correspondent
Noumea, Oct. 16.
IN the best agricultural areas of the South-west Pacific, crops are pro curable within 90 days of breaking the ground; therefore, United States agricultural representatives have been making preliminary surveys in New Cale donia since last year.
Now with the arrival of modern agri cultural machinery, the scene is set for a plan of New Caledonian-grown produce to feed the Allied forces.
The New Caledonian Government makes it clear that the supply of fresh vegetables, etc., to the civilian population will in no way suffer from the scheme, and that an adequate percentage of production will be reserved for the civi lian inhabitants, the rest going to Allied forces.
All should therefore benefit equally from the modernisation of local agricul ture.
The newly-created New Caledonian Egg Producers’ Association has also been appealed to to produce more eggs for Allied forces and the civilian population.
Local eggs are at the moment unobtain able, even for one and a half dollars (9/- Australian) a dozen. The tea shops catering for American troops rely on imported Australian eggs.