asked the Minister for Agriculture if he has any proposals for the disposal or utilisation of the 1,000,000 tons of wheaten straw which it is estimated will be produced as a result of the plans for an extensive wheat-growing campaign; if also, after retaining sufficient straw for farm purposes, the Government will afford facilities to the farmers for the removal of the surplus for industrial or other purposes.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Disposal of Wheaten Straw.
Mr. A. Byrne
If, by next winter, there has not been a very great improvement in the present position relative to future supplies of feeding stuffs and artificial fertilisers, I anticipate that the straw from a greatly extended area under wheat for harvest this year will then be required for farm purposes, i.e., fodder and litter. Farmers are at liberty to dispose of straw in any way they please and, as at present advised, I do not propose to recommend the Government to take action with a view to providing special facilities for the disposal, for industrial purposes, of the wheaten straw from this year's harvest.