Cork County Committee of Agriculture Descriptive List

CC/CM/AG/

1937)

CC/CM/AG/2/5.

5 February 1938 – 10 December 1949, (200 pp)

Includes:

Potato growing in Schull (5 February 1938, p.2)

Scholarships to the Albert Agricultural College (5 March 1938, p.2)

Decline in the value of cattle, pigs, poultry, eggs and butter in comparison with

prices before the Economic War (2 April 1938, p2)

Request from the prices commission concerning the cost of artificial fertilisers (6

August 1938, p.2)

Details of estimated cost of agricultural schemes 1939 -1940 (17 September

1938, pp. 2-3)

Approval of Mallow for the centre of the county ploughing championship match

(5 November 1938, p.2)

Discussion with hunt masters concerning damage caused by foxes (3 December

1938, p.1)

Resolution from the Douglas Farmers Union in relation to the Daylight Saving

Act (4 March 1939, p2)

The committee recommend the abolishment of the Dole System (25 March

1938, p. 1)

Higher prices of flour and taxation in Eire in comparison to Northern Ireland and

England (6 January 1940, p. 2)

Profitable market of course wool in the USA (3 August 1940, p.1)

Awarding a grant to the Barryroe Creamery (5 October 1940, p1)

The committee agrees to cooperates with the “Grow More Food Campaign” (25

January 1941, p.1)

The committee protest against an increase in bus fees (5 April 1941, p2)

The committee request that the minister of agriculture controls the price of

barley and oats under the Emergency Powers Act (5 July 1941, p2)

Letter from the Department of Supplies in relation to limited supplies of

Kerosene (7 February 1942)

Address to the committee by Mr J O’Sullivan, Honorary Secretary of the Cork Pig

Dealers and Exporters Association (3 October 1942, pp.2-4)