Bennett's of Ballinacurra Descriptive List (Ref. B609)

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declared their intention of doing their best to stop all the maltings in the country; but that the Transport Union, who have signed an agreement, are going to do their best to honour it’.

B609/1/A/23 Letters from AGS, 1 September 1939 to 31 August 1940. In a letter of 22 August 1940, CK Mill, Malt Dept, refers to the large surplus of malting barley in the country this year. A letter of 21 August concerns threshing machines, and the introduction of modern models. A letter of 19 January sets out seed barley prices for 1940. A letter of 11 January concerns war risk insurance in cargoes of malting coal, and includes a declaration form. A letter of 5 January refers to the standard policy of fixing cash prices so that JHB and AGS neither gain nor lose by sale of seed barley. A letter of 21 October 1939 explains that AGS is experimenting with making up a feed for cows from brewery materials, and asks Mrs West to try it out at Ballinacurra. A letter of 10 October from L McMullen, Malt Dept, to Mrs West, refers to the estimate of yield with which, up to 1930, ‘your father used to supply us’. relate to government plans to have barley buying carried out under licence, and a letter of 9 August refers to the Grain Control Committee of the Department of Agriculture. In a letter of 2 May, Mills observes ‘it will probably be necessary to push the barley acreage up to the maximum next season in order to ensure sufficient flour to make bread’ [See also letter of 14 January 1941]. A letter of 29 April concerns informing the Department of Supplies regarding use of coal for industrial purposes. A letter of 5 March relates to the barley contribution to the government [AGS is to use its organisation to obtain barley on the government’s account]. A letter of 3 February encloses a list of county instructors approved by the Department of Agriculture to certify ‘unknown’ buyers. Present (dated 17 October 1940) is an application for export licence under the Emergency Powers (Control of Export) Order, 1939. A letter of 16 October confirms permission to send Irish Malt to Park Royal has been obtained. Several barley reports for September-October 1940 are present. A letter of 21 September encloses a ground plan for the small scale variety experiment, 1940. Also present is a letter of 17 September from a farmer, John Donovan of Clonmult, complaining JHB will not buy his barley at a fair price. B609/1/A/24 Letters from AGS, 1 September 1940 to 31 August 1941. A letter of 25 August 1941 from CK Mills to Mrs West relates to the Emergency Powers (Cereals) Order, 1941, in respect of seed barley. Many letters in this file B609/1/A/25 Letters from AGS, September 1941 to August 1942. A letter of 29 August 1942 sets out the AGS malt order for the season (30,000 barrels), and refers to the Cereals Order, and the barley dealer’s licence [See also letter of 8 August; in wartime, both sides of the page are used for writing, to save paper]. A letter of 15 April encloses copies of correspondence involving AGS, the Department of Agriculture, James J Murphy & Co, and Cork Distilleries Co, regarding distribution of surplus barley. Reference is also made to Beamish & Crawford. A letter of 18 February from CK Mill to Mrs West thanks her for her lists of men to meet requests for workers by