Edition Bobbett1. Texts by Elizabeth F. Bobbett: 1.1.3. Correspondence, Letters to newspapers

1941 Elizabeth Bobbett: Letter to the Irish Press, 27.02.1941

Credit for farmers

Dear Sir. In the Dáil on the 19th instant Mr. Patrick Cogan asked the Minister for Agriculture if he was prepared to provide for the growers of cereals credit facilities similar to those provided by the Irish Sugar Company for beet growers.

The Minister replied that the sugar beet was grown under contract for the Sugar Company, the farmer entering into a contract with the company. Therefore, the crop when sown becomes the property of the Sugar Company. Therefore, the credit advanced by the Sugar Company is secured by the crop. The Minister stated it was not practicable to provide growers of cereal crops with credit facilities similar to those provided to beet growers.

I would like to make a suggestion. Why not the Government authorise Grain Importers, Ltd., to enter into contracts with cereal growers and put a similar credit scheme in working? I understand Grain Importers, Ltd., are a company set up by the Government to import and distribute grain.

Now that our imports have practically ceased, why not this company buy direct from the farmers. It may be said that if the farmer got an advance on his crop of wheat, oats or barley from Grain Importers, Ltd., that he might sell his grain elsewhere, as it was a marketable commodity not confined like sugar beet, but that difficulty could be overcome by Grain Importers, Ltd., publishing the names of all farmers with whom they have entered into a contract for the advance of cash and the purchase of their crop.

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This volume of Elizabeth F. Bobbett’s writings and speeches is divided into four parts. The first section comprises 321 texts written by her. The second part contains 150 speeches and statements by Bobbett, most of which were published in newspapers. Part 3 contains 727 texts written about Bobbett by contemporaries of her or addressed to her. Finally, Part 4 is a collection of 50 source texts that are important for understanding Elizabeth F. Bobbett’s activism. Parts 3 and 4 will be made available online in March 2027.

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Elizabeth Bobbett: Letter to the Irish Press, 27.02.1941, in: Peter Moser (ed.), In her own Words. The Writings of Elizabeth F. Bobbett (1898-1971). Farmer, Feminist and Public Figure, Bern, 2026, https://www.histoirerurale.ch/editions/pages/bobbett/1941-02-27-80.html, consulted on .

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