NO PIGS S1R,—There is another aspect of the situation disclosed
by Mr. Thomas Lodge's letter. Some of us, in spite of having no ration for the reasons given by Mr. Lodge, have struggled during and since the war to breed and fatten pigs in order to increase the national food supply. Others, who were entitled to a ration, could not be bothered (a) because of the work involved and (b) becau,se of the very low prices obtainable. But now, with pig prices rising, these gentlemen are only too anxious and willing to go in for pigs and, being- entitled to a ration, they will soon compete, unfairly in my opinion, with their more patriotic neighbours. There is, of course, a very simple solution which has already been suggested to the Ministry. It is that pig rations should be based on the number of pigs sold to the Food Ministry in the past. Seeing that there are a great many officials connected with agriculture, some of them not very fully employed, it should not be beyond their capacity to work out, and apply, a more equitable scheme.—Yours truly,
CHRISTOPHER W. BOWER.
4 Bream's Buildings, Chancery Lane, E.C4.
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