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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Grassland and Crop Improvement Division...

Catalogue reference: MAF 365

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MAF 365

This series contains records relating to central government support for the construction and improvement of silos under the Agriculture (Silo Subsidies) Act 1956.Some pre-1960 papers from the GD series (MAF 196) are re-registered into this series.

Full description and record details

Reference

MAF 365

Title
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Grassland and Crop Improvement Division and Land Improvement Division: Registered Files: Silo Subsidy Scheme (SI Series)
Date

1956-1986

Description

This series contains records relating to central government support for the construction and improvement of silos under the Agriculture (Silo Subsidies) Act 1956.

Some pre-1960 papers from the GD series (MAF 196) are re-registered into this series.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

SI file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Crop Production Division, 1956-1957
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Grassland and Crop Improvement Division, 1959-1969
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Land Improvement Division, 1958-1986
  • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Sugar and Crop Production Division, 1957-1959
Physical description

21 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Accumulation dates

1960 to 1984

Administrative / biographical background

The Agriculture (Silo Subsidies) Act 1956 provided subsidies for the construction or improvement of silos. The first Scheme was in February 1957, with retrospective effect from November 1956. The MAFF divisions responsible for the silo subsidy between 1956 and 1960 were, successively Crop Production (1956); Sugar and Crop Production (1957); and Grassland and Crop Improvement (1959)

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10765/

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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Grassland and Crop Improvement Division and Land Improvement Division: Registered Files: Silo Subsidy Scheme (SI Series)