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charging and collecting levies, fixing prices, registering millers and thresher owners
and prohibiting the sale of wheat to any entity other than the Board.
Winter Grain Scheme
The Wheat Control Scheme was in operation for eleven seasons until it was
replaced by the Winter Grain Scheme from 1 November 1950. This new scheme
made provision for including barley, oats and rye under the control of the Wheat
Industry Control Board.
Because of the small scope of rye production and processing in South Africa, all
control measures for rye were revoked from 1 October 1987.
The Board’s powers in terms of the Winter Grain Scheme were largely the same as
for the Wheat Control Scheme and also included the following:
• Controlling the purchase and distribution of wheat, barley, oats and rye in South
Africa and appointing agents for this purpose.
• Creating reserve funds with the approval of the Minister of Agriculture.
The price that the Board paid to producers for wheat was determined by theMinister
of Agriculture, after negotiation between the producers, millers, bakers and the
Board. A price was agreed upon and submitted to the Minister, but in most cases it
was announced by the Minister as he had received it.
The first motorised wheat combine was
introduced in 1953.
One of the first wheat harvesters.
The early 1900s. Wheat was first cut then threshed (in many instances by contractors).
Wheat cutting in the 1900s.
THE FIRST MEETING OF THE WHEAT BOARD AFTER THE
COMMENCEMENT OF THE WHEAT CONTROL SCHEME
LASTED 13 DAYS BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF
MATTERS THAT BOARD HAD TO ATTEND TO, FOR EXAMPLE
THE DETERMINING OF PRICES AND COMMISSIONS,
APPOINTMENT OF AGENTS, CONDITIONS OF SALE,
DISTRIBUTION RULES, GRADING AND PRICES OF
PRODUCTS, AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
THAT REQUIRED ATTENTION.