Historical information

This Agreement is dated 27 July 1978. It is an agreement for the 1978-79 season for production of green beans by an Orbost farmer with Wattie Pict Limited of Foster Road, Notting Hill. This Agreement states that Wattie Pict will supply bean seeds to the grower (R C Morgan) at the cost of $1.50 per kilo, with this cost deducted from the produce. This agreement is a contract for the farmer to grow beans suitable for freezing for Wattie Pict. The particular size and location of the area to be sewn is also specified by a Wattie Pict representative. This was a significant industry of the 1970s-1980s, with beans and other vegetables being grown on the rich river flats of the Snowy River. There are a number of bean sorting sheds still existing in Orbost where the beans were processed. Wattie Pict could have been a subsidiary of Watties, a large vegetable and fruit and vegetable producing and processing company from New Zealand, dating from the 1930s (1934).

Significance

This item is significant because it represents an era in the history of agriculture in the Orbost district when green beans were grown under contract. This was a significant industry of the 1970s,1980s.

Physical description

A white sheet of paper with black printing all over it. At the top centre of the sheet is a stylised 5 pointed drawing or logo and the words Wattie Pict under this logo. The words Green Bean Agreement have been typed below this logo.

Inscriptions & markings

Wattie Pict
Green Bean Agreement