TO DO THE JOB WELL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 42, 18 June 1947, Page 3

TO DO THE JOB WELL

“MUST LOVE FARMING”

“You have to love farming really to succeed in it, and to do the job well you have to submerge yourself in it. Not one of you will be able to observe clock hours after you have graduated.” This was what Mr H. E. Blyde, well known leader of Federated Farmers of N.Z. told Massey College students recently. “Whether you take up farming itself, Government work or teaching, life connected with the soil is a j tie,” he said, “but it is a life which gives more satisfaction to men than any other. The farmers of the world from the time of the Romans down to the present day have made a great contribution to the welfare of the world, because farming is not merely a way of gaining a living, it is a way of life which gives a man two of the greatest attributes he can possess—judgment and patience. He learns the inevitability of gradualness.

“Farming also gives a man independence of outlook and behaviour, which is a great thing for any man and for any country. It is an occupation which gives a man time for reflection and time to observe the wondrous works of the Almighty Creator.”