JOTTINGS FOR FARMERS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14983, 2 June 1914, Page 3

JOTTINGS FOR FARMERS.

The monthly meeting of tho Amuri A. and P. Association was hold on Saturday afternoon. Mr K. Pettigrew presiding over a fair attendance. On the motion of Mr F. Foster, it was decided to run the affairs of the Association by a committee, to bo elected at the annual meeting. Mr J. D. Wylie, of Seftou, wrote stating that he had heard that his exhibiting in the draught hor so section had done the siiow harm. If this was so ho regretted it, and assured the xlssociation of his intention not to exhibit in futuro. Strong exception was taken to Mr Wylio's statement, and it was decided to write to him stating that tho Association would be very pleased to wolcomo him a_ an exhibitor at future fixtures. The president was appointed tho Association's delegate to tho Dominion Conference at Wellington.

The laefc season was kind to a farmer at Woodcnd, «_ it gavo him a luxuriant crop of 23 acre* of whiio clover. Tho prospocts of tbo yield wore good between planting and harvesting. Many changes of tho weather may happon, and Mr It. Borland, tho ownor of tho crop, decided to soil to a buyer for about £B_.tho latter taking all tho risks. Tho eea6on remained favourable till tho clover was cut, dried, and valuable sood removed from tho threshing and oholling machine Tho output was about oighty-five bags, each bug containing 200'bs, and every pound of seed worth at lenht oightponco. The gross return would be £630, and if £100 covered the cost of reaping, threshing, sacks, etc., it would leave a surplus of £470 —not a bad bargain for purchaser, but disappointing no doubt to the farmor who had grown tho seed.

At a meeting in Waiau on Saturday evening, Mr E. P. H. Burbury, the local delegate to tho Farmers' Union Conference, *aid ho was greatly impressed by tho vast, amount of quod that was boing accomplished by tho "Farmers' Parliament." Remit- occupying perhaps not more than two or three lines were made the subject of a keen discussion, lasting for perhaps an hour and a half. Politics were completely eschewed. Labour was represented, Liberals occupied at least onethird of the seats., and tho remainder wer6 Reformers, but throughout the Conference the main desire was to benefit the small farmer. Ho was jmre that every farmer in the Dominion would be a member of the Union wero he able to bo present nnd watch tho proceedings at tho Union Conference. The amo l of benefit that, farmor-' of all' shade. ~\-re dcriflng as a result of these annual conferences could not be realised otherwise.

Tho following is a full .list of officers elected at tho annual meeting of th. Paparua Ploughing Match Association: Patrons, tho Hon. R. H. lihodos, Messrs G Witty, M.P., H. 3. S. Kyle. W. Murray, F. 11. Pyne, J. Losho. W, A. Sheatc", L. Matson, A. Boyle. E. AY. Relph, W. F Stewart, H. S. Bourne, D. McClur-, ./. Matson, W. Bailey, W. Phillips, W. G. Smith, C. Maginness, A. Morton, and J. Caesar; president, Mr F. S. Maddison; vice-president. Mr G. Watson; general committee, Messrs A. E. Langdi3e-Hunt, J. Stdbie, J. H. Nelson, D. McVinnie, T. Voice, H. Davis, W, Cald-r, H. W. Davis, R. Phillip-, T. A. Guy, G. W. Lucock, W. Henderson. J. Bailoy, F. C. Hack, T. Sommervillo, W. G. Hill, W. Collins, W. H. McGillivray, R. Storry, H. Curragh, J. Curragh, E. Cunneen, D. Sinclair, F. J. Franks, E. Jeffs, J. Rowell, J. Fincham, W. Pearco, F. Carter, R. W. Godfrey, T. Bowlkor, J. Ellis, and A. Harvey; ground committee, Messrs J. Selbio, G. Bailey, D. McVinnio, T. Voice, H. W.Davis, F. J. Franks, H. Davis, R..PbiUips, «• Sinclair, G. Maginness, W. Calderj J. Nelson, T. Bowlker. and W. Fairhairn; secretary, Mr E. McLennan; assistantsecretarv, Mr F. J. Franks; treasurer, Mr G. Bailey.