FARMING AFFAIRS

Chronicle (Levin), 14 June 1947, Page 6

FARMING AFFAIRS

(This column is supplied weekly by Federated Farmers of TST.Z. The ihformation given is offieial, but any views expressed are those of the Federation and are not necessarily those of this newspaper.) May, June and - July make up the season of farmers' conferenees. It is with Federated. Farmers it seems, for during the last rttonth the various provinees have been holding their annual meetings and the three produce section .national conferenees afe to be Bteld in Wellington at the end of this ■month. The agricnlture section delegates will meet-in Wellington on J,une 18 for their conference and arrangements are bt'ing made for a visit to Palmerston North on the following day. There' they will visit Ma'ssey Agricuitural College and the research station of the Grasslands Division, Department of Scientiiie and Industrial Research. The meat and wool section conference is ealled for June 25 and the -dairy section meeting for June 26, both oneday conferenees. Reniits close for the agriculture section next .Wednesday, June 11, and for the meat and wooi section on June 19. Last year the full Dominion conference followed the section conferenees. immediately. This year, however, in order to give time to prcpare for national matters arising out of the various section conferenees, the Dominion annual meeting will not be held until the end of July. It is to be a three-day meeting ou July 30, August 1 and 2. The closing date for reniits for the tiill national conference has been iixed for Saturday, July 7. The remit committee, consisting of Messrs. H. E. Blyde (acting Dommiou president), J. J. Alaher (Dominion treasurer) and P. P. L. Dillon (Marlborough president), will meet on the following Wednesday, July 11. When they have prepared the remits for presentation, an endeavour will be made to send the final List of remits to provinces ixi ; time for eohsideration before tlie Dominion conference. . . . ; ; • '• .. Action Cqmmittee .WorK A fuili-. progmxiiiuo of work for Ihe'" next tliree mon tlis- has . been p,anned .by the Domiiiibn' Aetipn :Cqminittee. Tlie lield or-ga'niserjjfor' th.e cummittee is at present cjoiioiuding a tour of Wairarapa urauchesEwith the hiobiie film unit. In that way' braneh members learn at Jiist; hand thq, worli fjf ::the •Committoe1 anl get a full understanding of the policy and problems .ofthp; coiiunittee. Next move ■ is to Nelson where the organiseij will take Ehe lilm unit to ali branchesj; ijrepai'atory .to holding a "farm week" in Nelson Citv. Windy vv displays,. special exhibitions of byproducts,- - lihn screenings, public addresses, 1 essay . .'compefitions in. -the secondary schools) 'luncheons — all will be featufed dpring the week from July 7 to 12.1 { ; rThese '('farm ivyeqlcs" will beeome *a feature ef the (^in|nit%.'e*'s : progrj|mnle during fhe ' wint'er ,imonths. .Bleitmeif'i vvill be eoverdd -after- Nelson)- and theh Ghristch|irch, The federation luts. aif rahged fbr'a special display' at ifte^ew Zealand Iiidustries Fair iii- ChidstcHur"e|t during Attg'ttst.' Ali -'North . Canterbury branches will be visi-ted by tlie organiser prior to the fair and special lilm programmes ' willv be shown tham at. their meetings.'. '*• } b - It is hoped. gradually to inciude. all provinces in the new programme and hold "farm weeks" in most of the major provincial towns.. Visits to branches to date by the mobile iilm unit have itroved exceedingly popular. Record attendances of members and. their wives are reported from the Wairarapa. The films showi: have been specially selected . and a representative of the Action Committee

supports the lilm progranune with ah address on Action Committee policy and programme. Tlie exhibition unit which visitecl so many A. - and P. sliows last " summer is now being remodelled as a result of experience gained and the new displays will prove most effeetive.