ENGLISH FARMER'S VISIT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 428, 10 February 1909, Page 5

ENGLISH FARMER'S VISIT.

M tV PROBABLE. '\ ':}: In farmer, Mr. W. .Norman,' who is ; visiting ;Ncw7 Zealand (and; Australia) to see. the. conditions of faming'in these lands, ■has' had'a'-lorigi.experience at /Home. Ho farmed for.' 25 'years in "Cumberland, and for the'last 20 years in Surrey., He'has now retired:;'ani ; 'i : 3:taking a well-earned holiday iu thevSouthern Hemisphere." l Such facts as he'may to the opportunities that •New-'Zealand offers■ to.English, farmers who might-decide; to-co'nie out here to buy orlease farms 1 will, be .submitted' by -him to; numbers rbf.>;his; : fellow : ,; farmers .''at /Home, ; .whd;iare awaiting ■ nis-;, return.,.Mr.. Norman:,.was.ac ; compa'nie'd.last.iWeek to .Canterbury ; by .Mr.. Basset,.editor of. publications in.the Departs mentVof,:Agriculture, :ivith whom he visited North; Canterbury,;inspected the agricultural, college at' Lincoln, •■. went. 'through' pari.. of, the-Courtenay/.district >(thb;ligh,tv lands- of' 'the ; ,iCanterbury., Pjains).■■ visited tie; ..Long-, beaehV.listato, _. and,;finally saw some; .farms' ifi; the'neighbourhood of. Timar'u.,' All .of,these districts '■ we're"' seen•to the -best' advantage", ther.crojs;at"Lohgbe'ach and, Lincoln, College, ahd'som'eofthose.in Nbrth;,Canterbury,l;being, magnificent.. '. ..,-.' ...:).- ;..Mri.;Normah was ; one-of the foundersi.of the' -Aspatria' Agricultural -Collego. (Cumberland). . -"• He ■ is. a. member. of; numerous, agricultural associations at Home, and takes a; keen interest'in; agricultural education;'and; in co-operation.; He is now gone into Otago, andiwill visit some;,of the'farming 'districts; of ..the North' Island.-'. " : ' ;' '.■'. ' i'ather Dr. Capra, an official of the Italian : Government" ;'joined in 'the' .'visit to. Long'beach,'' and' was' greatly ; interested;'in what: haisaw. --::.-.'' y.j-;-'. : .:.. .;:•"■ >' ■■'v*'';-: 1