AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 576, 3 August 1909, Page 8

AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE.

■■ ! '.:i;' :0X /;.To'pPEN: : .fo-bAY.-;;■':';■;; I'' -.-'/ Th- foiiowing, representatives are , ex - . pectad/fto -.bQ -;presonfc.;\at .tho Now -Zealanc ' 'Agricultural^Conference,;,-to be held at tin •/' ;Cliambe.r,-,of.Commerce,: beginning, ati'lo a;m [, tO:day'.:-f/; : ;; ''':,'^.:,i : 'X : j' f : ' 'XX:--.-- ''v-—:.-.. : .Asuiiurto'n' .Agricultural :• and Pastora Society,- 1 -' Messrs. ■ Thos. . ' A'muri, Col. Chaffcy.anc I Mr. WO. Eichards; Auckland, Messrs. J arid lEdftiin Hall ;.< Canterbury' ' M.'Earlanc, Artli.ur v Chamber : !: lain,. James Stevenson",.'and 0. B. .'Pember '■ 'ton;':-Egniont.;.;Mr; -T. AYinks';- Franklin, Mr John '.Schlacpfer; Ellesme're, Messrs;. J. -■ S, .;Ciiniiii)gliam;'Vf:Feilding, ■■ Messrs."'Hligh;Burrcll l '"and H. ; J:'■■• Booth : ; Hawko's "Bay; Messrs., N. Kettle, D. H, ' Potts,! ;'and ;.G. Hunter ;■ Kaikoura, the .pre. sidont:. and; yice-p.resident|; .'Mnsterton, Messrs; ■'■ : J).'; , 'M' , Gre'g'o'r,..juiir.;i an'd .Wpi.. Perry,; Mqn'a- ■■' watu,...Messrs.,yji ; /i',E.^jlltissc i H;'and..;-,Q\ ; - : E. • 'Wheeler,;:•-Ma.rlbjirbu'ghjvMessrs. RjjVjr.^oll '■, ■sbciation;,(Kangiora), 'Messrs:. 10. rM.'lntos'li I ,and Fbstcr;;Nelsqn;}Mr. H.rl|.'Hark> ■i"ness'j- Nortlr ,Otago,'."Ho'ii..iT. \'.': i; Duncan-.; ' Otago,""'Messrs:'AV. ; ;j; : ;'Ch3rters,-.'Pi ; Pattnl)qj ' iand.il./,y.;:Fulton;;ppbtiki > ,Mr: A:;:K.,.Hayj ward; Oxford, Messrs.' H. T. Cooper, John O'Haildrari, and George Rudd; Poverty , ;Mossrsiat: vHolden, ;F. B; Barker, and C. A. ' .Fcriwick';-Southland,'.'Messrs. John..Gilkispn : .'and;'James Jimg; ;Stl:atHv'T l aieri,;!.Messrs...iy i '. J. Charter's.and P,(Pattullo';'Timafiii Messrs. ■ ; Herbert''Elworthy'hiid Thos.' Teschomaker; -Wairarapa: and/-East'-:Coast, Buchanan,; M.P.,- and H.- R. -Bunny; Wai- ■ ltatoAl and, P.-A'ssocirition (Hamilton), Mr. ■ ''John, KnigHt; Messrs'; ..'-'Eweri .Campbell, James. Higgio, and,Thos..Bamber; ' ;"Waikate' ;Fanriers'. l .C!ub," : Mi'v':Kpbt,'..Fj'slicV.-' :; ; ;VTlio;addrcs'sof•/{lic'-'Mtirihg.'chairniani (Afr. J. G. Wilson) >will bo, given to-uay. :j The ■ fpHbwing;;,siibje'ets';:iapibiigstV,others, will be . dealt /with by :'the : conference:— -; ■ ■;■ ■.] ■ ■~ The; - North r Otago. Agricultural anfl.; Pas- . toral-. Association .will./;'p.r,oposc:—"That J; .the : /.Gprerhhiont. bo re.quwtcdv'to^placo; oii; the .estiniates; a . sunf' of•: moijey./ as ;/aV boiius or jjrizofpr'the; jio.ison iorsinall to the';advisability and ■ jnartens to. destrolf ,'.•' lj. ■V..'Mr;';J; G. Wilson % will : introduce .a aiscus- ■ ''sioli-on- thc\-inipfb*e''nioht -oE 1 the" .of,the|.Dominion,,.nnd.,;Mi;< : oß,,,. J t,C.. t ::' Astonj !.J?.'C.'S'.V.wil,l givo an' address,,pp; "Tho rtanur'i'rtg: of .pastures." ~ "Farinj jjtheir ■/impurities" is ; - the "■'subject'' 1 of ?ati' 1 address to }V, Kirk,: F.L/.5.; |j ./ •;' A .Canterbury Jromiti is itliat it> be a' recommendation Agricultural Department that oxpprinien'ts' by. farmers be /conducted /under.,the;; supervision .of/.a- Goyernhieiit directbr ;in grasseSj fodder .crops,.root crops, 'and//'that, experimental plots be' provided in ;tho-South'lsland,--n-herp now:' seeds' '"'rand: ,plants.,cpu!d :: aiid. t.ljo?cyJon.fld;sviitlablo: ii'f torMf ds L ,'torbury will also 'm'bvb\/fpr: more 'stfiilgent pf' Weeds .Acjfc| the ,;co!mpiilsor}\ 'gjLying./pf.'anilyses .with alj-jstock foods'. arid I a ;■ •saving" provision..V.'Tho. improvemenlj v ' : , .■ of ■-horses is'.aimed'atiiri Canterbury, Tarariaki, i T ßlarlbbrougli,. : 'Aiahawatu,-;and'/'.ptagp.'Vcri>its./ Tllb'. Manawatii"; Society i 3', clps/roii s'.tlihti tho Government : to 'exhibit -at tlieyJlueiios ..'Ayrps-. Show on'PJuno 1,. .1910... Ay-Jfijdrsiijii^-. : wi'sheG;''tlic: conference consider. tho't.£t,clvlsSbili t'y of.'nxjiig thefdate ;'of hir j shows;'/'tb^p)i'^hout'' r Neir-j2ealand,'.s.a Southland' sriggests Jjiiib nriifprip ['set', of/-rules disqua'l(ficatioii.".'.or.. 'exhibiton'sH' for : all ■ siiow's. A' 'Ayatrarapa suggests ,that local -authorities?! or residents shbald bo allowed. to establi'shl/local telephoiio .sjjatc'ms" in. centres'' wlierp; l . {lie Government! .cannot; .undertake to do so/ 'There r.ro./also a nVimber ; of remits affecting -Natjyp.rand."Crown dailds, valuations, and riailway' ; iii's'ttcri'&:'- -fX ■' X;:< i-.'c/- ; - •■';»-/!;. ■'■• ; X\ \X '