FARMERS AND THE STRIKE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 713, 12 January 1910, Page 8

FARMERS AND THE STRIKE.

J CARE NEEDED. ' \ p-i? Althoiwh 'it is hoped that, the strike of v; '; slaugbterraen' iTiay be 'the/farmers will be i?ise to. fake tfiffijall; prudent, steps, to; lessen the inconveniv ence that would reach them if the worst !. ' happens. The form in which, the effects .. ,<>f; a.-strike • would reach', ' the .. farmers TCould,:' of' course, ;'bo ■ this '. sudden, closing fev jof; for ;their fat stock. In 'soine districts of - :the; south, where fj>,'v!:differehces, : 'still, exist masters f 'i and the'.men. notices have beea issued to can if,"i.ii ' oiJy^bo'lfecraved-.subject j t0... tho . work; of ; : freezirig going on without stop. The posi|;S'::-; .tion\of ;affairs inthe. AViillijagtori district, *••. .:, as ': between . freezing-. and the K" farmers, is exactly tho same .as. at Christ- ; chnrch; ; although. the comi>anies here have sot , thought iit necessary , to ; bring .-tho ' matter .to the farmers' , notice in the\form. f.'f- circular; Tho Wellingtonfcompanies.' are .always closely: in ' touch ;S ;i - i.with i their 'suppliers, '"and if-'.the strike f • .':'•'. should Eventually occur .the cessation of fi:>/;-6upplies' : .will quietly, but. immediately.;fol-' E'i will be ;wise to - make .their f' arrangements, as far as possible;" to inain- ;' '' tain • their stock during any .> period of . . check.;.'to -the outlet iin such 'manner as. '^;^^.;'^ithey:^may^'see ; ;.to''.i'b« best;.,calculated, to V'.t:' .: xneet .'tli'e; needs' of the case. - The husbandjo 1 ing of existibg . fattening crops;"' 0r... the' '/ •: provisibri of new crops i'or use later on fv ; '' ; Y£ould ; .'ap"peai\ advisable;, and, fortunately,. .;..; the prevalent moist 'weather is favourable iKfr to this course. i y •