AN IMPORTANT SUGGESTION

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 932, 27 September 1910, Page 8

AN IMPORTANT SUGGESTION

RETIJENS PEBVACEE.

-.Dannevirke--.papers' report that ; ,at- a meeting of the A;, and P.' Society's committee, Mr.; H.[. Graham [suggested- 'that , a special prize -be given: to, .the, dairy,farmer .who • obtained the',- largest'. amount of [ butterfat per acre. -He said* he; had given .-the, .idea .some consideration; and; thought .'that every, show should have . some featurd '• to .atlTacti those [engaged in: the daifying' in-; dustiy.';-; The'maiii -object, -of [the' associa-; '.tiojv induce : the['farmers 'to .iuiprove;- the, bree'd?. of;; istock;'" especially 'dairy cows.; >' The scheme lie' had to . propose was to offer a; prize for .the' largest quantity, of- butterrfal [obtained per . acre. Last year, hp said,; they had considered ;a. proposal -to {'include., in the ; schedule' prfze for the ' highest abutter', yield: per icowj i'buti'; 'to that/, ■Mr... Graham', stated; that-: he .had spoKen ;to a vniimber .'of : the farmers and factory'; 'managers 'about ;:the matter,. arid they-all endorsed; his;proposal;-;-.-He urged that the . best.; prize they-'.could- give ■ would ; be [a: well-bred bull. The plan ho suggested was[tp judge-on. the, November, -December;'ahd;- January -Vmilk, ![,taking';-';the'. .figure'a" ■ from"-;the,/factory', .re'ep'rds.: If'' thp "association". agreed;'^to- ! ■ sidqjit'; liis'; proposal; he, • considered that -,they would' ,assist: to .'iin-' .prove. the : herds offarmers : generally. : He hid; a.friend ..who had[a fttTm.of;less than "100' acres;'; from.;ivhich' heS.took- [60001b.' of b'uttor-fay which," at 'the,;;prico paid,[was' ■about' - , £3 ; per. acre—a' result; which': had by and[this[ was ;th.o;sbrt; of. |thing/;.theyv;,vrantcd}'to, enc'onr:age;'all :roundi,!';' p 'til- .fi..-l']V ''-.'S-i:-. <3raH A am's^(^(^U6n^hf^.\peen; - Mi ■;ferred. i tp ;'the /Schedule'-Committ'e'e",.;