MANAWATU A. & P. SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1493, 16 July 1912, Page 8

MANAWATU A. & P. SOCIETY.

THK YK.MUA'MKirriXG. (By TeloEi'apb.—Special Correspondent.! Palmerston, July l.'i. The iinniml meutiiij,' of Hin Muimrutii A. nnil V. Ar-.-acia.tiun was lielil to-ilny, Mr. Jl. A. Camvav ]ji-o~iiliiijj over ii nillicr small fllk'iulauci'. In moving the ailujiiiuu of the report and lialiiiicf-sht'-ul, the |>i'e.-.iili>nt iii;h!c refcrt-neo to tho kindlier uf his Jixvelli'iiey the Clovornov in to open the shovv. Jionl Islington was n man who know ahant farmin-!, anil was ilwpl.v in svmpatliy with fanning interests, and iie felt sure* that he was voieinfi; the views of member* when he said that tlioy fully appreciated the net". He moved that a hearty vote of thanks he conveyed to the Governor. This was carried amidst applause, and the president then went on to traverse the working of the association duriiifr the fifteen months in which he had occupied the position of president. Air. J. JI. Johnston ■socouded. . The motion was carried, and the following officers were elected:—l're'sident, 'Mr. T. H.'Jloddci'; vica-presidents, Jlessrs. "D. Biiiclc, JI.P., J. A. Xnsh, J. Li. Harkncss, and Colonel Pringle; treasurer, Mr. J. Jl. Johnston. A ballot resulted in the following members heins elected to the committee:—Messrs. ,1. 0. Jlaeholor (Pnlmcrston North); Jl. A. Conway (Cheltenham), Chivs. Can- (Newbury), K. W. Dalrymple (Bullsl, Hugh Gillespie (I'almerston Kortln, ])avid llawie (Komako), .1. A. M'Crea' (Whaknrotiga). liobt. M'N'ab (Palmerston North), A. Sutherland (Palmerston North), -Ernest Short (l'cililiiig), J. Slack (Palmerston North), Jas. Tennant vJiangiotui; auditors, Jlessrs. Kutherford and Connell. On the motion of Jlr. P. A. Jl'Ha'rdy. a vote of'thanks was accorded the retiring president, who, lie said, had had a strenuous year, hut had carried nut his duties with tact and 'courtesy, and with credit to himself and advantage to the association. Jlr. Conway, in replying, remarked thai it had been a very great pleasure to him to discharge the duties of the, office. Jlr. T. R. dodder then assumed the chair, and thanked those present far placing him hi. the position, considering the many presidents win had [receded him. He had been-a member of the association, for twenty-three years, and for nearly the whole of that time he had been on the committee, to.ihai' he could claim to know a good deal about the working of the association. Mr. K. ij. Abraham moved-.-"That six special members be elected to the General Committee to represent uitside districts." This was carried unanimously. "Jlajor Dunk was elected an honorary life member in appreciation of liis work in- the interest of the association, and more especially in connection with the winter show. Votes of thanks 'were passed to the officials, the secretary (Jtr. \V. T. Penny) being specially mentioned. Jtr. P. A. M'Hardy was also accorded a vote of thanks in connection with the entertainment (if the Wangamii and To Ante Collego football teams for a number of years. Tlio Wheel or Memorial Committee mot to-day, and accepted the lender of Jlr. W. Wilkinson,,of Veilding, for the (icct : on of the memorial sheep riavilion in the Jlnnawatu A. and I'. showgrounds, the price being ,£'B.)9 15s.

THE PRICE OF CASEIN. . VIEWS OF A. JIANtFACTUEING CO. Referring to an articlo which appeared in this column recently, remarking on a slump in tho price of casein, the secretary of the New Zealand Casein Company writes:—"The article in question instances th,e case.of an Australian manufacturer win/ tins' fou'n'd "iV impossible to carry out contracts made by him for the purchase of skim-milk in Victoria,' and has closed down his casein factory; From the information given it.would appear that this gentleman has adopted the rather imprudent policy of purchasing t-h» raw material at a competitive price without ,at .the samo time securing a market for the finished nrticlev "It has to be borne in mind that casein is'not an article for which a daily demand exists, as is the case with butter and cheese, nor is it perishable.' Jlany manufacturers who use casein purchase their requirements for a year or more ahead, in much the same way as New Z'ealiuul dairy factories purchase salt, parchment, and other articles incidental to the manufacture- of butter end che-cse. Wehave received, information from London that the -market thero is at. present glutted with acid casein of a , very inferior quality, mostly shipped on opsn consign-, nient'to houses that are not in touch with the consumers. On the other hand, wo are assured that Continental consumers are readily found for considerable quantities of lactic first-grade casein 011 contracts, and at prices which make the production payable in New Zealand."

BUTTER IN COOL STORE. QUANTITY HEAVY.-BUT DECREASING. During the month June 15 to July 15 the butter in cool stores has dropned by 21.G75 boxes, the quantity held at June 15 being C 0,651, as against ,19,00!)• boxes in store on figures computed up to yesterday. Although there has been a big drop during the past month, the present storks are much heavier than they were at this time last year. On July 15, 1011,' there were only 4717 boxes in cool stores, as against the 39,009 to date. Details of the holdings in store to-day as compared with the snme periods of Jlay and June are as under:— Slav 15. June 15. July 15. Auckland 21.912 21,979 ]3,*4f8 New Plymouth ... 12.238 .10,7f14 5.474 Pntea 3,462 4,265 3,072 Wellington 15,806 15.30:) 9.345 Lvttelton ......... S,IOS 4.417 3.536* Duriedin 1,409 3,800 2,794 Totals 60,115 60.G54 39,009 *tlie Lyftelton figures to date are only approximate. CO-OPERATIVE EXPERIMENTS THE PAST SEASON'S WOEIC. The co-operative experimental movement—to interest the farmer in experimental work, in order to test different manurial treatments, varieties of plants, and cultural methods in his particular locality, and at the same time provide local demonstrations for the common good —is, according to the annual report of the late Minister for Agriculture, proving a. unique success. Farmers, says the Minister, aro assisting the Department in an admirable spirit, and have provided a practical demonstration that the farmer of Xqw Zealand is ak-rt to the importance of adopting improved methods. During the past, season no fewer than 400 farmers co-operated with the Agricultural Department in this important campaign, tho number of experimental plots being 5205. Simplicity should he the keynote of all machinery used on the farm,' as the av-u-age farmer has no time to waste pothering almut complicated, machines. Xm h a knowledge of machi'iiery or mechanics nece-.ary if an "AuJer'-.ou" Oil Enilinc i* installed in 'preference <i even the best imported make. "Anderson Engines .arc built in New Zealand for farm-ers-anil for expert •engineers. Con-e----qnentiv, these engine-, are easy to operate, s-'. simple that a buy can give Iliem .-ill the attention thev require, and net overtax hi- brain or strength. 'Thev can drive large Milking Plant- with cafe, and on a minimum supply of fuel. Insist on gcttill" an-"Anderson" Oil Engine with your milking plant—it is the ho.st. Full 'particulars obtainable from the manufacturers. Andersons, Ltd., Cluistohuich and Wellington.''