TRAINING YOUNG FARMERS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1588, 4 November 1912, Page 8

TRAINING YOUNG FARMERS.

' UNION; PRESIDENT'S VIEWS. The"-Dominion President of the Farmers' Unions Mr. J.'G. Wilson, paid a visit to the Marton School Farm last week when the'boys wc-re busy on the plots at Marton Junction. • During the; course of a, brief address, Mr. Wilson, impressed oil t-iio lads, the great advantage of scientific .'farming. He traced the history of agriculture, and emphasised the great de-' velopnwnt' whicli' has taken place during tlio latter part of- the last century, as -the result, of investigation «nd research. Sheep farming,; dairy farming, fruit farming, tho' great advance made in .agricultural instruments (partieularly. the reaper. •ti'nd- binder) were all briefly touched upon, 'and- in the course of his remarks Mr.' Wil;son expressed the opinion. that' no matter, "ho.w much tho practical farmer owed to .Vcierice, • including the", work of the" .inventor, ■ tho biologist, the botanist, . the ichemist, ..the, traveller, the seed-grower, •etc.—hp noVer seemed to think about it, 'n'or- did he realise tho great achievement, made in- tho world of agriculture, because of the application of science. 11l conclusion, lie urg«d the boys to make the best use of their opportunities in getting bold 'of tho scientific part of agriculture. . 1 .