FARMERS-UNION

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2527, 30 July 1915, Page 8

FARMERS-UNION

THE DOMINION CONFERENCE THIRD, DAY'S BUSINESS Tho Dominion. Coiifero'iico of the Now. •' Zealand Farmers' Union was continued yesterday, the president (Sir James GiWilson)' being in. tlie chair. Loavo of thp conforenco was obtained for .the withdrawal of remits concerning' limestone and phosphate "deposits, of lime, substitute for 'iLasic slafj. This coursowas adopted in vview ot.tno presence of officers from tho .Department^..Agriculture, who answer-. • ed questions submitted to tliemT The of- • ficers -.present wero:—Dr. C.. J'. Itcakes (Director of the -Live Stock and Meat ;• Division), Messrs. F. S. Pope (Secre- ' tary of Agriculture), B. .C. Aston (Agn.cultural Chemist), A. 11. Cockayne (Biologist), W. M. Singleton (Assistant-Di-rectorof Dairy Produce), tand J. L. ■Bruce. •

Complimentary. ' The conference resolved: '.'That tho (Agricultural Department be complimented upon tlio jivork. it. has .done< in giving. - : rpractical scientific advice and 'instruction to farmers and asked to continue -and extend the work." . It ,was .also laesolyed: "That.tlie.-conference" express -its - satisfaction ".that tlio- Government -Statistician has taken, steps to; improve v : tlie method! of collecting agricultural 11 statistics."' ' .V..' i ■ Experimental Worfti > (The following-two remits from Auck- ' land were adopted:—"That tlie Government lib asked to fulfil its promise of two years ago to..establish, an Agncul-, ■ -,-tural College:in tho North. Island of New: • ■Zealand." ■ . • : : "That, the Government be-approached Ho provide - more accommodation for 7; 'cadets at exp.eriment:farms:''i.:. ; ,; : :, On the motion of Auckland.it wasde;cided that - an • analysis of-Jcohtents-.be ! furnished with artificial live stock foods. ' A proposal that m any . district where :■ Wackleg exists inoculation bo made coinwas carried. • ' ./ A motion-expressing approval of the rStallion,Bill ivas carried unanimously. : ' North Canterbury forwarded a remit ' intended to ensure that veterinary, surgeons ;are properly qualified and regis- ■ tered. It was carried unanimously. The ■Secretary for Agriculture stated that a /Bill dealing with-the subject had been • and would be introduced as. 'soon as time permitted.. ' - j: A remit from Wellington'; protesting '• against tlie uiinecessary.delay in; the'de-- . livery of stock less than one truck load .Svas agreed to. i-

Miscellaneous. It was resolved!: "That it'is necessary !that there should be some legislation to ensure tliat veterinary surgeons are properly qualified and registered, so as to ; provont the possibility of farmers, being imposed upon by persons posing as vet- *' erinary > surgeons, possessing insufficient knowledge and no proper qualifications." The customary re outs wero adoptcd in regard! to pure seeds and noxious weeds. : The principle of establishing a Dominion Board of Trade was endorsed. • ■ Other/remits were carried as follow:— '"That owing to ths difficulty experienced by some farmers in keeping correct accounts, that it be a recommendation to tlioEducation Department that a simple form of bookkeeping be included in the syllabus of the primary schools." v "That the Po?t and'Telegra'pli'Department be asked to collect subscriptions •from individual subscribers on * party -telephone lines instead of appointing one 'tof tlio subscribers to collect, as at preOThe deputation which waited 011 the ■'General-Manager for Railways in regard ■|to the Question of differential rates on timber, etc.,- reported to tlie conference.. {The General Manager liad informed the --deputation that a Commission was . already considering the tariff-.- question.

He made no promises, but pointed out that the railways must be made to pay. Officers Elected. Election .of officers for the' ensuing year resulted as follow: —Dominion president, Sir James G. Wilson (MartonJ; [ace-president, Mr. G. W. Leadley (Aslihurtou),; advisory committee, Messrs. E. Campbell (Wanganui), A. A. Ross (Auckland), Thos. Mosa'(Wellington),;J. M'Qneen '(Southland), It. P. Goulter :(jMarlbo'roxigh), and Geo. Sheat (North 'Canterbury}.--"'' '•'■ ■ ■

. So.: far there has only been a Blight advance on'the prices of the famous Victor Cheese Vats, and factories are now ordering in view of a possible further increase. Various causes will-shortly greatly increase the .cost, but orders received now will be delivered in rotation and at present prices. -Albert J. Parton, Carterton.—Advt.

Confidence" is ' the foundation upon which all' business is built; . With- it you can achieve great things ,without it you can do very little. Anyone starting out in business must therefore go sluw, so as to merit the confidence of customers and clients. We have the confidence of hundreds of farmers- and 'traders, and are therefore not afraid to say so. We give, best market value for Cream, Butter, Eggs, and Honey. Write ns for further particulars. * Wanganui Fresh Food L-o. idvt.