MASTERTON A. & P. SOCIETY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 39, 10 November 1919, Page 8

MASTERTON A. & P. SOCIETY

By Tslesrnph—Spccial Ooriwpondent. Mastsrton, November o. Tho monthly meeting of the General Committee of* tho Alasterton A. and I'. Association was held to-day, Air. \V. I'ony presiding. A itiiitier of tho dolivcry of a pair of ni|,v donated as a prize to the last show !>y the Kaiapoi Woollen Company, Wellington, was left in the hands of 11 r. D Caselberg to attend to. llr. J. Caselberg's resignation from the Horticultural Committee'was accepted. The Now Zealand Council of Agriculture forwarded copies of resolutions passed at tho recent conference. Jt was decided to hold over consideration of tho questions involved unliT. next, meeting, and that typewritten copies of the resolutions be forwarded to the members of thn cwmnittee. A copy of tho annual report of tho various committees was adopted. In regard to the 0. C. Cooper Memorial Challengo Shield, it was resolved that the trophy bo held from year to year by tho association, and that when tho shield 'became covered with names it become tho permanent property of tho association. Messrs. P. .T. MT.aehlan, Opnki, mid Jiiunes Barnard, of Longburn, were elected .members of the association, and Messrs. W. A. and I{. Burling were electcd life members. Mr. W. Perry urged that production generally might be materially increased if the Agricultural Department were to Appoint experts in each district whose duty it would be to instruct farmers in the'best method of agriculture. Tho speaker urged tho association to uso its influence in obtaining bettor methods of farming. Much could by dono in this direction. At the present time tho Department of Agriculture was short of instructors. Though there was an instructor working on tho other fiide of tho range, there vats none on this side, and it uppoared that the Wairarapa was being side-tracked. Ho had unsuccessfully nppronched the authorities in rega.rd to sending a resident instructor. He believed the Wairarapa district to be second to nono so far as its suitability for fanning was concerned, but there tvos great scope for improvement of methods. Til is district had always been inaccessible owing to tho poor means of communication with other parts. By increasing production they would lend a greater stimulus to the movement to was coming on shortly, the present time was not opportuno lor moving in the matter, but lie would suggest thot after the busy timo was over they should hold a farmers' week, during which the'farmers l)e invited to attend given by experts. He moved that the Director of Agrioulture bo written to, asking that a permanent agricultural instructor be appointed to tho Wairarapa district. Mr. D. Smitli seconded tho motion, nnd stated that during tho recent Farmers' Conference ho had spoken of the matter to the Director of Agriculture, who had expressed approval. Tho motion was carried unanimously.