AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 245, 10 July 1920, Page 10

AUCTION SALES

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. TO-DAJT-Blair Street, Wellington. 11 a.m.-Salo of horse, van, etc. (Bray Bros.). Apiti, 11 a.m.—Sale of stock and implements (Dalgety and Co.). Otaki Mart. 11.30 a.m.-Salo of produce, etc. (G. Anderson). Eua Street, Miramax, 1 p.m.—Furniture sale (Vino and Wilson), 30 Kimu Road, Kolburn, 1.30 p.m.-Furni-turo sale (Whcatley and Co.). . . TUESDAY. Ellosmere, Canterbury, 10.30 a.m.—Sale of purebred stock (N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. and Matson and Co.). Mauriceville West, 12.30 p.m.-Salo of stock and implements (Wright, Stephenson and Oo.). ABhhurst Yards, 12.30 p.m.-Stock sale (Dalgety and Co.). ' Waikanae Yards, 1 p.m.-fitock sale (Abraham and Williams). BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MANY MATTEBS CONSIDERED. The Board of Agriculture held several meetings during .the past week. The president (Sir James Wilson) occupied the. chair. On Tuesday the board had a Jcngthy conference with tho Minister of Agriculture (Air. Nosworthy) nnd Dr. Kenkes (Director-General of Agriculture). Particulars with regard to the position created by tho termination of the Imperial Government's meat purchasing contract, rural education, wheat-growing, flipping prospects, and legislation affecting the agricultural interest were given by the Minister, and these, together with a number of matters to bo submitted to the Council of Agriculture Conference were carefuKy. considered. On the following day the lward laid before the Council of Agriculture a number of suggestions re rural education, and the extension of markets for New Zealand produce, The board pointed out the necessity for increased production, and that this must necessarily come largely from the land; further, that education must play a. great part in demonstrating to the farmer the menus by which production can be increased. The board laid _bel'oro the council a scheme cf education on the following lines:—. 1. Recognising the success of the short farmers' courses carried out by officers connected with the Departments of Agriculture and Education at P.uakura, they •dTgcd that classes should bo established wherever possible, nnd that where an experimental farm is not available, arrangements should be made to hold such classes at a farm of some well-known farmer where accommodation for ■ those attending could 'l» obtained near by. 2. That the number of fid'.ds instructors connected with the Department of Agriculture should either be increased, or that assistants be appointed, so that more experiments or demonstrations could be made throughout the various districts. 3. That where possiblo farm schools should be established on similar lines to the one established in the Wairarapa. i. That the council urge upon the Government tho great need of a fullyequipped agricultural coSlego, with sufficient land connected with it for all the necessary requirements, and that immediate 6teps be taken to utilise the money patriotically bequeathed to the State by tho late Mr. Josiah Howard to provide 6uch a college, 5; That in connection with such agricultural college there should be appointed (J) a bacteriologist, (2) a. chemist (who should be a bio-chemist), and (3) a plant pathologist, for investigation and research purposes, with a sufficient area of land set apart for their use. 6. Thus steps would be provided so that any student could gain both scientiflc and practical knowledge of farming operations. To complete tho educational structure, a Chair of Agricuf.turo in connection with some university college should be established, so that a degree in the Science of Agriculture could bo taken and thus give a standing to the teachers who would take such a degree. Bursaries should therefore bo provided to cnablo students, whost parents were not ablo to give them this advantage, to attend classes and sit for tho agricultural degree, tho practical work' being taken at any approved agricultural college. 7. Further, that to encourage young people either at' schools or farms thoso A. and V. associations who are prepared to conduct competitions for the young, in raising crops and the breeding and rearing of animals, should bo subsidised to enable them to carry out such competitions, as these have been found to bo of great service, in the States and Canada in awakening an interest in improved methods of raising crops and live stock. 8. The appointment of district committees 'representing A. and P. associations and county councils to net in conjunction with the agricultural instructors of both the Department of Agriculture and the Board of Education, to work up interest in agricultural education generally. These committees to arrange practical experiments to demonstrate the best use of the various manures and lime. All of these recommendations, with the exception of No. 6, were adopted by tho council. The board further recommended that a Commissioner or Commissioners should bo appointed to make full inquiries as to possiblo trade for our meat nnd wool in the American or other markets. They thought it would be preferable' that such Commissioner or Commissioners should bo appointed nnd paid by tho farmers themselves, but as the matter is so extremely urgent, and of 6uch vital importance to the producers, they asked lor suggestions as to the best way of raising tho money required to give effect to the proposal. _ A committee was set up by the council to consider this question, and finally it was agreed that powers be obtained to raiso the necessary funds for tho purpose, and that a joint committee elected by the Council of Agriculture, tho New Zealand Fanners' Union, and the New Zealand Sheepowners' and Farmers' Federation bo appointed to confer with the board about the matter. Tho board also suggested that the present serious condition of the potato market in New Zealand calls for immediate inquiries being made as to other markets than Australia for our surplus crop, and meanwhile that renewed efforts should be made to have the embargo against the importation of New Zealand potatoM into Australia removed. This also was adopted by tho council. At a meeting hold on Thursday evening, the board discussed with Dr.Renkcs certain Bills that are in courso of preparation for submitting to Parliament. The following questions were also considered and dealt with: Advertising of New Zealand produce in Great Britain; obtaining shipping space to North and South America for pedigree stock and fruit; congestion, of the freezing works and securing shipping space for meat, including a proposal from Weddel and Co., of London, advocating that at least 25 per cent, of shipping space be made available for free meat as from, July 1; boys 'agricultural clubs; testing of pedipree breeding cattle submitted for public sale.