Farmers' Club at Birmingham

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 70, 1 December 1892, Page 3

Farmers' Club at Birmingham

[FROM OUK OWN COBBBBPONDKNT.] As announced in the Star, a meeting was held on Saturday at the school room to consider the rules of the "Farmers' Club," now started for the districts haying Birmingham as its centre. Mr Mor- . ton, chairman ; Mr Tolley vico-chairman ; Mr Burnea, Treasurer ; and Mr * Fergusson, Hon Secretary, having been appointed a Committee to frame a oode of rules for the Club submitted the same to the meeting, Mr Morton occupied the chair, and called upon the Secretary to read the said rules. After wme discussion it was resolved that the Club should be known as the Kiwitea and Apiti District Farmers' Club. JO* "^"{TJ out were adopted so that the Club has now launched fairly out into existence. It is to be hoped it will meet with every success as the sole object of its promoter is to benefit the Farmers iv every matter connected with their farms &o. A supply of books, instruments, Government papers, penodicalls, will, as the funds permit, be provided for the members. The annual subscription is fixed at a very moderate figure. Every person who has an interest in land and the progress of the district should make an application to be placed on the list of members. Next meeting will be held on Saturday, Decem ber the 10th. Messrs A. Pettigrew, E. Palmer, and A. Moss were appointed members of a committee to help on the society. There waß a very good attendance considering the weather we have had up here lately. Ine Chairman gave ft short outline of the aims and objects of the Club, and urged every member to help either by speeches or essays on various subjects valuable to the farmer, mentioning that many (who could not make a Bpeech) could write oat their views and read the same or have them read to the members, and so help each other by the interchange of ideas. He would not object to politics being intro. duced so long as the speakers kept to the point, and their tempers under control. Although hot an admirer of the present Government he believed that they were Wping the farmers all they could by sending round the country experts in cheese making, dairying, fruitgrowing, 4c.^ Mr Fergusson gave a very interesting personal experience, re trout breeding, explaining how by the simple means he had at his disposal, he now had a large stock of fine trout in the ponds on his section, ana expressing his willingness to share the same to any gentlemen who bit an interest on the subject. He could not see why the residents of this part should not have a constant supply of fresh fish food as well as>ny other kind. The trouble was not very much, expense smau, results sure to be good. The address was listened to with great interest.