MR FIELD, M.P., AT LEVIN.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 April 1910, Page 3

MR FIELD, M.P., AT LEVIN.

VISIT TO Tilft ft.\l>fti:iMftVr I'AIIM. ..Air Field. ,M.l\, ,•mil .M,.., Ki,,|d. visited Levin mi Saturday and arrived by tlit; Xap.er express. Tliev u ere met nt t!: i? station liv tli'.' Mayor and Mayore-s of |,e\in (Mr and Mis Gardener), and 1111•• manager "I tin- worernment ftxperi-nu-iit Farm, Weraroa (.Mr Drysdidi>). Tlie object of the visit was to sj.HMi(l a day on the farm, and a very inte; e.stinii' lime was (msswi. .Mr Dry* tale dnr.v the |>■>i taccompanied iiy several 10-al yentle'nen, to the estate, and mi arrival there they we-; e hospitalily entertained at luncheon. I niniedintelv afterwards they proceeded ta the gardens and orchards, where the 1 '''lit frees wire inspeelel and a general surrey made of other matters of interest, i'lcliidiii'.c the api'iry. .Mr Field. v!;o is a\-reat ootaiiist <-tt heart, spent a considerable time amonv; the natiie. plants Urown in n separate buildine; hv .Mr laylor, the orchard overseer. .Mr Taylor demons.! re,ted how easily ail these plants could he <nnwn in everv kind id variety. Ihe dill'oreut crass plats were next seen, and .Mr Field was_ very much interested in them. 'III! 1 <11ii'.-'ti ;;i of the best grasses to lie e.~ • I for land i f the .hv.oriptiui -aloiiij; th ■ coast is of irreat iaiporhaoee to f!st• ilistriet, raid if yrawas conld lee os-odu-o I to sail that land it would he of the greatest h-.vie!?,. to the owners of property. Ihe visiters were shon n specimens that. were well adapted for :i,•!i purposes. .Mr Tavlor wive yoMie very interesting information in regard to (lie dill'er'"it grasses yroM'n on the farm. Almost every varietv was to be seen, and we understand it is the intention el the department dnrine the coin:liti' s 'ason to inereas • the ' "eas to all eighth of ;ia acre. .\lth')!or]i j||., orchards in many instances were bare if fruit. hat - -- 'ai.tr been piel;ed. sc.me line tre'laden with api>l>• s and pears were to be sen. \V.nf. shuck the visiters m<;:"> than anythimj; else wrs the free'a'ti Ironi c< dlin moth end bliu - ];t. The apiary was a!-o visit.'"! ~nd explanafioes made as to th.utensils. far the extraction of honey. The party proc-ded to the rnw-'-I'rtds in which sixty c: ws were in id'e praee-s of 1) iii<;; milked, and it was seen that the Dominion milking machines were -lici ti.<* used, and this proved el' interest to the visitors. The eas;> with which the cows iravo their milk* and the general contentment of the animals while under the operatinn satisfied anyone id' the utilitv of bavin."; such machines. ft is perhaps needless to sav the bails showed the utmost cleaiiliiness. Alter the inspection of other feature'? af the farm, the party returned to the house, and were once more hospitahlv entertained by Mr DrVsdale in the shajv of afternoon ten. fluhsediiently a si-art was made fer the railwav station. so as to allow Mr and Mrs Field to he able to take their departure hv th" Xew Plymouth express. l?ef')re savintr "ood-liye Mr and Mrs Field Hianke-T Mr T>rv< - - dale for the information he had <. r iven fdieni, and promised to gp'e the farm another visit at nn early date.