FARMERS’ UNION.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1924, Page 4

FARMERS’ UNION.

DOMINI 0 X C.ON FKIIKN C!•

WEI.iLINOTOX. July 2.j

At ilic Dominion conference of tlio Farmers’ Union to-day, an address <m the activities of the dairy division of the Department of Agriculture was delivered hy Mr W. M. Singleton, director of the division.

It wait agreed that the. Govqrimioiit should he urged to establish a dairy school and laboratory with a view to carrying on research work and the tuition of dairy factory managers and assistants in emmsv. tion therewith. It was also resolved: -‘That the (Government be urged to have brought into force the regulations which have been dra‘.ted and approved under the Dairy Industry Amendment Act with a view to arriving at a uniform method of reading the Babcock test."

It was decided that the Government should he requested to set lusiile a sum with a view to experimenting on the best and must effective meant of eradicating guise and to oiler a widely-advertised and substantial rewind for the discovery of s me i.poci-

lie which c-uuld be up, lied at a reasonable cost whereby the .-prcacl of these and other noxious weeds might ho combated and the growth already existing destroyed.

A motion was caniod urging the Government to iiitrndife legislation

giving | o"cr for the setting up of hoards lor the cr.uil atioii aiid p.ieveutioti of the {spread of blnekbcriy. It v,as resolved th.at the Ginetulucut he ask«*d to pass ;i Bill protecting farmers against impure and sterile seeds and that the Agrieultura! Implement ami Sales Ac t should be te[cak'd.

Professor I’erati, of \’ii toria College, outlined the cotixse id' agricultural education proposed to he given al \ ietona College. Dr. Keakes, o' the De[ artircnl. of Agriculture, and Dr. Cockayne, Director of the Fields Divining outlined too assistance and information that are being given hy the Department to larmcns liu .twimcoliou with cations

agriciiltii!til operations. The ciniloren'C adopted a remit, rcuninmcuding [that Yjhe ihasis of election of members to the l Diversity Senate and University College (osineil's be broadened so a- to make provision lor re; resell tation of agiiiultuiv. Tiial efforts he maile to have the training work being carried cm at Itua* kura. and ether experimental (arms extended.

That, the Kducatiou Department he asked U> at once systematise agri ultural inst: uefioti from | rimary schools light to the uiiivc rsil.v, and that the matriculation examination he amended accordingly. Dr. lie ilk e,s said in regard to cattle tied: and foot and mouth diseases that the Department had under consider :iliem taking further pro:. tutionary

measures The election of officers rv'Ult"d :- - President, Mr Poison; vice-) residents. Messrs Afurney (Otago). Ditxlield (Auckland), and Mathosnu (Ekoliiliuna); Xrcith J.slaml advisory committee. Messrs Boss (Auckland!, Marshall (Mart,on!. I.ivings.ton (Dannovirke); South Island advisory com mittee. Messrs Cameron (North Otago! Dickie (Southland', ami Mulhollaml (Ca uterhury). Ala (hadwiek (Da into eirke) was elected treasurer.