AMERICAN FARMERS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 41, 17 January 1938, Page 8

AMERICAN FARMERS

EDUCATIONAL JVIOVEMENT. AUCKLAND, Jan. 14. Special interest in agricultural education in New Zealand, not only at the agricultural colleges, but through the Government and other services, will be taken by Professor Bristow Adams, editor in charge of publications, New York State College of Agriculture,' Cornell University, during a short visit to the Dominion. Professor 'Adams arrived from the East by the Sivartenliondt; in the course of a world tour. As m other departments, agricultural work at Cornell University could be divided into three branches, resident instruction, research and university extension services, Professor Adams said. The extension work was liis particular interest. Every effort was made to disseminate information among farmers and a variety of mediums were used. As many as 30 items, embodying the results of research and other material were supplied to the newspapers throughout the State each week and the Press generally co-oper-ated to a marked degree with the university. So thoroughly had the service been developed that the university even reached isolated groups of settlers of foreign origin who were unable to understand English. If one of their countrymen were at the university arrangements would be made for him to broadcast to them in their native tongue. Professor Adams said New Zealand and the State of New York had a kindred interest in that they were both dairying countries. In New York, however, only a very small quantity of dairy products was manufactured, practically the whole supply of milk being required for sale in tlie cities. Distribution methods had been greatly developed, scores of milk trains, comprising as many as 70 cars, in addition to numberless motor lorries being used for the purpose each day. Professor Adams also commented upon the extremely modern and hygienic dairying practice in vogue on the larger farms. While in New Zealand Professor Adams intends to visit Massey College and to call on the officers of the Department of Agriculture. He will leave on his return to the United States by the Aorangi on January 20.