EXPERIMENTAL FARM.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 8, Issue 484, 25 November 1919, Page 2

EXPERIMENTAL FARM.

Deputation to Prime Minister. Whilo the Prime Minister was at Pukekohe on Friday last, a joint deputation from the A. and P Society. Borough and Couaty Councils, and Farmers' Union, urged the establishment of an experimental farm at Pukekohe. Mr W. Claud Motion outlined the proposal, and asked if an agricultural school could not run in connection with the new Technical High School. If such a school was establised, sons of farm crs could learn the scientific methods of farming. Tiny could be taught low to use the soil to the best advantage Messrs J. Roulston aud J Sehlapfor supported the rem irks made by the previous speaker Mr Massey said, for years aud years ho had been looking forward to th' 1 establishment of an agricultural coliego iu tue North Isluid. They mu-t not forget that for an agricultural farm, they would requite nothi >g less than 50ii acres, lie agreo-l .villi thorn, that something was nquirod, and when cou (litems wore restrored to normal, there was every pr.speet of the egtah!:f-' l 'm- nt of a college somewlnre in Mi. Auckland di-'riet, but that wo- i far as bo could go at present lie w.iu'd gi\" his supt-iirt to the ['■■ ;i i-al, when Uie pr >per lime came.