AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8877, 31 July 1907, Page 3

AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE.

Pov Press Association. AVBW-isc-TOif, July 30. The Agricultural Conference opened tu-dav, Mr J. G. Wuson presiding In the course of a lengthy address the diagram stud that d«llc« « tho homimon could fairly congratulate themselves on the continued prosperity based upon the increased output from agriculturalists and and enhanced values. More interest, ho arid ,« being taken in the scientific side of dairying, and toe Minister of Agriculture is of the opinion 11 t the peolfi o aro sufficiently educated A ,a «!opt Government inspection of herds wd milting sheds. It is certain that any inspection which tho dairy companies have instituted lias entirely failed to have the milk of all suppliers brought in

a proper condition to tho factory, and although it is a fact that by faroful ripening of cream and use of tho freezer the butter-maker is able to turn out a first-class article, yet it obvious that milk in a doubtful condition must have a deleterious effect on tho manufactured article. The dairy people Jail hope that they aro nearer to a dairy experimental station, but as yet there are no signs to justify tho hope. The President referred to tho necessity of educating the farmer by recording tho experiments taken by Agricultural and Pastoral Societies, and he mentioned that pxports had reached nineteen millions find tho revenuo [nearly 81 millions. 'Phoro was reason to expect more remunerative prices for produce than were tho case some few years ago even if they do not keep up {to present level and jit was possible with good land laws to break in many millions of acres of'virgin Lind. There was also room for expansion in the export of wool. Half bred wool was still in wonderful demand and any country which grew this wool well must lo highly remunerated as this class of Xew Zealand wool seamed to have an elasticity which was unprocurable in any other country in tho world. iliip Conference decided that efforts bo piiplo to secure the simultaneous poisonjng for rabbits and small birds throughout tho districts, that Government bo ur"od to take more active measures in dealing with rabbits on unoccupied and native lands, and that Government bo ur"od to cope with tho spread of noxious woods on all unoccupied native and railway lands. At the Agricultural Conference a discussion took place on a motion asking {he Department of Agriculture to open {registers in important centres of tho polojiy in which entire horses could be registered after having been ox named by" ft Government veterinary surgeon and found freo from hereditary disease. The motion was restricted to draught horses and carried. A motion making it compulsory for draught stallions to pass tho test was negatived. '■j 'motion to tax ail stallions was also rejected. The question of Government being asked to frame regulations which would prevent inferior stud, stock being sent from tho colony was icfem-d to a committee.

A resolution was passed urging the Government to encourage tho extension of tho telephone system in rural districts and a deputation appointed to wait on the Postmaster-General. Satisfaction was expressed at the abolition of the sheep tax" and the present date for making sheep returns. April 30, yas approved. ; i paot’Qn was brought forward directing that all A. aud P. Associations should jnseit a clause in their rules prohibiting (iio trimming of sheep and on being amended directing that judges disqualify trimmed sheep it was negatived. It was decided to ask Government to establish' experimental farms in Canterbury, Otago and Southland.