A. AND P. CONFERENCE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 63, 14 July 1915, Page 2

A. AND P. CONFERENCE.

PRESIDENTS ADDRESS. I’KK PItKSS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, July 1:1. Ju the course of his address at the opening of the A. and P. Conference, that the British Empire and her Althe president said: “Every man in ithe room feels a grim determination that all selfishness is to be set aside, ljuid that all he is and has is at the (service of his King and country, so that the British Empire and her Allies may be victorious, and in winning give freedom to small nations, las well as to individual subjects.” He predicted the formation of a Council of the Empire after the war, but hoped that an unwieldly central would be avoided. I “This sad and terrible war will make us all think long and deeply, and strive in every way we can to do our duty, and no farmer is doing his duty who is not making extra efforts to produce more than ever before. Farmers and graziers should do all in their power to keep in reserve all [young. sound female stock of good class, and not sacrifice them for the 'sake of the high prices at the moment [oft' ering. If this were not done of (the farmer’s own account, stops should he taken at the freezing works to prevent the killing of fresh and sound female stock of a good class, which in a year or two would he worth more on the farm. By not conserving such stock we are reducing our power to keep up production during the next year or two. Always remember that there is no way in which we can so help to pay the war debt and interest as by increased production from the laud, and by economy in every way.” The president concluded by exhorting all present to act loyally by tbo Prime Minister’s message to the King: “All we are, and all we have, are at the service of the Empire.” The following remits were carried: —That this council strongly urges upon the Government the desirability of passing the stud or Registration of Stallions Bill through Parliament without delay, and that it bo requested to call for evidence thereon; that this conference urge upon the Government that all stallions should he licensed, and that only after satisfactorily passing an examination by a Government veterinary surgeon effective measures to be taken to prevent the breeding from horses not licensed; that the trotting breed be not encouraged for military remounts; that contagious maramitis he made a notifiable disease under the Stock Act, and that before animals that are known to be affected with this disease be sold they should be branded by the inspector to prevent them being sold as milkers; that experiments be made in different centres to determine best and, most economical form of phosphatic and other manures to use in those particular districts; that the Government he urged to make it compulsory that an analysis shall be given with all stock foods and condiments, the source from which ingredients were obtained to be stated; that this conference considers it inadavisable to remove Californian thistle from the second schedule of the Noxious Weeds Act; that the conference consider the desi ra Unity of vesting some advisory powei of control of agricultural departmental affairs in local committees to he appointed for that purpose. A committee was apopmted to elaborate this scheme.