AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 84, 12 July 1916, Page 3

AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE.

Wellington; July 11

At the Council of" Agriculture Conference Mr. W. 1). Hunt (Southland) was elected president. The following remit's were adopted: That it should lie notified in countries where View Zealand stock is sold that no slock should be'recognised as stud unless accompanied by a certificate ■ froth fife breed association or stud hook authorities fdCMhO animals registered therewith; that branding of lam bp should bo permitted' up 10 nine months old, instead of being compulsory within six months as at present at each school there should ;be)>utsma|f area of land suitable for f)jnn,exiwriineulal work, and thot a science master should be attached to such schbHl--10 supervise the agricultural education of the scholars, and work in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture; that it he recommendation to Hie various sheep-breeders associations of New Zealand to have all sheep for export carefully inspected and approved of as being typical of the particular breed; A 'motion that the tare on wool should be abolished and that farmers should be paid for actual weight delivered, was defeated, the mover stating that £75,000' a year was being taken from the pockets of the farmers by way of tare on wool.