BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3528, 15 July 1920, Page 6

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

The Board of Agriculture held sev=eral meetings at the Board room in the Dominion’ Farnlers’~lnst.itllte building during the past week, The President (Sir James Wilson‘) occupied the chair. On Tuesday they had a, longsthy eonference with the Minister of Agriclfl.tm-0. ‘Hon. M 1? Nosworthy, and Dr Reaizex, Director General of Agriculture. .i--:21-tieulsii-.< with regard to ‘the p<2.;iti-;::1 {treat-ed by the termination of the Iniperizil Gevernnlent’s nneut I_n_u'e“:-.-.-..~tlilg eoiitract, rural education, \.‘.:e:~.ti<gl'e\\'ing, shipping prospe;;t.s, aid legislation affecting the agrieultm-a1 intjeresd: rwemei given {by the Mizzistwr, and these, togetheruwith 1%. num'uer of matters to be submitted 'to the Council of _-Xgrieulture eonferm mice were carefully considered. J

On the following day the Boardluid before the Council of Agriculture :1. number of suggestions re rural educa,tion, and the extension of markets for New Zealand produce. They pointed. out the necessity for increased "production, and that -this must n.ccessal'ily' come largely from‘ the land. Further that education must play a great part in demonstrating. to the farmer the means ‘by which production can be increased, and the Bonrcl laid before the Council a. scheme ;of education on the following lilles:—

(J) Recognising the success of the short farmers’ courses c:lrried out by ofiicers connected with the D<_3partment of Agriculture an'& Education at Ruakura, they ufgedfihzxt classes .should be established wherever possible; and that where an experimental farm is not available, arrangements should be made to hold such classes at :1, f.ai*m of some well-known farmer where accommoclation for thos"c attending could be obtained near by.

(2) _That ‘the number of fields instructors connected with the Department of Agriculture should either be increased, or that assistants ‘be appointed, so that more experiments or demonstrations could be made throughout the various districts. (3) That Where possible farm schools should be established on similar lines to the one established in the Wairazrapa. T '

(4) That the Council urge‘upon the G-overnment the great: need of :1 fully equipped .agricultul'zLl college, with sufficient: land eomlected.Awit.h it for all the necessary requirements, and ‘that, ‘immediate steps be taken to utilise the money so patriotically bequeathed to the State by the late Mr Josiah Howard to provide such

.3 college. - (5) 'J‘h:xt in coxnloction with such agricuk‘-.x,'al college-. they-e shc.-uld, be appointed (1) 2:. 'b:2é7i=:"loEogist, (2) :1 chemist (who shouid be a 'bio-chcniist‘), vestigation and rescru'chT purposes. with a, suf°ficient‘:u*ea of land set zxpurt for their use.

(6) Thus steps ‘Would be provided 50 l that any student could gain bofh scien-P tific and pl'actic:Ll kno\\'ledg<_~ of f:ll'ming operations. To complete the educational structtxre a Chair of ugl'icul- - in connection with smne university v:.llug,;'u should be C-st:l.bli:<,hed so that in degree in the scic-nice of agriculture could be taken and thus give a Stan-'li_ll;§ to the 7fezl(:}lel's who vvuuld take such adegrce. Bul'sario:< should therefore be provided: to enublp st«udents, v.'lloS-L‘ parents w_cre.l_x.9t‘ umgi to‘ and (3) :1 plant pzithologist. fo,l'~-in-give them this advantzzge, to ut_tcucl ciasssm 9:111 sit. for the zzgricultuml dc.grct. ‘(he pmvtir:2ll \\'o:'!~: being taken at any '.'.pp:'(v‘.‘.(:-d ::.gx'im.litlll::,t,l_ éollege. (T) }:‘urr.“.-(‘r that to Cx1cL:L1;':lgg';;o\111g po«~x;.;.c- r-3:]2‘m i‘.f.-s(‘lL(:)U'l>".(",s', 1",tI:l,II§‘>:t11,0-Sf! la. and id“. .:’iSS(.l_(fillti(!ll4S- who. :11'0,.1>1'C' pared to conduct compctitiou,~' ,for the young, in raising crops and the- breeding and rearing of animals, -should be :~3ubsidiso(l. to enable them. to carry out ;<u<-I‘: (-.ompctitions_. :15 those h_:lVé been fouml to be of g>l‘t*;l-t s()x'Vic§§ in the States and Canzulu in uw:;l<eniug, an intel'e.~l. in. impl'<3\‘(.-d methods of laisng ('.l'Op:~'. and liw--stuclc. , (24) The u}'>p(.)illtlnorlt of dis’rriuti (2011),; Jlxittflos I'('pl'<-,.»'()llt'nl;_;' A. and I’. A.<so'-_. ciations and County ‘Councils to act ‘in c.nnjlxxwrion with the :Igr'l(:ulf.ur':ll in~ Stl‘u<.'l(n‘.< of both the I)(‘»p:u':‘tnl<--11t of Agl'l"<;ultur'e ZUH7. flu‘: Bozu'(i of Hfrllifiil-‘ ‘tion 10 work up 3xlt<>l'<?st_i:a u;,rl'i«:ultLll'zll [;(]ul,’.‘lHml genmully. 'l.‘lw:<o (-mnnxifw tees luhzu'r:nl;gc: pl'zl<*.ti«*.-.11 ('x;>(-hx'in'lents to dc-nxonstrate ‘rho b‘,‘S\t 11:3?‘ offlxe

v:n'im,:,s In:mul'e.<_. and lime. ' ’ All of these "recnmmendatibn§'; ‘with the e:~:copti§)n of. No. 6 were :i<'lo])’te'rl by flu‘ (70unciI_ "

The Buzml. further recommended thafi

commissioner 01' colnnlissionors .4/'t‘lolllr.‘!.

be appointed to rnake full Enquiribs as to t};r"possible trade for our rixout and ’-wool in the American 01' 01:11:31‘ marIzefs. They tho-ugbt it would be preferable that such r;6'mrrlissioller or commissinnm-;< should bo appointed and pair}. by the farmers themselves, but as the nl.-Attor is so extremely urgent, am} of such vital inTp'srt:ln'ce to the prodimers, they asked for suggestions "as: to the best way of I'fisin{__r. thr,-“r§l‘oney required to -give eflefit to the propsal. A committee was set up by the'Council fn consider this qu‘esfion. :Ln(l finIfily if ‘as .'»grr-e(1 that powers “be ob-

mined to raise the 1lC(:c:-'~.~'.'.l1‘_}' luuus I'ol- - purpose, and that a joint c.onnnittee elected by the Council of Agriculture, the "Nexv Zealand Fm-me‘rs’ ,nion, and the New Zealand Sheepowners and F‘zll'nlers’ Fodemtiou be appointed to confer ‘with the 80-ard about the matter.

The Bozxrd also suggested that the pl‘(‘SC‘llt soriofis comlition of the potato market ir; New Zealand calls for immediate inqllil"les being made as to other markets than .7\ilstl'ulizL for our surplus crop, and meanwhile that renewed efforts should be made to have the embargo against the inlpol't:lt.ion of New Zeuland potatoes into Alls’cl'zl- - removed, and this ivus also adopted by the Council.

F 7At a later meeting held on 'Thurs_- ~ day evenihg,' the Board discussed with Dr Reakcs certain Bills that are in course of prel)ill‘ation for submitting to Parliaznc-nt. The following‘ questions were also <:onsido,red and (le:1l"r wit.ll:— Advertisin_9; of .\'ow Zcalaml prmlucc in Great. Britznn. 0l:rt:1ini11-g .<:lli‘ppillg space to North :‘lnfl. South America for pedigree stock 3111,‘. f‘;ui(*.. Congestio-n of the froeziug works and seclll‘iog shipping sp.'l<:e for meat. including a. proposal from \Veddel and 00., of London, -advocatmg that at least 25 per rwnf. of shipping spice ‘be made .'l‘V:li]a'blo for free meat? as from + July. ‘ ' Boys’ agri(-ulfu'lsal clubs.

_Testing of pedigree breeding cattle submitted for public “sale, as well as other matters that had been refr.-rred to ‘them by the Minister.