Farm Notes.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4449, 14 August 1909, Page 4

Farm Notes.

[CUBSIONS FOB FARMERS

I S. M.R. Hill writes as follows ■ the Manawatu Standard:—“l Ice that many of our papers, yours longat thg number, are referring to I refusal of the Minister for Bailfew to grant the same concessions to ■ties of farmers seeking informaL at our State Farms as are granted ■pleasure parties, theatrical, football, Iket, eto. Surely the industry that Ids us, and pays the interest on our be and ever-increasing national Ft should receive as much considerap as sport, especially as the object lich the farmer has in view will inlectly benefit the whole community, fe Department should also favouray consider the question of excursion res for dairy farmers and their pities during the months of July p early August, this being the only he their calling, which necessitates Lg hours seven days a week for ten piths of the year, wilt- allow them i recreation and acquiring informap. Surely these, our most profitKe.. colonists, should receive some psideration. Occasionally some pers are loud in their protests ninst the manner in which the Bd milker is worked, many writers [bbing them 'little white slaves.’ [rely these deserve recreation and 'believe if our local M’s.P. would |f the matter before the present blister it would receive favourable fcention.”

■An example of splendid manage' ftnt in sheep farming is reported by ■ Gisborne paper. A Wharekopae Beep farmer who last season docked ■460 lambs, was able to send 1,425 ■ fat lambs to the freezing works, to ■ frozen and shipped Home to the ■mdon market. lAt a meeting of the Eltham branch ■ the Farmers’ Union, one of the ■embers, Mr Sergei introduced the latter of manorial experiments and lid that he would like to see some luted action by members of the ■ranch in carrying out experiments ■at would cover a period of, say, two R-'three years. The providing of Idder for cattle was now getting a prions matter, and no doubt farmers lould have to make the best of the Ind. He himself had been experimenting for some time, and he was ptisfied that he was well repaid for lis tirouble, but he thought it would |e much better if, say, three or four were to unite and conpare notes on lie matter. He moved : That the provincial Executive be asked to send Krculars to all branches urging them pi carry out manurial experiments ad pointing out the great benefit to e derived. This was agreed to. It will be welcome news to New iealandors that their potatoes are etter than those of Australia. The ccuraoy of the news is vouched for Er no less an authority than the elhourne Age, which, in a brief oragraph on the subject says : Comilaints have have been made by renresentatives of companies owning ceanxgoing steamships that it is no mger possible to use Australian or 'asmaman grown potatoes as ship’s tores. It has been found that the Kbers grown this season will not ceep, and on that account it has became necessary in some instances to raw supplies from New Zealand, not mly at great inconvenience, but also t enhanced cost.” fir; ( Some people are jubilant (says the fairarapa Times) because the Miniser of Lands talks of offering a couple $' hundred sections of land in a few tlonths’ time. We fancy people are petting a little sick of Government womises in this direction. We see 10 reason Why, before this time, a housand sections should not have >een available. The present Governafcnt, while appearing to be anxious to provide the landless with land, have discovered hew not to do it. So far and settlement has been lt all cry and ittle wool,” and we are surprised that metical politicians put up with a lilatory land policy which has for its motto, " To-morrow 1 To-morrow! Po-morrow 1”