A LIVE POLICY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8134, 14 June 1906, Page 2

A LIVE POLICY.

TA.RA.NAKt AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY

"It is going to bo a freo-nnd-cusyl smoke-oil sort of affair, so please keep all your pipes going, aiul rmike yourselves comfortable," said Mr Perriyal (tho Mnyor) it Inglcw io l last ni ;ht, in opening the first farmers' meelnp lielJ under the auspices of the Taranaki Agricultural S>; iety, which bus not only adopted th n s tggestion made by Mr W. Ambury. one of tlio vicepresidents, but h a-ling 01 it right well. At tlie annunl meeting of members recent 1", .Vlr Ambury remarked on the eomp uMtively small attendance of farmers from beyond a limited radius of L<ew Plymouth, and suggested that us Hie f.irmors would not oome to tlic annual i e 'tings, tho meetings, sliould be tinen to t!io farmers Quarterly meetings, he thought, if held at such centres as In wood, W'utara, and Ultito, would be well attended, nnd would liave tho effect of increasing the usefulness of the Society. A- an additional attraction, lie mentioned that a greater amount of interest would be taken if an officer of tje Veterinary Department could be prevailed upon to address the meetings. A live committee and an energetic secretary saw the force of the reasoning without much difficulty, and arrangements were made to enauguratc this policy by holding a meeting at Inglewood. Messrs W. Ambury, H. Okey, E. Griffiths, Stead, and E. P. Webster, secretary, accompanied by a Daily News reporter, made a trip to the inland town last night, and after refreshing the inner man at Ho»t Oalgher's, ma le their way En the Parish Hall, whore n ;ar)y a hundred farmers and settlers hid assembled. The ball was set rolling, as mentioned abova, by Mr Percival, who then went on to compliment the Society on this new departure, which he trusted would help ihc Society and help the farmers, and make tho institution actually " the Taranaki Agricultural Society, anl not uerely the New Plymouth Sho r, as ire generally look upon it." Mr Perrival congratulatd tho Syciety on the rast improvement manifested at the ast show, the advancement shoving hat tbe new ideas of the new blood on lie committee was bearing fruit. Ho ipologised for the absenoe of Mr 'fewtm Ling. President of the Society, rlio hi I Eound it impossible to be i eicut.

Mr A'tilmry spoke of the great ndv intftgOi aecra'ng lo lite district from the holding oft. good ague iltural sliosv. Competition in stock-Lre;ding would load to tin improvement in Btock and methods. The showground was the very place for a farmer to sec how Lis farming results comparol with his neighbour's, or to judge what- brcel cf cattle would best suit his requirements. It was now desired to extend the in. Iluence of the Society, and to give greater opportuni : ito outside members. Concluding 3 hope 1 the Inglewood people woul lelp to make the Taranaki show tl best, if not the bygest. in the Col. . (Applause.) Mr H. Okcy, wh. olio we I, thought tic Sou ety hid not kept pa;e wi . the a lvaucc-me.it of the district. He was of opinion that there would be a big riso in the price of cattle only when the farmers recognised tint there were rearing too many c iws of the wronj sort —the pruning-knife must be used. Captain Young, M It.C.V.S., Government Veterinarian, before pass : ng on

to bis very interesting lecture ou the '■ Common Diseases of Stack," advised tli! Agricultural Foaiety to bo more particular in the appointment of judges. Then followed an hours chat with tbe farmers on complatnts of calves and cows, bow to buy a horse, and how to rear good cattle. At its conclusion, Captain Young answered a number of que.tions put by tbe audionco. [Pull particulars aro held over.] Hearty votes of llrmks to the members of the Society who had attended, to Captain Young, and to the chairman terminated a very successful meeting, a much more successful one thannad been expected by even those energetic members of the Society who had worked so hard among their farmer friends. Mr Anibuay's suggestion, and the action taken by tbe Society, appear to be the very thing needed to improve and enlarge tbe Society, which must be complimented on its efforts to induce larger membership.