FARM EXPERIMENTAL WORK.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 235, 28 September 1908, Page 2

FARM EXPERIMENTAL WORK.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S SCHEME. By Telegraph.-Press Association. C'hiistehurch, Last Night. For some time pa-*t the Agriculiui-.il Department has been preparing to embark upon farm experimental work on a much more comprehensive scale thuii hiia been possible under the conditions exiting in the past. During his brief stay in town yesterday, the Minister for' Agncultuie (the lion., 1!. Mc.Nnn>) entered into details of tire proposals with a representative of Truth. The .Minister stated up to tile present the work for the whole of New Zealand had been undertake;! by Mr. Bayliss. but tile increased requirements had In-own beyond his individual efforts, and so it was decided that .Mr. Bayliss should take charge of the lield experimental work in'the North Island. Mr. Macl-hcrsoii, Inspector of Dairies ill Canter-bury, hid ollered his and had been transferred lo the charge of the cxprrimenls in the #Soufh Island, a position, the .Minister felt sure, lie was most competent to fill.

■•Latterly,"' Mr. McNab continued, "we have given votes to tile A. and P. Association for experimental work. The .results did not prove .satisfactory, and so we propose to conduct the experiments ourselves, and get into touch with farmers, unions of farmers, -and any other organisation which will carry on plot experiments, seed testing, etc., throughout flteir districts. We arrange with certain farmers to provide the' land and the labor, the Department supplying the manure and seeds, and the experiments being carried out under the aii|>ervision of our ollicers. The results will be incorporated with the Departmental reports, but in order that lb" information nunbe immediately available we intend issuing bulletins from lime to time detailing the results of particular tests. It is probable that nearly all our experimental work will be dealt with in this lijairii'-r shortly. 7 '