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AGRICULTURE IN NEW ZEALAND.

AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY. A QUESTION OF LAND VALUES. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Wellington, Tuesday. Subjects intimately connected with the agricultural industry were discussed before the Empire Trade Commission today. Mr. E. Clifton, Director of the Experimental Farms of the Department of Agriculture, said, in reply to a question, that the whole question of grading produce for export was under consideration. The grading of dairy produce was of primary necessity, Sir Alfred Bateman: Why is it that Danish butter commands a higher price in London titan the New Zealand article? I much prefer the butter I have oaten here than Danish butter sold in London. Witness: Perhaps the Danes have learned to market their produce to better advantage. Mr. J. Tatlow: Is it not because of the regularity of the Danish supplies? Witness: We hear that. He added that the dairy factories were very anxious to send repnlar supplies. Mr. J. G. Wilson, president of the Farmers' Union, showed from statistics that manv hundreds of farm laborers were required in all parts of the country. Farmers were realising that they must build houses, and encourage married men to go into the country, where they could*bring up their children property. He considered that the Sedgwick boy scheme had, speaking generally, been a great success. Speaking of land values, he said that dairying had largely disturbed land values. Very high prices were paid for good dairying land. As much as -CIS per cow per year was made on many dairy farms, and he had known instances where £25 per cow was netted, but that was with purebred stock. In reply to a question, witness said that there was a scheme at present under consideration in New Zealand for the formation of a large co-opera-tive concern, whose business it would he to look after the distribution of frozen produce at Home.

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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 250, 12 March 1913, Page 5

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AGRICULTURE IN NEW ZEALAND. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 250, 12 March 1913, Page 5

AGRICULTURE IN NEW ZEALAND. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 250, 12 March 1913, Page 5

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