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TEACHING AGRICULTURE.

MORE CLASSES ADVOCATED DOMINION'S OLD METHODS. By Telegraph.—Press Assoclaiion, .Wellington, Last Night. A strong plea for the adoption of a better system of agricultural education in the ramlnion was made by Mr. J. D. Hall, of Hororata, at to-day's sitting of the Council of Agriculture. He was speaking to the recommendation from the Board of Agriculture, which was couched in the following terms: "The Board views with satisfaction the cordial co-operation that exists between the Education Department and the Agriculture Department in agricultural education as shown by the success of the farmers' short course's carried out by the officers connected with both departments at Ruakura, and urges that these classes should be established wherever possible. If an experimental farm is not available, arrangemems might be made to hold such classes at tha farm of some well-known farmer, where accommodation for those attending couid be obtained near by." Mr. Hall said that during his trip through America he had realised that New Zealand was absolutely not even in "the also stavted class" in the matter of agricultural education compared with the various' States of America. In one small town of Oregon, which State was much smaller than New Zealand, he found a college of agricultural education with 4000 students undergoing most comprehensive training. The Director of General Agriculture (Dr. C. J. Reakes) said that doubtless there was a jery great deal to be done in the matter. The difficulty in the past was to got hold of men of the right type to act as instructors and advisors to farmers. Enquiries were being made out- j side New Zealand, and the Department might thus get hold of a few good men. The recommendation was unanimously ( adopted, along with other suggestions from the Board as follow: "The Board, having watched the goad work of field instructors connected with the Agricultural Department, is of opinion that their number should either be increased, or assistants be appointed, so that experiments or demonstrations could be greatly increased in number, covering farm operations in various districts." "That, where possible, farm schools should be established." The Board desires to impress upon the Minister the great need of a fully equipped agricultural college with sufficient land connected with it for all the necessary requirements, and urges that immediate steps bo taken to utilise the money so patriotically bequeathed to the State by the late Mr. Josiah Howard to provide, such college." "That, in connection with such agricultural college, there should be appointed (1) a bacteriologist, (2) a chemist (who should he a bio-chemist), and (3) a plant pathologist, for investigation and research purposes, with a sufficient' area of land set apart for their use. It was also resolved that district committees representing A. and P. Associations and County Councils should act in conjunction with agricultural instructors of both the Department of Agriculture and the Board of Education to work up interest in agricultural education generally, these committees to arrange practical experiments to demonstrate the best use of various manures and lime. The Council decided to forward the above recommendations to the Minister of Agriculture. It was further decided to ask the various A. and P. Associations tfe set up the abo_y,e-mentioned district committees of farmers to work with and assist the various Government officials connected with experimental and demonstration work.

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Taranaki Daily News, 8 July 1920, Page 5

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TEACHING AGRICULTURE. Taranaki Daily News, 8 July 1920, Page 5

TEACHING AGRICULTURE. Taranaki Daily News, 8 July 1920, Page 5

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