CAMBRIDGE FARMERS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 849, 24 November 1877, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE FARMERS.

ANNUAL MEETING. OPENING OF THE CLUB ROOM. On Tuesday, November 20bh, at 7.30 p.m., the members of the Farmers' Club met in their new magnificent building 1 . This building, which has been erecied at a oost of £800, is built of kaui'i throughout, on a concrete foundation. The entire length of the bnilding is 80 feet, it consists of library, lecture room, smoking room, and two committee rooms. The Library ia a most comfortable aud elegauc room, with a handsome bow window, facing west. The size of the room is 24 feet by 24 feet, with handsome mantle-piece and registered j grate. The lecture room, 34 feet by 24 feet, very lofty, wiDh handsome ceiling and fireplace, fitted up in a first-class manner; The room is furnished with comfortable and substantial chairs, arid three large handaoine tables, and will now accommodate about tbrty members. Tlie windows are all Beted up witb patent seif-aotiag bliuds. Tue whole constitutes a most elaborate edifice, aud reflects groat credit on the euterprising society, whose meeting room it id. The Club could not have given more decid«i evidence that they intend their association to be a permanently successful institution, than by erecting such a structure. It may be safely stated that no ugrioultural society in the Inland, or, perhaps, even ia. the whole oolouy, has such an imposing edifice of iis own for its meetings, &c. Iu is in ended that members of the L)lub shall have access to the library on certain days of the week, where ch^y may read the papers, &j., which wii; be taken in by tue Club. The following gentlemen were present at the meeting : — Ale3srs E. iVlaclean (President in the chair) B. B. Waluer, Geo. Oiark, H. Reynolds, J&<. fluucitaan, James Hume. F. dicks, Fanth.im, iiicuard Ueynulds, Jno. Huut, iVLajoi VV"ilsou, Colonel Lyou, B. K. .uuc, Juo. tfisher, F. J. Brooks, H. A. 0. Ferguss >u, J vo Alar by a, Ed. Rhodes, .Vlajor Clare, Williams, Pearson, Thomas E,uuoim .u, Henry Buttle. The President said that before the minutes were read, he wished to refer to the great loss the (Jiub had ■mstaiaed by the death of Jlr Pakar. ELe was quite sure they would ail agree with him, that every settler in the co.nmuuuy who knew him, and every member of this club grieves at the early (ho might almost say untimely) death of Mr itichard Parker. It soems to him hut a very short time since the late John Reynolds, — another deservedly respected and upright man, whose death had cast a gloom over the whole district — came to his house with Mr Parker and one or two other gentlemen who were now present, and did him the honour to request him to take office as first president of the Ciao. Those who are now here, who were with them, will acknowledge taat he ke accepted the office with much diffidence, and acceded to their request only at the urgent promise of support from Messrs Jno. Reynolds, Richard Parker and themselves. He could hardly realise the fact, as he looked around the board, that we shall never again see at our councils, the expressive and kindly face of Air Parker, without whose unflinching advocacy and steadfast sup tort, he questioued whether they should even ii w have been sitting in a Club House of their own. The committee and office- s of the Club have prepared and submit to i.ue members present, for their approval, a letter of condolence to Mrs Parker, expressing our sympathy with her in her sad bereavement. The letter ia as follows :— D-<ar Madam, — Ai representatives of the Farmers' Cub, we be* fcj offer you sincere caudolence an. l sympathy on your sad beltfvemeac The death of your us band is felt as a great loss to oar Omb. Every member grieves as if be had buried a friend a.*d brocner. • Ic may ue some B.li£,ho comoladon to yon, in your great trouol «, to be able to feel tha: your grief is shared by every family in the coininuuity, aad that yoir little son, when 01.l enough, can laura tliac hia fattier was universally balovod aud reepected by ev-ry oue who kuew uiin Dear nudaen, permit as tu offer oar most ' si'ioere regard aud reap ct. W) beg to retnaio, yours very truly, Every Maclean, freaideaO ; Ueury D. .battle, Secretary. On the motion of Mr James Runciman, Mr Fantham seconder, it was unanimously resolved to send the letter. The minutes of last meeting were then read and confirmed. The following gentlemen were admitted members iu the usual manner, Messrs J. O. Firdi, Ge >rge Maclean, Henry Byron, R. R. Hunt. The Chairman then called upon the Secretary to read the report, before proceeding with the election of officers for the ensuing year. REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF CuJB F >R T m YEA.R, ENDINU A UViiMßEtt 22m. 1877.

Your Committee m presenting the «ecoud annual report of tae proceeding ot this Ulud beg to cungracul iDt> the niembori up^ntue progress made by aud oik- suuc&ja vvhioh has acfcutied ibe "peracions of the CiUb during the paat year. I'hid institution inaugurated m October, Ls7's by t?n ge tiletuou for tne purpoaa oi oivty'mg out the objects van ed iv tda ached u' a at the herd cf our rates, viz,, tuo a ivduceniuut and moce fully dcv iopiug of our agricnibural and pastoral iv tdredtn, and for producia^ and discusaiag oringlaal And practical easay^ upjn ' v*?iuu» dgnoultacat BubjdoU has luring tae | j>4tfii tweive moaths iucreaaed la nuttt*

bar of u.embers,aad inev.ry way advanced m its proportions as to oo.upy • very important position amon^a tha agri- " oulturalinsutuiorii.!6f,ti^oglotiy. Th. ::'r^er% : ii^^Bi_sEhn^ig the year has been ! 44. -The Average attendance at the; monthly meeting has been sixteen. The low est]>ii iuo&£ hen? nine m Maj, and the higK''Bo|6we^t^-fi.e at the last mtjßbing. lit i^fgratUying to not.cc that ihe^'avMage has bee a on the ipcr? __ ; e.ad throqgh,t|_e year, while, the . attendance fpr th|?.p:ist six months averagnd 14. During the last aix months it has been 18, and fo fiie last three months 21, allowing that the iofceres. taken m our o r din a ry mon tttly meetings baß "not only been shstaincd but mc _a_-d. During the year, nine pipers on various agricultural and pastoral subjects have b.ea read before and disoa-.se i by tho members of the Clv . . Oa 'jwheat Knowing,' by Mr John F<.er; on *«oab m Sheep,,' by Ma] >r Wil oa ; on 'wire fencing, by Mr t£c ! £- ; >>n "' our present system of farming/ by Mr Heay Battle; ou ,' pioneer farming ''„ by.. Mr Jos-ph. G-ane ; -n the 'new X Vtive L*h I Act,' by Major Wilson ';, on a wamp draining.' by Mr E B Walker ; 6i '' tree pl.nting,' by Mr Henry Beynod* ; aad ou manures' by Mr .& Ciark. These >iapers are m the poss-a.oa of the Secretary, an 1 may tie had for pc usal by any meant) . of the Otoi.. During the raoath of January last an iuspeotioa of farms wta mule, by jndge. appoinced for cue p trpoae m accordance •vith a resolution passed at a raeeti ig oi tie Club, for the sake of awaidiag prizes for the best crops of cereals, hay, potatoes, and variou- o her ' things m ooh ueotion with the man.gemeni of farms and was a BUooes_. A su .8' qu^nt (inspection for root crops, be-it pr .visi >n m ide for jhe winter, ±0., ho, wia not Bccc-safa iat yoar Oommitcee recommend ch»t. , fartner attention > be p. d. da _ag th. eisuing year to this m.t.oi <_ enooar »g <ng aa im.irovemeuton onrpres nt 9yeliein of farming. .' Carrying oas the. sysena of cooperation *_ioh is one of the -bje.ts of this G üb, ■ 80 cons, or £700 worth of various kinds of manures Have b.«__ bought by the uemb.rs ac a sa>in_, of 10 per cmt ou the parohase mon -y, and a reJu.tt'U •f 20 pjr cent on the rate of freigu. up fro n Aaoklaud. Osner objects touching upon the incer_s;s of tne membara h .ye been atten -isl to and otred fo>- by your committee. (-at ly m the month »f July, a piough iag match was oarried out by the ooin- <_ tee appointed for the purpo.e, and vi_s a decided suuoe<s, 21 teams oom .ting m the various olasses, and ov_r £60 being describucei m prizas. The first Cattle Show under the aus- ! pioea of tne Club wa. held on th-> 25 h of Occobnr last, and the committee *(_ pointed for the purpose of carrying out .be arrangements, deserve the thanks «bf . s -is Ciab for the spirited manner m wh.ch chey un lertooic che work and oarried it out to so successful an issue. A statement of the account will be laid before you. The growing importance of your institution oon .inc.. the _ ooinmittee early m the year that steps mast im mediately ba cukan to provide saitabi. *<><_ «*ie<ja*te aocoaimod* ioa for the purposes uf the Clv i, aa i la April iast. ;he offioers of the sooietj together with vlesara Henry & ynolls, dice, Parker, ani John K,uncim-n were appointed a c .mmittee wi h auth >ri yto parch ise a piece of ground and proceed with the erection of tnia Hill, whioh wo to-day meet m £or th© first ime. A abatement of the accoun s and liabilities m c >nneotion with the buiidi-g will be laid b ;fo.e you. Taking encouragement: from the success of^che p»s. year, yjur commi to lo.k hopefully forward to chefature, aad though tha li*oiliti -a of toe Clab nave more.sal they foel c -nfid >nt cbat if th 3am< kindiy feeling oouCinu-8 to cxi ainonjsc tbe in.inbe s .his Cub ma aviiently occap.r a aid more import \a po.ici-m am-m^at the ag- .cultural lnsi-Cuaoa-i of this couacry. While co gr.tulat ng members upon tne succeo waich nas i -o.n lad the pasi. y.ars ooeratious, your committee cmno oonolude this rep iit referring to oli > load vyhica the Ciao liaa suataiaoU by i>hi reo.at loath of oie of its lej, (ing and most enjrg.-io meat >ers, Mr Parker will ever >c rememoered wit i respect, aad his oomparaoively early deata regreeted oy every memoerof tnis Club. Signed oa oehalf of he oimmittee by : Evbry MaO-BAN, Preudent. HbxuY Bctttlb, Secretary. o\MßaiDi.B PviMlfißS' CLUB GlUNli-liAL A. C JUNI 1876 & 1877. KIOGIPTT. By cash m hank, £15 lis ; m hand, £3 12a 11: ick ca f>r djaaer sold, i3. 37 members au 21 ., £38 1 7s; engine, fee. to farm iuspec'i n, £3 5a ; ree .pei. oamiaae o..aad, Sjl9 18s 3J. Total 6884 4. 2d. BXPENDITUBB!. To Burst's account manures, £195 17 ; Livers account manur. £479 8a 6d i freight on tuanur a, VVa.ik.at> Steam Navigation Company, £131 .15a 19. ; Secretary's sa.ary, £25 ; Kirkwoju . linuer accouat £7 16, ; stavionary, stamps, teiegrams, £5 14s 5I ; .ecretary . expeuses, 12s ; ,P<sb offije box, 10< ; aivercisin^ aocou if, £9 7a ; do £8 6-; btUnca on hand, £_0 3a. Total £884 4. 2d. , ' ■• . Audited and fnuad correct - Willjam C. Lyon j-Auditors Cambridge, Nov.mber2l>, 1877. PLOCG.HING. MaTCH ACCOUNT. BKOEIPT. By subscriptions £40 18s 6d j extr ■■ priz.B. nili; T. and 8. Morrin, £1J ; F ;igu3Bon, £5 • Waikato Time., £a • H. Kirk wo jd, £3 ; Fauthatn, £2 ; | entrance money, £4 10s ; sale of diane. tickets, £13 15j. Total, £84 3a 6d. Exp nditrb. To Club pr:zeß, £35 ; extra, £25 ; KirkwooA'a aco ma . f r diaaer, £16 5 ; advertising, £3 10; jud_;<-s' 9Xp.naes £3 ; Seer cary's expeases, 8s 6d. Total £84 3a 6d. audited, and found correct : J. J. Brook. ) * , Ai . WiLL.AMC. LYOi.i Aadltorß All item, for tbe Club House and Show acoount were not to hand, but will be made known as soon as possible. Oa the motion of Mr Jas Hume. Mr I. an tham seconder, the report? as read, was adopted. Mr E. B. Walker, proposed that Mr Every Maclean be again elected President, Colonel Lyon seconded. Major Wilson said he had at first thought of opposing the election of Air Maclean again a9 presideut, ou the principle that it wis not well fcp elect the same man year after year, but on farther consideration of the present position of -tne Club, and what Mr Maclean ha^l done for it, aud what- he was still- going to do, he thought that, alth >ugh the principle of electing' Che same presidents year after year was bad, Mr Maclean bad better be re-elected.

He would have seconded the motion . for Mr Maclean's election, if Colonel Lyon had not done bo. Mr Fantham thought it righ^pn this occasion, to re-elect Mr Macjl|a ; but, in future, jj|woalrl bej^tejfft 0 elect the forn^^^^-presj^PTt i|pe president. If fr C^^iP reE^pM rarP the confidence of J|ne raejraoersMfet him be elected p^^raeat oral Wtrafpg year. He shouwTlike, in iyearf/to come, to see twenty ex-nre)idents Bitting in the room as members of bhe^'clabT^^AtTthß^prßßetit-ftinTe* however, he thought Mr Maclean to be the right mm in the right place. - MR,Maolean-Haid, as he satdown,. a paper was out into, his hand, signed by all tlie'^^L^g^te^rl oHiie Club, requesting him to allow himself to be "re-elected president for* the ensuing year. . He quite agreed with Major Wilson/ tnat it was a bad thing to elect the' same man year after year to the i3ame office.' Ho would only consent' tp'^be re-e%cte.J r if it was the unanimous yote of the Club. .r :' ■V"- r 4 V / ":i"li"v" On Mr Walker's ; motion being put, Mr Maclean was anaLimously electedPresident.il „ Mr Maclean thanked the members for the honor th'ey "Had dSiie, him. He, .would dp his best' to promote the interest of the Club. The- following 1 gentlemen were then propdsed as vioeip'resident :-- Messrs Geo. Clark, E/B. Walker, Henry JKeynolds, MajW'Wllsoh;: „ Upon the ballot being taken, Mr iS: B. Walker was elected. MrE B Walker thanked the members for electing him.' He had the interest oi the Club, at heart, and would do iiis best foi its success. Mr Ja3. Hume proposed Mr Buttle as Secretary^' L>J - ! f| Mr Hunt'secorjjded. Unanimously jlecfced. Mr Buttle thanked/ the members tor electing him. He would do in the future as he. had always done iu che past, all he could. for the (Jlub Mr Brook9 drew/ attention to ; the fact thiit, according to the rules a cresurer could be elected. M:r Buttle had hitherto filled!. both offices 01 treasurer and- secretary, but. he thought it would be an assistance do the secretary to have a Jbreaßnrei appointed. He wpuli "p^p^ose Mi Jno. Fisher as treasurer. Mr John Fisher 'said they could have no one better than Mr Brooks Himself. He would' propose him a» treasurer. , . „,•,. „ Mi* E. B. Walker seconded. Carried unanimously. The names of the following gentlemen were proposed -as a . cominittee A four : — Messrs jno. Jtfartyn, Geo. Jlar k, James 'it -i Runcinaan, John Fisner, Henry .Reynolds/ H. A.i C. Fergusson, A. ULi Fantham, JJicharu tteynolds. , On a ballot being*, taken, Messrs Juo. Fisher.' Geo. Clark, atid. Henry iieynolds wore elected. Votes iu ikvour of Messrs Fantham anu liichard iieynolds were a tye. Tiie jaliot was agaiu taken for the two gentlemen, and Mr A. A. Fantham elected. Mr Geo. Clark pi'oposed that the tee f jr membership; to. the .Club utoaree guineas, payable halt-yearly, tie said the current expenses for to. enauiug year would beat least ,£l5O. There was jbso for interest, <£5.0.i0> general expenses, ; and £50) for Secretary's salary, the ordinary tet of a guinea, now charged 10 members, would uot be sufficient to meet this, i'he club was yet in its infancy, atiu its success had exceeded the autio. patious of its most saugnine pro .nofcers. But, to carry, O n the bus.ueas, money was needed. He Delieved the Farmers' Club had' enhanced the value of land, in the, district, the attention of the agricultural world had been drawn to otie Waikato, and higher prices were isked a ud offered for land in ah pans of it. The Club was, there i'ore, a great advantage to the whok .iistriut, bub, to maintaia it, nionej , was needed, and , when mem >ers> ohought of all the advantages of the institution, they would not object t?r pay the guinea a year. If hV obought that they would drive away a siagle member by raising the subseription to three guineas, he would aob have proposed it. He did net wish tbe members, or the public either to think they wanted to make che Club more' exclusive by this oaeasiire. '■ He would, therefore, propose that the members annual subscription be thr«e gaineas. Mr James Kunciman said he would second it £rt forma, in order that the matter might be discussed. Mr Hicks thougnfc that was not fair that members- who were only receiving nominal benefit should '"pay so high a fee. Some would most likely leave: the Club, if a three guinea subscription be charged. He thought that the ordinary fee of one' guinea would be sufficient. He, himself/ would put down his name for £5, and he believed that there were at least ten -members present who would dp the same. Mr E. B. Walker proposed, as a amendment, that the entrance fee t one ' gainea, and the annual sui scription be pue guinea, and tht 2^'&v 3 j».er cent, be charged by th Ctub on all manures, seeds, woe oales,' .&c, obtaiued through tb Ctub. Hitherto they ■ had bee charged very high prices for thes things, but, by importing them frot England, they could get them ver much cheaper. They had beei charged ti» per pound for carrot seed He had lately : found out that i could be landed here at Is 6d pe pound. : Mr Hunt seconded, Mr Fauthain thought that if th( Club admitted life members at i

high fee, say tea g uiueas, a number of gentlemen would be enroled as l^aoh. The^.., would take au active üb, and would be v^tllfag^lf calledjupou, to subscribe ftirphfekto^^ythiug conuejted with the m?, Wjie Club has been get tiiffldonlipery well, as it is at present *S|Pjd be a pity to drive awiy soiiiamßmbeiy by charging an eXoiju^y^^aigh fee. Mr Brooks said it was absolutely necessary that some ari-angmnenfc «shQuld-b9' amde-tt.c -tjio present meet. ing, as to how they should raise thr ,£l5O necessary f,r carrying on JjheL bj^jness . ol the Cluj ior the "ensuing*yeari ""If three gu aieas was too much, let it be wade two guineas, take a middle course, . He would, theref <re, mevd as a second atneudment, thatothe subscription we two guineas for the ensuing, year, and thai 2£ per cent, be diargdd on all , farming necessaries obtained through the Club. , , f 3 v Mr Williams 'seconded. Mr John .Fisher thought the members reaping the uioat substantial advantage*- should contribute moat. Mr Clark, ib reply, said he would willingly withdraw his resolutiou in favour of Mr Brooks, if the latter part re charging- the per centage was struck out. It was nod the bigconsumer of manure and other / ohingd chat reaped the gveSiSSe' benefit. But the small farmers who wanted only half a ton of manure which they could get at tim same price as the farmer who wanted ton orlit'ty ton3. If 2£ per cent were charged by the Ctuo on rntnures mid other things got through the C.ub, he would'not get them through the Club at all, as he coul I gee them > ther wise 2.£ per cent, cuoaper. If iJIOOO. .worLli of goods were obtained ihrougji the Cluo, tue percrfatage would only amount to £25, t.iis, with the members subscriptions, would not make up whauthe^ .vauted for the eusuing year's eXjjens -s. Mr Bi-oJlis,; with tue cjuaeut of the memoerd, withdi-ew tnd Utter part of! liis motion. Mr Williams said the better way to increase fcue funds of the Ciub would be to get more members. He uimself would undertake to gee two more members, or pay tor them. I 1 wo or three other geutiemen said they would do the samd. , The motion that the annu d subscription ba two guineas, instead of one, as heretofore, was Chen put and carried. CAMBRIDGE REED BAND. Oa the motion of Mr Fautham, rule 6 was suspeudeJ, in order that Atr Clark might m»ve a resolution. Mr Clark moved tuat the cordial 'hanks of the Cub be acorddd to tiie Cambridge Keed tJau i for their xind and valuable services on the lay of thie show, aud iliac they be requested tu accept the .sum of £,5, is a donation to die Band Jb\md, or ror the puca.tsd ol mu>ic, in recoguition of t.ieir s rvicj-i. TJje Committee had thought 10 ocst cu wait oiil . the ordinary m^ei-ing of the Ciub, and have a uiiiiijious vote ivom all the meinbera. Tue bund x:\\f no douot, uoaii-ibaoed mudu to tiie success of td-> s.iow, by causing ad.litional interest. Mr James Hunciman seconded. \Jarried unaaimousiy. NOTICES OF MOTION. Mr Fani.ham gave notice that at lext meeting he would move that Life , Membei's be eurol-ed ou the payment of £10 10s. Mr John Fisuer gave notice that, at next meeting, lie would move hat the resolution, passed July 24, 1877,. .that before any pet-son be * iroposed as a membar of ihe Ciub, cheir» names be submitted to the committee for approva l , be rescinded, is it placed too aitich uower. in the .lands of the couimitr.ee?. Mr James Runcimau gave notice chat, he wou.d move that the Club send to America for a Siuiple, of wueat known by the name bfT^ fa,)anack wheat. * ; M^j or Wilson gave notice that at lext meeting he would read a p^per on the s surface' so wiug of- gmsses. Several gentlemen':* names uavi g been submittdd to the committee to be proposed as members, aud approved, notices were given that they would be. balloted for ac the next meeting. This was all the busin >ss.