LIFE MEMBRS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 861, 22 December 1877, Page 3

LIFE MEMBRS.

Mr Fantham proposed that any one paying a subscription of 10 gumeai to the Farmers' Clob beconie a life member. He thought tha* gentlemen imn, m Auckland, or m oth« pwis of thia provincial distriot. would, rather | pay t_n guinea «t once and beoome hie , members than be dunned every year Wi two guineas. The lime is coming when printed ieports of the meeiinge ehoulcl be sent ronao to the members' He though' Biany gentleman unable to attend the meetings wouid be glad to subiorlbe tt<n guineas to become a life member tor th. sake of getting these reports, OI oom se some members would cay that it wa» only five p«r oent, and wouid wanttn annual -Übaonp--<u_ to be one guinea again. But lif members, if the olub wa*. •hailupf muds, would, he had no doubt saSpSbe again. He thought it a ver> lnd 'plait Ttb be always altering rul**. B. f.re any rule could be altered it ebonlc; be i.eo*.s.ary to give three mnnths notw« btlore the annual meeting. However m would have this motion put, as h. thought it would be a v«.y go 4 tbin fin t>e ol«»h f >mi *m lanoe the fundi. Mr. J >hn Rinoiuian s.eonded. Mr. Gauc i nought iif. members won'be let off lOd . heap yor ordinary mem'-ar to-» dear. If the annual sunsoriptiou.. w»re reanoed to one guiuea again, he would the motion. .■■'.-. Mr. Hum said he thought it hardly fair to let off lik mec_bers with ten guineas »»nd charge erdiaary member two. In six year* ordinary membsrt. woul* i have paid s muob as life membere and uh th >ugh. all of them hoped to live moe ti.au six years. Ihe subscription •or ife ni< moers must either be iucreae- « or n« aunual sabsorip'ion* "reduoe« The freaident said tne subscription to. life mouibers to the London* Farmers Club was ten guineas and the annua' -uo-oription two guineas. 11 fent-einei' oaade he diutiiot would- become lne meunieiH. he tboagnt it a good plan. Mr. Fantnam said he bought gentle m.m paying t.n guineas would take -■ u-tareac m tbe olnb, and if the.v iuun<J the oluo wanting n»ore mon-y wou.i wiiungty give a furtiier subaori, tio .. Tuey had tj import all theijudgad, aud no doubt many of tt.en ♦v uid give baok ten gum as ont of tbe_» • x^euiea to become life members. 47 there was no life-membersbip there won d F-e ten guineas lost. . M. Pm haua'n motion was then put an. ca. iiei iient.otm Mr Fuutoam said he was one of thr largts p ize <aker« at the 8ho«. He din i.ou kuo-v ye*, wuat amount be wn< entitled o. he eupp<*si'd he should so" • dy. But* if ihe*how Co_nmtt.ee wonh gi»o lam o rvificatea .o nhow what priznr ha.i taken (sh y wou d inly cost ab a iii) ua would williugly give the whole o.' h « priz mouey as ». subscription to ch< Club ior ihe m inben hip. T .c I'resident said be had np occastot to uo tha » as now; fui lOguiueashecoul b ouiue a lite uie-übe**. TAPAHAKAOk WHBAT. Mr J tu.es Knioiman proposed that thif Clno aei.d to America for a sample tA wiif-at called tue Ta. ahanack wheat, h look.ng over the report of.the Com mit«i uers of Agriculture, for the Agii cultural Department of the United Stare, of America, he had read the report o this wheat. It ia a winter wheat, wbiol. o.igiua.ed m Vuginia. It has rapidly spread over a large portion of Amerio . and by re^U'e he waa persuaded it wi. prove a vety desirable wheat for this pro vim c. It is spoken of m the htghes terms It is rematk,.bie for Us produc tiou^. early maturity, exemption iron many ci t» c evils attending ; .wheet cuitue, «• d lor the exoe-lent quality of iu.fl.iur. It is reported as being hardy, and tiee f »om blast or rust. It generally carries oft tbe prizes at shows wheshowu. From six counties iv \< ri. 5 are, it is repor ed as being from 10 t 15 days earlier than any other whe.i aud, omsrtjUently more readily eacupr tns , and it ts an exceedingly yie der. !(• New J«*r.ey atat^ from 6 o 6 couutits, re. oris are r.c -ived all of th« most .Uttering kind, and the aver*-g.* yieli was 28 bu heie pr aore, 62 «>• .o ihe onshel. .n Pennsylvania Sate, ii isejrep.'fted m the s»me terms, li Tii^iuiM from ten country rtprrts wer* rtoeiv-d with an average of thir.y ton bns'iel to he acre. In Ohio state ii Butler couuty, the yield was sixty-si* fo d and -ixiy-five pounds per bushel. In Keotupk'y, m dairmou, tbe yield we sixty -seven fold, aud m Marin Count) the yield was ■e-.'euty-wo fold, whih. other wbeat wi h similar treatment was opiy eighteen f.»1 .« In all these ca • npt mere ,tban trom one bushel to a li^shd and a half to tbe aore was siwi. t Where tw» bushels were sown it did not do so well. From Noitu and Sout* C-roliua reports wee received all strongly recommending this wheat, ai'O ft •■in i>ine " other states and almos g stiber-e.B countries, all bear t^HB i.) _p it m very high teims; and it is ie> ciiu.niei.ded to sow not more than nine y jouuda per acr • There ia also aPOtbe wn*-»t called aimautker wheat, a spm-i wheat imported fn.ni Rusuia, which h». prov.d u.o«t sucuessfal, and is found a* valuable an aduitu n to spiing wheats as r iappaha.aok is to winter Wheats, li ih stated to be early, hardy, and pro^ifio. He would move that the olub scud for ten i.Ußiiels ol the **-apahanaok wheat. Mr. Fantb»m seconded. He though i the Ciub should take the rew nsibihty, and not leave it to one individual. Mr. Hunt thought spring wbeat was as neeia. ae winter wheat. If they wete senuiiig for ihe ore why not send for tbe or her too. Mr. James lo oiman said he would, Witb \,\x pfrun« inn ot the roembors, adi: i^at to i>is motiou-* that they send fot ten bushels bt *aoh kink; The motion was th' o put and carried, lb Mr Gane proposed tbat the Seoretary be m« iuo*.-.t «*o wute to the Mmister of Fa><i*> Wuiks, r-O^uesMng that trucks bnitable for the conveyance bf oattle be pnt Upou the line, and the mceasary yards be ereoted, say, at Hamilton, H« sftio, tbe H«i*iiou for sending down cm tie viae now c min^ on. aud cattie lost flesh by bemg dr.'v* n. 1h« ie was also a iisk of loam one or more of them, Mr Fanvham seconded 14. i^fke tuoUi*'t so-ne idea of 'the numbtr of cattle ahuu.d be eet down, Proper wagi'Ue ought 10 be put on and proper ywdf WKsh » -WW* tl fl Cltttl

ooula ue diivfcu ouy of mo ymdf. into ih *Mr°Jivnes Ranoiman thought not lei than iff ihfiwM-1 cattle were cent dow veerly. . , .. Several notioes of motion were the given, whioh will b«, pubhahed m on next. i : — ,-v _;. .:- •■■ '■■ -