WAIKATO FARMERS' CLUB.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2765, 3 April 1890, Page 3

WAIKATO FARMERS' CLUB.

THa»abof,e*body a|*,Oaffibrid((e • on Mo 9S a y Resent : Messrs G. E. Clark (chairman), £. Jjjsher, Forrest, Hyatt, Vnsper, R. Main, Park, Crickbtt, "rfickir Allen, C. Hunter, Clark (Taotaoroa), Arnold, .BarweM, Caley, Rhodes, -Wells,. Souter, Bond,' Hally, Gatfe, R. ! Reynolds,' and Capt. Runciman. The minutes of the previous meeting were duly confirmed. Thr Branch. UThieiDhasrmarf reported he had attended a meeting at which Was • held jit forming at branch of the clud. He 1 very awkwardly situated, for althoush when the club was innugerated, it was hoped to .have branches at Hamilton.a,nd Tβ Awamutu j yet he did not feel that'the parent' society were'in a position to mariaße'the finance of one'br more branches; It would be remembered by the old members that no president of the club had been appointed at the first meeting, that matter having been left until blanches had been established, when it wasintended to appoint one who would preside ovor the whole Waikato. He thought the discussion that had taken place at one of the late meetings, frp .an; agricultural iihow being held, had demonstrated that 1 there was an antagonistic feeling existing between the various townships, and in face of: that feeling he could not countenance the taking over of the'management of finance for the Hamilton branch. However, the difficulty had been overcome by,the Hamiltonians forming a branch of tne club, but the said branch would manage its own finance. He trusted the day was not far distant when this feeling of jealousy. would be eliminated, and the whole of the farmers of Waikato would join together and work for the common weal of the agricultural •lasses as a whole, and not allow the per; ■onal interests of a fiiw publicilns and storo-\ keepers tij, acft,.detrimentally. to their 4 '(the , farmers') welfare. He trusted some method would/* be , deviseii 'thit wnukfi' enable 'the whole club to act with precision on all matters of importance to the agricultural couwn'ot d$ thelexample; of tb«t EdueatiottaFTnstitute. :? In thaVertch' branch managed its own business, but they were federated, and a council. Consisting of deputies from the branches, dealt with.allmatters of general interest to the teachers. This method was found to work well, and ho thought it would apply equally well to FarmWH<Club9;-iMr;j..hnFisbet: thought the suggestion a good one, and risked Mr Hvatt to furnish tbe club.witb the rules of. the Institute.—Mr 'Hyatt-saia-he-would So no.—Ciintaiu,Rr.nciiniin said the,feeHng of the Hamilton branch was that they should send a deputation to the present society question of/ vital iimportance arose. —Mr J. Fisher said he had proposed federating with the other Farmer's Clubs months ago, and if it had been done the bag question would have been settled ere thi»,j>for if the whole of the farmers had objected to the bags being weighed in, the iniller3~'Mdl'serchants wouldhave had to comply; itov or bage*^ . The Chairman then lnovediandiMr-John Fisher swmd,ed, " That having heard Mr-JasV, Runciman,Y«lesires to express its pleasure at the formation of a branch at Hamttfon, and is glad to accept the suggestion that in all important questions deputations from the branches now in existence, or that hereafter be found,< should meet the parent body for consultatioriy, .50 , .-'that! mutual agreement'may be , arrived at for-the benefit of the farmers of this and other districts; and/further,.thifc the club will be glad to render and receive all apsjstapco ,that,object.' , —Car- : ried unanimously.—lt was then resolved "That the Executive Committees of this club and the Hamilton, branch,be a committee to irieetsend f/amo, rule's for iegulating the mutual working of all branches of the Wailcato Farmers' Clhbs." ; '

Professor Thomas' Leotuiiks.— Mr J. Fisher sDoke in eulofristic terms of the lectures that Professor Thomas had delivered in tho Waikato. He wns'sure'the members ot;i the club "did not know tho difficulties thnt the Professor met with, particularly atTe Avyain.utu ; ; however, with plonty of hard work and; indomitable pluck, the Professor und his assistant overcame them all, and had nut only delivered, but had aisjj amply illustrated >by numerous experimeSts, the most'' uaefuf course of Jpctures that had ever befip.dejiveredin.tha district. From the veryi lucid and' explicit manner in which plant life, soils, and artificial manures, had been dealt with, he did not'doiibt but that the farming fraternity would reap (?reat benefits ; and he thought they were deeply indebted to the Professor for the great,trouble he had taken and the pe'raonal ■ inconvenience he had suffered.— Tti.e chairman.endorsed , the remarks madeby Mr Fislier.tind said the committee had. not : nritiei|jnted' that' 'Prpfeesor Thomas would have pone to tlie immense amount of trouble that he had done to illustrate his lectures, or they would have benn- better prepared'-{<>■ receive, him. They also regretted that, they had,' as it were, hurried him through the Waikato, but thut was because they thought hie time would be limited., ,Had they known,he hod leisuia 'hafyf sraad?|vpry different \ s\rj andVould have endeavoured to afford him a little pleasure. As it was, the Professor had nothing but hard work ; but he trusted on 'A fu/tlfer, |oboasion thty would be enabled ''to, 1 in a measure, repay Profeeeor Thomas by hospitably entertaining him and showing him their district.— MrfHyifttthought the thanks 6i tKei Ohibi were due to Professor Thonias "for the interest he took in promoting the teaching of Agricultural Science in the public schools, for he not only offered to conduct examinations but also give prizes. He (Mr Hyatt) wus about to atnrfc a class at t Cauibi-idgn West, anii , lie trusted the farmers' would serd their 30ns, for every day the science was proving of greater benefit to the fanning community.—The following resolution was then moved by Mr J. Fisher, seconded by ,a,nd carried unanimously: '(Thai jthfai CloH flesjireSt to expresisi its? thanks'to Professor Thomas for his series of instructive and interesting lectures, (delivered in Waikato, and alsu for his efforts to encourage the;introdxction of tha istudy of Agricultural Science into the public schools.

Lime.—Mr Forrest said he intended to derive some benefit from the lectures lately delivered, and therefore intended usinp; lime. He had lately been up the King Country/'and .was: iuitonished see the quantity of limestone through .which the railway VirafTCutt , " It Was in'layers' from two to,six. inches thick; and required no blasting; in fact there were millions of tons which'coiild'b'e loaded into railway trucks with a pick and shovel, and yet farmers had ti) pay £1 to £3 per ton for lime. .He,, produced a specimen" WV Wells sugtrested the Railway Commisaionere should be asked to Riant similar concessions to farmers as to the gold mining companies, viz, to deliver it at stations for 10s per truck.—fhe Chairman thought this would prove a big subject and ;iypuld peed discussing ; he asked that it ! bk'•'adjourned until next meeting. It will sbe 'aeeft Mr Forrest subsequently gave notice of.inotioregarding it. ..*i./.i •....■

The Te AwamutV Show.—The secretary of the Tβ Awamutu show wrote .asking the Club to forward the £4, promised for prizes for bread, &c—lt'was resolved to forward it at John ;Figh&r,< said they either did not make the conditions explicit enough, or the "show 'committee had neglected them. After the prizes had been awarded there should have been, a tiqket on each exhibit of bread, &c, stating whose flour it was made from; "a'noY- the braud. I Thk bad promised a- -japer specially referring to the matter, but; had not yet appeared. There had been'a s.'ght reference made to thematter,: but .even; that looked as if it had teen inspired. His wife had the honour of taking «,' first prize and" was"made* of Chambers' lour, made from Waikato wheat only; and heibelieVed the majority/ of • the successful exhibitors had.used similar flow, and there should have been some method of letting tiie public become aware of the fact.—Mr Forrest said things had been greatly muddled at the show. His honey had been mixed with another exhibitor's and the prize had gone with.it. It was hardly fair to have your own stuff shown against you. —Mr Hartly; stated; he had heard a different version and thought Mr Forrest hud jnade a mistake about bis honey.—The Cha.rinan said they were indebted to Mr. Forrest for having recommended bread prizes. /They had challenged tho millers in other districts and; had won.—Mr Forrest; Not 1 only wjth floor but also with wheat. Account.—The only account pasaedavas 7s 6d to the Borough Council for the use of tho Fnblio Hall, on the occasion of ProfesHOc Thomas'lecture. , „ . Notick ov .Motions.—The following notices were given forthe next meeting:— By Mr Hyatt, that he w-juld read a paper upon Km* and ite «Be«.'-By Mr Forrest, that this Club devise some means whereby lime rh'ay be introduced into the Waikato for general agricultural purposes. concluded the busineiß.