WAIKATO FARMERS CLUB (CAMBRIDGE BRANCH).

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2905, 26 February 1891, Page 2

WAIKATO FARMERS CLUB (CAMBRIDGE BRANCH).

Till-: ordinary monthly meeting of the above Club was held in the Glub-ro-eii on Monday at 7.30 p.m. There was a good altenilao of membeis, also several .-trang-i s from a distance, doubtle.-s attracted by the annouueem-ut that Mr ltobt. Dick would give an andy.-'.s of l.'iikerimu soil and tha'; MrCiverhill would lie [.resent to impart information ie meat freezing. Mr (i. E Giark pre-ided, Mr J. Fi-lier occupying the vice-chair. Tin: minutes uf the previous meeting weie c <nlirmed.

Xkw Mhmiiioks.—M. s-rs RJ. Meal- and W. L. F. Chambers weie elected meml.ers of the G'uli.

Fiair a .VP Cif::::.si-: - -Ti.e Lien and Moreiutile C anpany seie, a circular iuf..lining the n.embers t'n.t one of the Siiaw Sivi.leand Co.'s stean->■ is won'". l , arrive in Auckland on March 'J.ii and rem iiu two d ,\ s, t.o l.iad fruit and daiiy prml-ic •.

|in.Nl>'.S Al.m \S —Toe C.j lin.ian said Mr \'i Mid had pivs itit'd the with a co; yof his aim mac. lie ('.h.' Cai'inem) li'.d' c srcf .illy Jieni-i'd t(:e pubii"rit ion and he could recommend the book I" the members as a thoroughly :-i:in 1 air! p liable book', c')Ut;tim»g a greit foivl uf iiiioimation.

Tiik Dairy Cow. —-Mr li I. Reynolds said he would end ' u-our !o he prepared with a|i iper oil the 1 > i:iy Ciw in tune for next uj.'etiiiK.

.Mil Dick's Analysis. —At this time an ;vl j\.urnment was m ide to 1110 (ijdlellow's H .11, the C >i l s-r;)i>m n-it b.;inj? -nt*icl<inMy lan?u t-> aceonnn odate all who attended. 'I'll'.' Chairman Ulen liridly iutro.litceil Mi' Dick, w!i■ i said t l.'t when In; t:ain-; to Cambr'.d,.'.' li'L.tii mouths a:ro, he dul so uii \"i-iy • iiifumit feoliius to Ib.wo lie espoii-oiced sit tho present lime. Thou lie had l.» lace Kui.it diiticultics, and hi; imputation appeared to be mined ; however, he iva* n'iaJ to 'ny in il'.i.rs were pulling round, and lie thought both the f:\niiow ami the linn Ik- iv[.!V!wii'»>;>l won; b;i tor .-=:itiwith tin results fi ou the in iuim j ,s si1I>;i!l'.;i1>;i!l'.;i 1 during lII' I past year. The sample of soil that ho htd taken from Mr .1 no. Fisher's iiin 1 at L'uketiinu he had

analysed, and tor thu purpose of com parison ho luid prepared a list of analysers of vat ions Kasrlisli soi's, which hu trusted Tin; WaikatoTimks would publish, so that the farmers would be able to study it at, their leisure, The follmv ins* are the analyses referred to, the lirs: b>MU£ 111Piikeriiuu soil, the remainder beinjj lisii : -

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Ill'ill..'lati: l j 11: hi i i "■ i t w.'i.ai ll 't ii 'i a a 1.. i; I III'.;! . I I - . i.-«-i!U -v-i-lliia Htl'l lll,iki: l!i : "1,;,. ii:.: !,• •vt-.r lit lt»r ;• ..lit I'ni.l. W;'!.<,it . i.i ■ ;a' a ■ Ita ii"'.'ia liy il.nv.nl ii.'iii tin -.a-'in; ■ , tli" wSiiiii'iu'ii I'Miiiieo iiii'i SiVilii': ( i -in' C."-! "i IllS'ifi —.Ml' 1 >ick 111011 nske.l tlmsu |aL.-ient ta ;;i\o tli if !■].iui'nis mi \> aik.it'» sulks---.Mr .hi". Ki-lkii' tl,might it. would bwoll ii h.: nave a In nil 11 i-L• •r y ■-i tlio pa'lilock li'mi wiiiL'h t'a: snaii'l': "f !-"'il had bet:iiLik>ai. Il wa In" 1:"ii '.'.p al'.'i.t "0 yo.ll'S ;i;;.i anil lal live yi'.al" K-HB« r'""" 1 supi'ly "I cl'ivor, il u.ts lh-."i ti" : ' "1 ''' I cwt. uf |i.:i' .njiijjiiiid .viwu with sull turiii|»i. I.t Wiis then in Rrass ■ i({aiii l.Ji' luut' ur tni; V'o.u-, laiai ill -wu I with ui'il'O b ilH:dii.-l, iilt'.T v.'iiicll a cr.i,. i'i wlit-at was tnkoii <>li it winch avoiiifrcl 13 bu>hels tu ll:c aero. Sii ca llial tan :it hid agiiiii li'jMi.j ;; lii' a' at tanisj)-. and tln-i yoai' it iv.is in wh", il, i.ait hi: was aii .'.i.l It wi.iil'l not give a return of l.'i ira-ln-l- I'a; acii'.- - Jlr Hyutt said lie laid broil inakiu,? ex|iuMiu. ills wita vaii'.a.i iinU'iites, ail:I tlio i'lut tipail wi.ich pi.t isii had bosil allllt! nil tni'imd uai .m: i.f tin' and ulura plnisphono ii'jid was oiailto I, Ih 1 : pooi'u'si. -Mr 1 lick sai lhah i t tut oliina'.al ill;: [)i)ta-h by inert', bal p..iuv; I th.it wheic inai ial': nt pni.i.-h was us al il suuiclinias act'jd as a pnisnii unless u>cd Willi kaiuil, when it. u-uaily proved baiuli iai. —Mr ilyatt s.ud he h,. 1 i>ia.iiii"d the b.vl result from ni uiiiie (piuo tj) i.cn imd stable dun;.') and a small quantity oi li'iie. -Mi- JJick Maid e.ii'.'i iiuen'.s iuhs; e:.tO id over ii number uf yea' s belon; the results eould b"> relied on, the -eas ins vaiyiilß so much. —Captain liancia,an asked several IjUU-'.ti'Jils 113 Waipi lime bun-' u-i.-il, but .\lr Dick had not tieen in.; lime refened to or an an ilysis of il; he, li i.ve.i r, |aounseii to aiuily.-i: soin.'. and send the result in lime fur the next nieetin? of the club. —The Chairman askud how he wa : to kpav wheat m obtain the .-amo quanlity of w: v-t ami less str.iw. —Mr Dielc repli "i : Useless niti'i'LTeu i.r f.ae.u's. —Air \'i . L. (J, Willi iins thought if the M -r.iin was planted L. o uaiiy or had t .m inuei. wet it mil to slraw.—Tin: Chairman s.id lie had ad-ipted the .-yslein K M'Orally_ used in Waikiilo, \i/, "rain litter turnips. —Mr Oick irivi-ed iioii'du t and t.'.nal ijaeia as the iati-er ei'iit-si'. el bat hll.e if any liitioKCn. —Mr Wlhi ::ii- ,'.-ked if the shiim: rule would apply to limine Air 1 'iek thought niaix: could .-t;ind nr.re nitrogen.— Tho Chairman siid his liui,:e was twelve to I I feet bigli and had been lai-1 by tiie lain and wind. —Mr I'ick Mi r v« : te«l a „f lime would prove beii'-tieial. —Mr .Souter asked what would besl smt .Mr Fisher's |i::ddock to prepare il for wheat again.— Mr l-liek would be inclined to i;ive it a dressing of lime in the, autumn and u.se a little immure when mi.vu i.i the .spiin-:.— Mr Fisher said it was sown in September and was eaten oil' close ;ift• 1 • wards, and yet acres of it were laid.--In ie:i y to questions Mr Dick said he conSi lered im;>.tiiid and clover the best screen iiiiuuic crops, but the fanners intimate I that they had hardly sullieient pluck t : I'l iu<;h ill a Koo.l crop of chiver. —Mr Suiter .'.id he tho.:!;!! 1 . the Fanners' Club should pay Miuiemie. to -el. apait a portion of their farm and conduct a series of expetiiueuts extending over a p.'rioil of six or seien years, they wmild have reliable, data to ,ic. upini—Mr G ilio a.sked if Mr Uick would leconnnend \V;ukato fainieis to (itniv or cinUinc thimiselves to V—Mr I 'iek replied, 15 'th! 11l furtlii'i' leplyinu' to Mr (I 'll", he said there was little or no clay in the I'ukeiimu .-a>ik out the -aoie el 'ioeui - wo" p:. 1 !;t, in a !'i.'i;e prip"iti"ii but- u ' 111 pov.-uc.! i.um, —S"Vt'i'»l Kentleio.ui sp"l." l'i.,'li':.V in fuvoni of Iv'inpi il"! lie, |'r. -'-tor suvl C".'s lu:ui>) Oia-rnv, and Mr I hei. -i.i J if liiei e were any ivmi l let to", lii'.i kii"they w mid do their b'M. t l supply : n ailicle tin,; would iii-.-f t .'iieh ' p.'L'ia! cii cams! tne.'s. M ioiv of Ih present i xpre-i-ed their appreci.lion of tho oli'.''i.--.Mr pick fm-thrr oli'.-red 1 ■' fluci'.!...te .■ ny nn!!e;', f. noeclei! with soils and fanoiiii.', as fir a: Ih.: appiralus at Ids di-;p's il wau'ai p.:nnil, tv.it r«min.if.! !1.-en that he hid nt all the : ppliane"s aa' one in ek' l i:i rt tlior..i: r rol v scienl'.lie lab irat ary. — I In the uiolion of Mr Cane, i-eciuiled by Mr.l. I'Hher, a henity voti of th inks was accorded .Mr Dick l»r the trouble he. had t iken, an 1 the informatii.n lie had iinparted, to which l'.e suitably ip.plioJ. Fit!a::.;!N'i:.--Mi' C'vaihill, hwh.-irci' of ihe Auckland Fi'ivvaiio <' mip.v.iy, then «.u" his views n:i tin 1 n'.e it trade, and urfced ill: l inn a-i to l)."e"d for the Horn- 1 oiarket. IL'! slat_ l lh.it next sea--.ei the Coiuoiiuy would !m.- pi ep ire 1 to slausht-r |f;i.l -he"', p-r dav ; liie '. ssmi they wen: only killing Ultl per day. He answered nunn.uous ipie-ai eis in a manner that evidently plaa-fd his hearma fioui what we heard aft"r the closed, and he also was accorded a he ni.y vote of thanks. The meeting then broke up.

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