WAIKATO FARMERS' CLUB.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 290, 6 December 1900, Page 3

WAIKATO FARMERS' CLUB.

CAMBRIDGE, Tuesday.

I'uo monthly meeting of the above club was 'held here last evening. There was a good attendance, Mr J. Banign, the president, being in the chair. The receipt of Messrs Bortliwick's trade circular re the prices of New Zealand meat in England elicited the fact from Mr J. ; Fisher that the Auckland Freezing Company had established a record for New Zealand beef iv England. The Prescient salfl :>.? tuivught is \vr.s new generally recognised mac Wnikato could gri/w the ikSt beef. .Messrs .Sourer am!-Co. wrote u.l'ering the clnlt a section i.f laud in Duke-street for th<- sum of £t>s as a site on which permanent offices of the club could be built. The Vice-President. Mr Park, said the club had some £50 lying iv the bank, a-nd they might as well invest it in a suitable site for buildings, for he trusted the club would ere long requ're premises of their own. It was n?soived to purchase the land if no legal diffl-. cuttles stand in the way.

Ir was resolved to meet the Minister for Railways In Hamilton when he visits waikuto, drive him to Cambridge, and en route show- him the difference made to the land by cultivation and manure. The club wants manure carried free of charge. The deputation will consist of the president. Messrs J. Gano, J. Forrest, and J. A. Pond, if the last-mentioned can he pprsnaded to join. It was thought he could explain to the Minister why it was that the free carriage of limp was not of any benefit t<> the farmers here. Each branch of the- club will also be asked to send a representative.

Mr James S. Wilson, of WV >a South, wrote: "We hare formed a club -re. called the Wairoa South Farmers' Club, and started with a membership of 4.V

Mr Milno gave au exhaustive resume of the Agricultural Conference lately held in Auckland. He was thanked for it. as also was Mr Poud for consenting to have Ilia lecture on manures revised and printed for the benefit of the farmers. He forwarded, several boots on manures for the use oC the members of the club.

Re manure, the sum of £5 was voted to beexpended in having such samples as the Executive Committee think fit analysed. Mi- Dick stated the farmers were at liberty to go to Kerupthorae, Prosser and Co.'s works at auy time and take samples of the* manures that were ready to be sent out. ami have them analysed. They often heard of the dishonest manure manufacturer, but they should also remember there were such individuals as dishonest farmers, against wbom the manufacturers had to guarsj themselves. >