A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 198, 20 August 1915, Page 2

A. AND P. ASSOCIATION.

The ircipral e.ecnrlr e of thr, A_c___. Agricultural ani P astor _i met this afternoon. There w__T*"?J attendance. „_ d Ur . & w M TIIE CO-LIN- SHOW fonoi-v W , e r„ rt . IOT aMS were el «»e. _, ,i, r C Wa "ace an. J Mulr: draught horsss, D. Wallace, aa? jr "aters; riding and driving. (-. wTJJ. ami A. Mulr; Shorthorns. Polled A'* 1 * Hereford- and Devon, .1 y _.__,,, i _"*• steins, j. Amhury: Ayrshire-, s H_ m ,, 01 ' , S ™°° : *k «£[ Win. Vvestuey; f al catUe. _. Hodge-I i„ corns and Leicester., A. S. ___!___,„: Romney Marsh. U. B. Kirk-rideH£_? and fat sheep. Jas. Thomson; judgin"^ petition, .1. <;. Rntherford; pi£ *f°t Walters: dairy produce, bread. \___, 3 B. .1. Ksara; ajrricnltural and horticnlrm^i produce. F. H. Leonard; Pre_, s S V. F Kerr-Taylor: grand parade a_«* _X_ parade superintendent, Wilfred Johnston. Mr. .1. C Rntherford gave »S report upon the proceedings of the receJ conference held in Wellington, aad^ accorded a hearty vote of thanks. A SEED CAMPAIGN. A loiter Was read from the Board „r Agriculture, advocating that school com mlttees. education boards, and A «_„ T associations .hoilld follow up the ___ „J school children being enconragg,, _,""»« and pat her agricultural seeds, so as to h,u to mitigate the threatened shortage S, account of the war. It was also S-ggLpJ that the proceeds of snch work could hi devoted to a fund to assist wounded ari disabled soldiers. cv *« . , ai l, " Pry mPmh e. "f th, --so. i.ition would be in favour of th. suggestion. ot I Mr C. I. Oarland said the Board nr Educnt-.on had forwarded eireularT«__£ ,' • .'. «; om "- k " ' k m a Uer " p ' He sai. ir .<<..o.«i cmldren gaihered a pound or t_« of seed, it would mate a great di_erer_c_ He understood in tome of the rount-t --lim.ls the matter Lad been taken ni energetically. ' Mr. \V. Walters said a lot of coe_sf M , seed went to wa.-te on the railway line™ The chairman said the Railway Denan ment sometimes sold the seed. I: was agreed that tbe ass.iei__ oo _.„_,. support the seed campaign in every *_. Possible.