"HELP THE CITIES."

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 194, 18 August 1931, Page 17

"HELP THE CITIES."

FARM LESSONS IN OUTSKIRTS. How is it to be done? First I would orafto™ in V amS ° n the »* hst left It, 8 T here M bi » b °ys and those ■o 111 v, v 1 . COU I d So and learn some of the rudiments of farming, etc. There they could be taught, free, how to put up a milking machine and cream separator, imlk cows, feed calves, take the mi king machine and separator down and wash them, also the milk buckets, dishes, etc., and clean up the shed. Thev could also be taught something about haymaking, ensilage making, etc • fencing, graeeings, and the other things that are of importance to farming. The milk could be sold in the town, so it would bring in a little money, and the boys would certainly prefer farming with its free and open life to the towns. I have boys of my own, and though they have lived, both in the town and the country, they prefer the country life and would never sacrifice the joys of the open country life for those of the town. There are thousands of acres of idle lands waiting for intelligent young men, and closer settlement would be a great boon for New Zealand. AGIR.