THE CROPS. IMPORTANT NATIONAL WORK.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 411, 21 January 1909, Page 5

THE CROPS.

IMPORTANT NATIONAL WORK.

A Press. Association telegram from Woodville states that too fine weather of the last two days his enabled mo&t of the settlers to save their hay and oat crops.

DOMINION AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM

A START WANTED

:^:■.Mr.;M'Nab!§^retireirierit\into; ! jthe_genoraL.el€dtipiis, r, and.lab6ur,ttoubles'are evidently.' mainly .'responsible. for \tho GoTC'rn-' 'erection 1 of •s\?f^™^ a ß"oultiirai:niuseum:-. It was •xu-A, v 6 6, ■ ' tinli e.-;agd"by ■; the .-Government : .tnat:;.tnis;/important,,-structure,. should^.be' ;:erep.tod,6n:'therbldvdrillsKed',:Nto;in. felling,toil, fanU"a,Vro^ -test .session 'horn : .wh{cb.moriey;.could be'Ytaken ,te;rhske;'a;'start' ; with the',work,' 'TheiPrimo Minister is.noViMiniste'r/for l'grioulture, v a'nd ;: ■he-has ,his-hands,'full jiistlndw with the mm-:?r?v--t that-when'he :has :; tune >to, : make,himself -.familiar -:with the' ;Agnc'atUral/Beiiaf.tmeht>hev:will.withoilt;de-. .toy,recognise', the - imjrirtan.ee 'of' .taking::this•matter;early:inVhand;- y ':.;'■] ■•;-.:.■ v. :: '^;-- v '. r' Spchc'a'imiseum Kas''vlieen?-trrgeds upon' the. G ?*S™^^'*'^ 0 .asspciat!ons:aiidve6rtferehces/Th'e-.Parmerstori' :Nprth' Agripultnral.jL4ssdciat;6'n':reali&d : 'so' strondy,the importance 7 0 f-.'■ 'the/undertakuig; 'fTi?? $ : - wMiKion •W a J>'s;; t! lf Government.'could: not ■ establish • i ;aa r >agn<toltura;^ r ?.sfe^?v.whethe r.they.' woiild bo'Wllirig" J to'fiandl 9 v ?.^7he;faluable-:'cblleotic(n^:alfeadyihVjjbs-i ; n vS^^^««t:-6f.^gricuittirV ; be,-properly--housed.-' * : -KM®- '^^^^^^'•hationki; ! E ! i-; !S|fe ■■?t:,%istchurch-Uwill ■f\Vo™t>M : ,&?V W. of ;New:' ;^ts^rase;vby-;thevAgr^^^ .and^oMaJsiirom V England and -A'usfralia- :^ mm P^~*#''Praise\^alnd ; /tncirtrSpnrts;: to .their-GoTefnVen-t's "■ ■■ A-jpart* ot;tnis':(^llcetib'n';iß"'now ■•deterinr'ifti%bybW ■wg ; :-ih%ca - in v.-; unattended: ■rooms,and damp;:oellars.'v'. •'■'"' -JV-:'■:'.'■■ ■■; : ,-v: ■ /.the■ :^l a^^?^>^hat;steps:^ouldJ be-, takeni '.& ■ !}?B,? h ft collectiorj;- properly• :, d J?played,«n/a';,. I buildirig'! wdrishy.-'of -.ppse,.,.Such.?/a;,,muse'um .would'riot'• only bo bfand fceoml T m °-ir W£?lW l mUiTesi -:,to ■ 'foreiiih v '*isi- • # r< £ apparently v realisod;'Jthis,' ■■ MM it wasr the museum/ brvthevotd-1 7""?: : 7??fe^?;^apidatedvcp'ndition^as':to : :be:quitV . .arrangement;suggested,.byXMr'.' T.' : W;'Kirk ' f ve .W. m ?. n t.:biolp"ist;ytf r ecent : ' f r*'Si'r.■.:?.■ -.' ' ■£f- ;£f Agriciiitiira;: and Hojrt|ciititurt.v- .*£'; '-./■

:^M^ls-.of;farm:bmhingsy; ;tools?appliances; .^ h i^V:^ ;^ o^%myAdairy: ) 7garaenv:or ;C|iard,, : iand.:;>piaryv : .y,nth particulars? asv': to ?sesvand-.'p i f:ic'e's:vs,.v:'.. :.-.•■■. - ir -? statemenfrjaspto'skind: adapted! : to.-.eachjclass bf.'grbund'.'-..-• '..'.'iV-J,'* ■ • -»v v- ■ ftnalyses.: fr jtoeral;; : vsumj;; phosphate:' : bf -,W; ; coprolites^ehenf'; ■marls;;^etc.:,^i;v. ; ' ;; v:H;''': : ''., : .'::'-i':,;::.'■',v '■;j-j-. •;?sfeim^s'^^ .life-history^off.animals;.useful ' "-';''■*' , ;:?:*. n '™ a^prod^ P^ 1 P n -;,andvomanufacture,vbf : vwbol.' hides, "- | r W?^9 m > "bair,phones,;■!dils,-,''-.perf umes , fats, leather,'-ete. ;.•,;!;■:>.'- .=.=.-'■ /: -'■' :'•■-".■■':, ,W%^ble ; .:.p.rep ? 7 JP rl 9?i:i gnmsi A .p'erf umesVV.dyes, ;'oilsp; drugs; I ?^ "i.^t'te"- -aW-;'9'fiiKjob onop' ■•' ■•« *j! oris .'' or and -weed-seeds.'.-' ; ■'■ ■• ,-' r . their- impurities. ~or adulterants. .;, '■:;: : -&r -w-v-^- ■*•. .-A ■'• - /^follejbtroiigvof^araaitic-

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