FARMERS' UNION

Grey River Argus, 6 April 1914, Page 5

FARMERS' UNION

ANNUAL MEETING TIMARU > ; branch, i j / THE PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. (Per* United/Pt*ss AssofcistfiorrT , _____ ■> . i \ '* 7 TIMARU, .April 4.* Mr John Talbot, Chairman* df t the' -" Tjmaru bran,cli hi the Farmers' Union, dt the annual ii^eeting- to-day, in a review of the >eaf; v e\pressed the opinjoiv that the wheat 1 grown m jthis '■distric^. ' next year Jvvolild sht>w % a **J:^ldicti^ Prices do not promise to be* gOQd,j&hlt Ihe cost of production is increa|mgrr*', Threshing was now paid 1$ r thf- ' hour and had increased frobl 3i^V'sd 6d and even to od a btifhel, __,"*' Late rams prevented tfte%tep{irltioii of the land, and* highfr 1 pfCcesJ^robl and fat stock tend to jncr^fse jttttett- 1^ |ion to sheep The blade %h^afihs£' classes at the tecfoiical schools* Ji.ad turned out a nurnb^ of c^mpetent^ shearers, and grejatef 5 success was expected in futufe seasons. Referring' to the whaf strifees,' he said' that fortunately they J^ad-bee^^got pver.-at^im-aru before the general 'stnk£ cdtnhien:- ■ ced Mr. Talbot j-eared tha^ the 'bit-' ter feelings engendered eSe'ct'the general election,^any men went out « from a sense"' of' loyalty," and" hard words should ceage: f> " It was >ettcr to forgive an^ iorgtt **" *** He was rc^eigetsed;^president ->