INSTRUCTION FOR FARMERS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 178, 13 July 1927, Page 9

INSTRUCTION FOR FARMERS.

WINTER SCHOOL AT HASTINGS. COMMENCES NEXT MONDAY. ALSO OPEN FREE TO GENERAL PUBLIC. The Farmers’ Winter School to be held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Hastings, on Monday and Tuesday next promises to be a great success, and farmers will be present at the fixture from widely separated localities to hear the experts on different important agricultural topics that concern the farmer. The official opening will take place at 10.30 a.m., and the lectures and demonstrations by the several specialists will then follow in order of the programme as advertised in this issue.

The lectures are highly instructive and pregnant with interest to farmers and also to others not engaged in agricultural pursuits, aud can be attended by all free of charge. On the first day the lecture will be on “Sod Fertilisation,’’ by Dr. Freeman, Government Instructor in Agriculture for Hawke’s Bay and Poverty Bay. This lecture will appeal to all agriculturists whether they look to their returns either from grass products or from cropping. SHEEP, WOOL AND GRASSLANDS. A large number of farmers will attend the fixture to hear the veteran sheepbreeder, Mr W. Perry, of the Wairarapa, who will give breeders in this district the benefit of his wide experience and knowledge on the subject of sheep and wool. In view of th c much discussed subject of the deterioration of the New Zealand wool clip, his address and demonstration are of special interest and importance. The demonstration by him will lake place on the picturesque showground of the Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Tomoana. Owing to the prevalence at the present time of certain diseases among sheep flocks in Hawke’s Bay the Jcc ture on sheep diseases by the Government veterinarian for the district, Mr E. E. Elphick, M.R.C.V.S., D.V.H., is particularly opportune. His lecture will be given on the Tomoana Showgrounds immediately after Mr Perry’s demonstration on sheep. The lectures on “Grass-farming” and “Grasslands’’ by Mr A. H. Cockayne, Director of the Fields Division of the Department of Agri culture, and Mr E. B. Levy, both of whom have been identified with grassland improvement for some time, will be greatly appreciated as grass is the main primary source of the country’s wealth.

Mr W. Whyte, the well-known competitor, judge, and author will deliver an interesting lecture on the training and working of sheep dogs and impart much valuable information to all who are interested in this fascinating subject.

In view of the possibilties of the extension of the pork and bacon industry the lectures by the Government expert in Swine-Husbandry will also be greatly valued by pig-breed-ers. LECTURES FOR WOMEN. Two lectures for women have been arranged. Mr F. C. Brown, Chief Poultry Instructor, for the Department of Agriculture, will deliver an interesting address on the breeds and management of poultry. This is scheduled to take place on the afternoon of the first day. As poultry are a lucrative source of revenue it is anticipated that this will be very popular. It will b e immediately followed by Mr W. C. ,Hy3e with a lecture on vegetable and flower culture. Mr Hyde is the Horticulturist for the New Zealand Department of Agriculture, which is a sufficiently significant of the importance of the fixture. These two lectures will be held in the Odd fellows’ Hall, while the sheep demonstrations are being held on the Showgrounds. All women who are interested are invited to attend either the lectures confined to women or any others on the programme. Al! who are able should attend as many lectures and demonstrations as possible and thus assist to make the fixture a success commensurate with its importance and value to the Province.