YOUNG FARMERS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 69, 20 February 1937, Page 16

YOUNG FARMERS.

CLUBS’ FUTURE PLANS. MEETING OF EXECUTIVE. Consideration of activities for the coming year was given at a meeting, m Palmerston North yesterday, of the executive of the Wellington District Young Fanners’ Clubs, embracing the Manawatu, Horowhenua and Oroua areas. The chairman was Mr H. J. Lancaster, of Glen Oroua, the president. There were also present Messrs C. J. Hamblyn (Fields Superintendent of the Department of Agriculture), W. J. Croueher, A. N. Morcom, Hugh Kissling, E. W. Harrison, M. D. Murray, L. Heard. S. 11. Lucas, R. C. Hamilton, A. Lawson, J. P. Glovn, K. Mitchell, J. E. Hight, J. 13. Clirvstall, G. S. Robinson (assistant instructor -in agriculture at Palmerston North), S. Freeman (New Zealand organiser for'the Young Farmers’ Clubs) and A. J. Galpin (secretary-organiser for the Wellington district). A brief outline of decisions arrived at by the first meeting of the North Island council was given by Mr Hamblyn. LECTURES IN THE WINTER.

Mr Galpin submitted a proposal that the clubs themselves undertake the provision of at least two lecturers for the winter months. He said the officers of the.department were most willing to assist, but for the clubs themselves to provide lecturers would make them more self-reliant. Mr Galpin submitted a list of . probable lecturers, and offered to interview the gentlemen mentioned if the clubs desired him to do so.

MV Lawson suggested that a group of speakers from one club could visit others, and each member of the group give a short address so that tlie evening would be taken up with talks' on various matters instead of having the one lecture on one subject. The Kimbolton club members had thought that although there were relatively few who would speak for two hours on one subject there were many who would undertake a talk of a quarter or a half an hour.

Mr Hamilton (Halcombe) urged that due attention be given to endeavours to promote public speaking at gatherings so that greater confidence be engendered among the individual members. Messrs Croucher, Chrystall, Hamilton and Gloyn were appointed a subcommittee to further Mr Galpin’s suggestion as to arranging a programme of lectures. SPEAKING AT MEETINGS. Suggestions for encouraging confidence in speaking at meetings were next considered, and Mr Gloyn expressed the opinion that a large number of the individual members had most interesting information if they could be encouraged to submit it. Mr Hamblyn moved that it be a recommendation to the secretary that visits of groups of speakers to other clubs, to open discussions on various subjects, be fostered. This was agreed to. FIELD DAYS. The holding of field days was discussed, and Mr Gloyn outlined what his club had done in having field days in Palmerston North and Wellington, with a projected visit to Wanganui to see manure manufacturing and woollen manufacturing. Mr Lucas suggested that clubs might amalgamate for various visits. Mr Freeman advised that suggestions had been made that more ambitious tours might be undertaken, using the old typo of railway sleeping cars. Negotiations were now proceeding with the Railway Department for the use of the cars. , Mr Kissling pointed out that the parties visiting one institution, sneh as a manufacturing concern or a freezing works, should not he too large, for they then became unwieldy. The discussion was not carried further. EDUCATIONAL WEEK. The chairman commended a suggestion advanced that an educational week be held in Palmerston North this year. / Mr Galpin said that from enquiries he had made he was sure that the centre was the best in New Zealand lor such an undertaking, because of the wide range of manufacturing carried on in the district and also because of the great amount of agricultural research being carried out here. Al-j ready he had had enquiries, as to whether the week would be held, from Wairarapa,- Taranaki and Gisborne, and the accommodation would have to provide for 300 persons at least. j Mr, Freeman explained several points which liad been met with in an educa-

tional week in the AA’airarapa last year. A total of 130 had attended. He thought that there would be good representation from the AA’airarapa if an invitation to clubs in that area was sent.

The question of accommodation was discussed at length, a suggestion being made that the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association be approached for the use of the Show buildings. The chairman proposed that a committee he set up to go into the matter thoroughly. Those appointed were Messrs Lancaster, Croueher, Kissling, Murray (senior members), j Hamilton, Glirystall, Mitchell and Glovn (club members), and they will report to a later meeting of the executive. VISIT BY TARANAKI CLUBS. The North Taranaki Young Fa g ) ers’ Clubs advised that a party oi 1 ) members would be visiting Wellington, leaving on Ajiril 20 and intended to stay in Palmerston North for two nights. An enquiry was made as to whether the party could be leted.Mr Hamblvn made the suggestion that clubs "adjacent to Palmerston North might each undertake the billeting of a number of the party. To co-operate on this occasion might form valuable acquaintanceships which would be of use when a visit was made to Taranaki at any time. The subject was referred to the adjacent clubs for an early reply. JUDGING COMPETITIONS. Mr Hamblyn spoke on the bolding of judging competitions and urged that advice of such competitions he forwarded to the individual clubs well before the event took place. Mr Croueher suggested that much preliminary work could be done in the form of field days in the various districts. It was essential that the members of the clubs be able to visualise the most desirable animal. Judging competitions in the Wairarapa had embraced many phases of farming, Mr Freeman explained, saying that fleece wool and fat lambs had also been included there. Mr Hamblyn pointed out that if. for instance, a breed society intended to stage a judging competition at a certain show, early advise to the clubs would enable them to prepare tlieir members for the competitions by holding field days and lectures. It was decided that the secretary write to the various breed societies urging that early advice of projected judging competitions be given. INTER-CLUB CONTEST.

A proposal that an inter-club competition lor farm products be staged by the Rongotea Horticultural society was advanced by Mr Morcom, a member of the society, wlio asked for an indication of the support which might be forthcoming. He had received a promise of a donation of a suitable challenge trophy. Although tlie date, at the middle of March, appeared to be somewhat early tor farm crops, it could not be made later because tlie fixture was a flower show and the date could not be advanced on that' account. The proposal was Ulat a group of farm products be specified. At the suggestion of Mr Galpin, it, was decided to hold the subject over for a year as it was felt that there was not sufficient time before the show to organise a well-supported .exhibition. On the motion of Mr Hamilton, Mr Morcom was thanked for liis attendance and for liis interest in the matter, several speakers expressing the opinion that the proposal might develop into a very interesting part of the society’s show.

Mr Lancaster said the Manawatu Jersey Breeders’ Club, which would conduct an annual judging competition at the Manawatu Show, would hold its annual field day next month at Mr C. G. C. Dermer’s property. It was decided to approach a number of breed societies asking their co-opera-tion. The secretary was instructed to obtain and forward to clubs details of the Manawatu Jersey Club’s competition, associated with the Jersey Oaks, and of the North Island Council competition.