FARM EDUCATION

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 19 January 1938, Page 5

FARM EDUCATION

AMERICAN METHODS WORK OF UNIVERSITY A special interest in agricultural edution in New Zealand, not only through

Government and other services, will be tfV.ven by Professor Bristow Adams, editor in charge of publications, New York State College of Agriculture, Cornell University, during a short visit to the Dominion, says the “New Zealand Herald.” Professor Adams arrived from the East by the Swartenhondt in the course of a world tour. As in other departments the agricultural work at Cornell University could

be divided into three branches, resident instruction, research, and university extension services, Professor Adams said. The extension work was his particular interest. Every effort was made to disseminate information among farmers and a variety of mediums was used. As many as 30 items embodying results of research and other material were supplied to the newspapers throughout the State each week, and the Press gen-

erally co-operated to a marked degree with the university. The radio was also used extensively, the university possessing it 3 own station, while speakers were also sent to about 25 other stations. So thoroughly had the service been developed that the university even reached isolated groups of settlers of foreign origin, who were unable to understand English. If one of their countrymen were at the university, arrangements would be made for him to broadcast to them in the native tongue. Professor Adams said that New Zealand and the State of New York had a kindred interest in that they were both dairying countries. In New York however, only a very small quantity of dairyproducts was manufactured, practically the whole supply being required for sale in the cities.

Distribution methods had been greatly developed, scores of milk trains comprising as many as 70 cars, in addition to numberless motor-lorries being used for the purpose each day. Professor Adams also commented upon the extremely modern and hygienic dairying practice in vogue on the larger farms. YYhile in New Zealand Professor Adams intends to visit Massey College and to

call on officers of the Department of Agriculture. He will leave on his return to the United States by the Aorangi on 25th January.