EXPERIMENTAL FARM.

North Otago Times, Volume CIII, Issue 13656, 25 August 1916, Page 4

EXPERIMENTAL FARM.

SITE AT .ASHBI'BTON CHOSEN. ■ (11 RISIVHI'RUH, August 23. There has always lipph a good ileal'of repining at the fad that there have Ix'di mi ngricultiiral e.v|ieriuiental farn • in the .South Island,' whereas iii the ■North Island there are riaukurn, Alonioliaki, Werarna, the. Hnvelock ' Fruit Kfiriii, iiihl others. This want is to he to some extent supplied, as yesterday, the Agricultural Dejiai-tmeiit in Christ-, ehiiivh received notice from the head ollicc tlint/llie liliiicres uf land at Ashhurton, which are the property of the Aslilrtirtnn High School Board iiml have been worked hy the Department in' the past simply J'nv oxperinientnkpurposcs. is nmv to pass under a comprehensive am! systematic process of culture, under the supervision of Al'r .1. Macphersmi, the .Director of the Fields Division in Christrhiiivh. Mr Macpliersoit has drawn up a programme for the coining Wilson'which provides for the ({rowing of peas, grain, root crops, and other farm prodm-e. The system will be a lesson in intensive culture hot only to the 'fanners in the district hut to the boys of the Higlifjeliool. ''-An oversee is shortly to lio'appotutcd who will work under liie .supervision of the director, It is -proposed that Inter on an instructor in agriculture shall be appointed to Ihe High School who will- leach thi» -boys the principles of .farming and tabulate Hie .results of the various plot*.