RAILWAYS AND AGRICULTURE
It is reported that a number of railroads in America are now maintaining experimental farms to demonstrate to agriculturists the value of fertilisation combined with intelligent cultivation, and it is suggested that the manufacturers of commercial fertilisers should keep in close touch with this department of the rail roads and lend every assistance in their power toward the education of the farmer in this direction. The railroads recognise that the prosperity of the farmer means a larger tonnage of freight, just the same as they recognise that every ton of commercial fertiliser hauled means an additional tonnage of produce to be hauled to the markets. We commend the example of the American railway companies to the notice of the Railway Department, where the farmers' interests are too often neglected and preference shown to import of produce. The cheap and regular distribution by rail of fertilisers and feeding stuffs is sure to be followed by an increased quantity of agricultural produce to be carried by the railways.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15521, 31 January 1914, Page 11
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