FARMERS’ UNION.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 31362, 18 January 1923, Page 5

FARMERS’ UNION.

Mr D. Hcbc'iiton, Provincial Secretary of tlio Farmers’ Union in the Wairura.pa who has lust returned from a visit to the North states:

•'I spent four days in the Waikato and had the opporunity of addressinu; some meetings, of the Farmers’ Fnion. 1 wars very pleased to see that the Farmers’ Union wos such a live body. The Herd-testing Association there was run* hv the Farmers’ Union. There are 7500 cows under test and 6 testers are employed to go mend and take the tests <>n the iarm. file farmer is sent, a, sheet every month showing how* his cows are doing as regards production, o 1 butter-fat. At the end of the season a certificate will he issued showing the production; of each cowl I took out some very interesting figures from the yields of ailie various herds and will make a, report to my Executive at the next meet mg. L am quite sure the Farmers’ Union will be able to run a herd-testing association in the Wair.arapa next season quite as large as the one in Qio W aikato. I enquired from the farmers as to how the hydro-electric power compared with the engines they used previously. The replies 1 got* were that some found the electric power quite as cheap as the running of their engines, and others found it slightly higher. They all agreed, however, tlh|t provided the cost of the electric power was reasonable no 1 armei* would go hack to the engines once lie has had hydro-electric power.