AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11128, 30 July 1907, Page 2

AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE.

. -» (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. . The Agricultural Conference opened today, Mr J. G. Wilson presiding. In the course of a lengthy address the Chairman said divellers m the Dominion could fairly congratulate themselves on the continued prosperity, based upon increased output from agriculturists and pastoralists, and enhanced values. More interest, he says, is being taken m tlie scientific, side of dairying, and the Minister for Agriculture was of the opinion that people were sufficiently educated to accept .Government inspection of herds and milking sheds. It is certain that any inspection which the dairy companies have instituted has entirely failed to have the milk oi all suppliers brought m m a proper condition to the factory, and although it is a fact that -by careful ripening of the cream arid use of the freezer the butter-maker is able to turn out a first-class article, yet it is obvious that milk m doubtful condition must have a deleterous effect on the manufactured article. Dairy people all hope they are nearer to a dairy experiment:il station, but as yet there are no signs to justify the hope. The President referred to the necessity of educating the farmer by recording experiments .taken by agricultural and pastoral societies. He mentioned that the exports had reached nineteen millions, and tlie revenue nearly 8£ millions. Therei was reason to expect more remunerative prices for produce than Were tlie case some -few yearn ago) even if they do not keep up to "lhe present level, and it was possible, witli good land laws, to break m many millions of acres of virgin land. There was also room for expansion m the export of wool. Halfbred wool was still m wonderful demand, and* any country which grew tliis wool well must find it highly remunerative, as tlus class of New Zealand wool „eemed to have the elasticity which was unprocurable m any other country m the world. 'Hie Conference decided! that efforts be made to secure simultaneous poisoning for rabbits and small birds throughout districts ; that the Government be urged to take more active measures m dealing with rabbits on wn occupied atvd Native lands ; and that the Government be urged to cope with the spread of noxious weeds m all unoccupied Native and railway lands.