VISIT TO AN EXPERIMENTAL FARM.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12490, 17 March 1909, Page 3

VISIT TO AN EXPERIMENTAL FARM.

-HON. D. BUDDO'S VIEWS.

[United Pbess Association.]

- - - Hamilton, March 16. The official annual visit, of farmers to the Ruakura experimental farm took place" to-day. Over three hulldredpersons were present including the Hon Di Buddo, the Minister for Interlial AffairSj who/ in a speech, dealt generally with the value of such stations to those engaged in agricultural pursuits,and stating that in his opinion the Waikato had a great future before it as a dairying and agricultural district. Referring to the financial 'stringency Mr Buddo said they had seen slumps before, but gradually the Dominion righted. He ''believed the present depression was' not altogether an unmixed'evil, as it would probably have the effect or causing business to be carried On on sound lines. There was no reason to be downhearted about it/after the present season's splendid harvest and the -most extraordinary buoyancy of. the 'butter niarket: ■_ Frozen meat was low; at. the" present time, but "the might: be through ihe bad times in the Old Country; There-was a good deal of hope about the situation/ as after the returns had been worked off from the" other countries the prospect would be betetr. - •■>.. ■■■--■■