BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 7570, 26 May 1914, Page 1

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE.

FAIALL FARM FRF’ CLATAIF

Al Saturday’s Conference of (lie F.C. Farmers’ Fnions, a remit was received from the St. Andrews liranch to the effect that the Farmers’ Union should be more largely represented on ,(ln; Hoard of Agricultuj-e, and AH’ i’atterson spoke strongly in support of it. He said that members of A. and P. Associations took an academic interest in matters which this Hoard would have to deal with, but members of the Farmers’ Union took a real, practical interest in them, and were consequently better suited to sit on the Hoard. They had the example of the Timaru A. and P. Association, who were going in for extensive inv provemenls to their grounds. ’that might be eight enough, but the ordinary small farmer wanted something ui the way of education—colleges or experimental farms, or both. 'I hese were the things that would boiU’lit the rank and file, and on (he Hoard of Agricult lire (here should be men of the small fai'iiß’rs’ own class. In sonic eases the presidents of A. and P. .Associations were not even farir.cts. Sometimes they were auctioneers, and was it likely that an auctioneer would be sympathetic to a scheme, say. that had for its object the obtaining of Cheap money for farmers. Small fai'nr ei's looked upon the Hoard of Agriculture, as al present constituted, as a delusion and a sham. Mr Talbot said he thought this a suitable subject for the Dominion Conference to discuss. Mr Hart feared that (he appointments had political colour. He thought the Fanners’ Fnions should have a say in the appointments. H was unanimously decided that the Farmers’ I Avion should be bet ter repi cseined on the Hoard of Agriculture, and (hat it lie a remit to the Dominion Conference,