A GENEROUS OFFER.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10055, 17 February 1927, Page 3

A GENEROUS OFFER.

THE MOST PRODUCTIVE FARM, Mr T. D, Burnett, M.P., in a letter addressed to Mr J. ’ Kennedy, secretary of the Temuka and Ger-aldine-A. and P. Association , has asked the executive of that bbdy If they will take ,the initial., steps is instituting-a, competition for the best and most productive, run of farm 'in .-South Canterbury, lie was ■prepared, he wrote, to give £IOO for a first prize conditional; oin the Association and the sister associations. giving a, second prize of |so' and, ;u-third 0f’512-5.. ■ Tile competftion. would he limited: to farmers of under ,a: certain area or Governmeflt, valuation and, would ' be confined, absolutely . to. resident working ..-fa’fiubrh Wiflpjnt 'p,ny jfdheiv 'litii dp cf iiftor es' is. '' T 1 i<T idVa”u v o. u fil be. not .to encourage a model or. natty run farm, although undoubtedly,. points would be awarded for that, inti bring out into strong relief,. ,t;h(y./iut&i ’highV.y. vTrodiuctivh; farms'and those .giving the best financial;! results. A properly accredited fit rin balance sheet would haveto be'provided for,. Points would’ also Gertaiiily'.'hp'.'ih'byuled Yfbi’ Uic- : wpiueiifolk; spbi’lng', phizes in 1 Llie domestic ' sections' in''the' Av and 'P. Shows' in South ■Canterbury; and also. for'; the competitor scoring points with his, slock at these shows. “If your executive is favourably disposed ■ towards the- competition,” continued Mr Burnett, ‘T am quite prepared! to discuss the many details that would 5 arise out of the competition, and if such competition is finally decided on to deposit the, £IOO with your , Association' forthwith.” ; .Mr Burnettfe (IJllieral'ity, Ist p|i'o-= yerhial, • and his many generous gifts, have always a practical value attached to them. No doubt the.executive will endeavour to - fall in with,, his' conditions In regal'd to the second andj third / 'prizes, / which Should' be . readily forthcoming. If we; read Mr Burnett’s intention rightly, the area r of"the farms, will not he placed too large, so that the farmer working a small farm by intensive cultivation, will be given the chance of becoming a competitor.