FARMER RESERVISTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 1658991, 18 July 1918, Page 6

FARMER RESERVISTS.

■ h tlio Edstar of tho "Tiniaru Herald. S.iy—"Ai;rt<o!a," under the abovo .Icittluig, elites nob dunk the Governijcnfc h.ivc; .fur enough in making 'provision for fanner reservists. Wouhi - explain why ;i reservist ir. Ili"'i«.scntial or manufacturing business .lhauld bo traited difL'crontly irorn him. , I. would like 'to inform him thnfc many •l/.orking lueu in city lil'o have also l'V)l'l{od. htirrf • without having the opportunity ol savin;/, ■: little money, Have built up'•■/< homo, also have sons, ft'hoin they luni< ede.eatipd to try and (rivo.a hotter si.arb in lifo tliun was lor '.hcni selves. Then • .'•Apricola'' has jtn objections to tlie Military Service Hoard having authority to sny to tht'S;i young men '*proto camp." V3m clttss of reservist • fliiwt go to camp, sacrifice his few Jiotmds of equity, to and fight to i'crp "Apricola"'on his farm, keeping ft jit good order, no 1 , mentioning high .prices for proclure ant! stock. Ido 'll'ok tliink lrifiiiy farmers wish to hand 'over their farms, but are very quick j to cry "shortage «.[" labour," "nndir; .linrdshipj'' etc, • 1 would also point out that fnrms which ha.ppen to bo placed on the market, are in many eases ■wared by already Inrgo land owners. Wo !m.vo. Advisory Hoards who deal with NoUliern' fanns Ixitldo not know whether • they utv actiws or otherwise. I have offered my services 011 several '.'oeasions, also applii-d for many advertised positions "to flo my bit" in producing food, but not 0110 jingle, reply. Why .slumlrl there bo so much* land •lying ■idlo when there arc many who tiro willing to tro into farms, but arc do. ,'kirred from want of capital, not laii'J. "Agrirola" mentions farmers' willing to .flo their bit who aiv "worth their salt," Irofc lose » r ght of tho fivt that he excepts the other reservist-. who has not ''fen nn fortmnnte as to bo a farmer's j «cii, to go and protect him and his laud. 11 "Agricoi.'i" will conn.' out in •the open «\nd let us see where- his in- I ..'tcrests arc, I will !>,» open to offer liim my services and m.v family to rim j ■ funic _of the. inaii" l':\inw which are thirsting lor material to work them. Sly family and self aro capable, of working a mixed farm of from 300 to 100 acres agricultural and ''.razing land which could run 2000 to sheep, without employing .hit extra labour. "Agriuiiii'' won Id I hen * b'v iille in take );is pl.icr- in Franco with j j

liiy son, wlio lias !i;ul 5s per <luv lor Hourly four years, not to mention this Jimiiy picnics thro'.vn in.—l am, etc., . WILLING TO I3E ESSENTIAL.