FARMERS’ UNION

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20897, 29 November 1937, Page 5

FARMERS’ UNION

FIELD DAY ARRANGED An Ambitious programme has been arranged by the New Zealand Farmers’ Union for a field day, which will be held on Saturday, December 11. The field day, which will take the form of a picnic, is being organised on a scale rarely attempted in South Canterbury, and it is expected that the attendance will exceed that of t.wo years ago, when 500 farmers and their wives and friends attended. The calibre of the ; peakers and the subjects to be discussed will assure those who attend of an interesting and profitable day from an educational point of view. The Temuka and Geraldine branches of the Union are to be commented for the enterprise they have shown in arranging an extremely interesting and varied programme. The programme will be commenced at 9.15 a.m„ when a visit will be paid to the Levels irrigation works, where the party will have an opportunity of watching a demonstration by Mr W. Stafford of the two methods of flooding the areas, and the result of irrigation on pastures and crops. From the Levels the party will proceed to Mr J. O. J. Oliver's farm at Winchester at 10.30 a.m., where certified pastures, potatoes and sugar beet will be inspected. Mr R. McGillivray, Fields Superintendent, Department of Agriculture, will speak on clovers and pastures. Mr C. C. Leitch, Department of Agriculture, will speak on potatoes, and Mr A. Grant, Department of Agriculture, will discuss sugar beet. A picnic lunch will be held at the Winchester Domain, and hot water, milk sugar and tea will be provided, and all present are asked to provide their own cups and food. For the ladies of the Women's Division it is Loped to have talks by the Dominion President, Mrs F. A. Drake, Miss Violet MacMillan of the A.C.E. and Home Science Extension Bureau, Dunedin University, and also a lecturer on gardening It is to be hoped that a large gathering of farmers and their wives and members of Young Farmers’ Clubs will take this opportunity of attending this Field Day, from which they should derive much useful information and benefit. During the afternoon an interesting programme will be presented. Short talks will be given by Mr W. W. 1 .1holland, Dominion President of the 'New Zealand Farmers’ Union, Professor Hudson, Director of Lincoln Agricultural College, and a demonstration on horses will be given by Mr W. D. Blair, Department of /.griculture, Live Stock Division, and on sheep by Mr J. Waddell, Timaru. Dr. Franklin, Canterbury Agricultural College, will talk on “Nutrition," and Mr Lukey, Department of Agriculture, will discuss “Parasites in Sheep."