EMPIRE FARMERS.

Wairarapa Age, 22 May 1928, Page 5

EMPIRE FARMERS.

VISITS TO AUSTRALIA ANU N.Z. Tfiiere has already been a good deal K tala amon S farmers in England about the proposed Empire Farmers’ Tour in Australia and New Zealand De ? t ™ ear ’ writes a London correspond- ? "*• J h !. 3 will be organised by the British National Union, which has in hand the tour of Empire farmers in this country m a few months’ time. The Secretary of the Union tells me that already twelve English farmers have asked to be included in the tour of Australia and New Zealand. Nodoubt when more definite plans have been made there will be more applicants than will be wanted. A certain teT? er ti° f p a ? es wiil have to b ® allotted to the various parts of the Etapire. * -fr I “ stance ’ 30 many ° f ‘be Party will be from Great Britain, so many Africa DadS ’ aDd “ many frOm Soutb mittod "to tv Sh 7 ati » nal , Unioa is <**- ““tea, to this tour,” added the secreS ?i. d no doubt New Zealand wUI receive the party with its customary hospitality. We look to the DomS 111 the course of .time to organise some system and to prepare a progrXmTT connection with that, Cotone N FiS herbert, who is a member of our CounCll, suggested that we should get in touch with the Farmers’ Union and this we have done. We are now ’awaiting their reply. waw “As regards Australia, the Federal Government itself is interested in the scheme and has already taken primary Steps for the .promotion of the tour ” . Meantime, farmers from the Dominve»r wH? L are COmillg t 0 England this year wiR . have a most interesting tour, and they will see all the big shows as monteV grea \ agricu,t ’ iral expertmental stations, where up-to-date reaI -n a ? s go '?® on ’ and prob- . ytbey Will have the opportunity of Ximfort.nt reS Wh6re Pedigree 3tock