AS OTHERS SEE US

Waikato Independent, Volume XXX, Issue 2304, 27 February 1930, Page 4

AS OTHERS SEE US

VISITING FARMER'S IMPRESSIONS. A WONDEEFUL FUTUEE. Among the visiting Overseas farmers who were in Cambridge yesterday was Mr ,T. E. C. Smith, of Kelso, South Scotland, a very well-known stud sheep farmer and grazier. Specially wishing to obtain first-hand information as to farming in this district, more particularly as regards sheep, Mr Smith was taken to Mr W. Vosper's farm, "Dingley Dell," Pukckura, Cambridge. The visitor was greatly impressed with what he saw and heard. Ho thought Mr Vosper's farm was one of the finest he had ever seen, and was delighted and surprised to see the fine flocks of sheep.

On inspecting a splendid line of fat cattle grazing on the farm, Mr Smith inquired how much oat cake they had had, and on being informed that the cattle wore simply grass fed in the usual way, could not refrain from ex ; . pressing his astonishment. Mr Smith for many years specialised in breeding Border Leicesters, many of which he has exported to the Colonies. Of late years he has confined his attention almost exclusively to Cheviots. This breed of sheep is specially suited to the rough country in South Scotland, and is very, little known-in the Dominion. Mr Smith expressed the opinion that the Cheviots would do very well in many parts of New Zealand, and prove a profitable breed to farm.

Questioned by a Waikato Independent representative as to his early impressions of his visit to New Zealand Mr Smith promptly replied: "I think the people of New Zealand arc a vcry fine lot, and your hospitality is beyond praise." . ''And what do you think of the farms you have seen so far?" queried the pressman.

"I am delighted with all I have seen," said the visitor. I am firmly of the opinion that, if you continue to progress in the future as you have done in the past, "New Zealand will undoubtedly be one ofvthe very best farming countries in the whole world, if it has any equal." Mr Smith said he had been particularly pleased with his visit to Mr Vesper's,,and what he has seen there was a regular eye-opener. Miss Smith, .who- accompanied her father, also expressed her great pleasure with what she. had seen. She thought Cambridge an exceedingly beautinil HttloMown.