REPLY TO “DAYLIGHT”

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19998, 15 November 1927, Page 6

REPLY TO “DAYLIGHT”

Sir, —Having read “ Daylight’s’* letter in your paper, I thought it would be a kindness on my part to enlighten his lack of knowledge as regards farming. Daylight-saving was only intended for the town folk, but does not suit the farmers. Those who were getting up at 4 a-m. arc now getting up at 3 and yet don’t get to bed any sooner. It is too hot for the cows to be milked any earlier in the afternoon, so no time is gained. If the farmers were going to have two hours for lunch, I do not see how much improving is going to be done.

Farmers do not work only in summer time, but all the year round, in all weathers. The man in the office gets his half-day and Sunday and docs nothing, whereas a farmer has to do his work just the same. If he goes into town on Wednesday he has to make up his time when he comes home, also he has to come home at a certain time. When our town cousin gets his half-holiday and Sunday he can lie abed and not bother whether it is wet or fine. He i does not have to bang into the slush and mud after cows, and feed calves and pigs, as the farmer docs. I might remind “Daylight” that when the farmers buy their butter they pay just the same as the town people, , although the farmers receive much lcs» for their butter fat. I do not think the town people pay for freight and charges at all, but it is taken out of the farmers of New Zealand by taxes and rates. I wonder if “Daylight” would ear© to change places with a farmerf The farmer would think he was having a holiday. However, I think that something should be done to help the farmers, instead of lengthening Lheir hours, ANOTHER FARMER’S DAUGHTER Ohingaiti, November 14.