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BETTER-FARMING MOVE
MENT.
"NOT PROCEEDING FAST
ENOUGH."
DISCUSSION BY COLAC FARMERS.
. COL AC,- .1 uesdiiy . — At a meeting of the
committee of C'olao I', and A. Societv/'a
member reported tjiat the better-farming!
moveriicnt was. not., proceeding ."fast-
cnniigl.'. .Tho/duplicatibn of. associations
meant -divided interests/and he 'considered
it would be" to the benefit ot all- jfi the
ncwljviormecl 'Dairymen's 'Association nnd
the Better-harming League -' could join
mirc0i'i "A'1 WSt :«n ,-:thc initial stage,
the objects or the lormer'-wero primarily
the better : marketing or" produce, whereas
n -, i' ""braced better production in
all its -phases., and should be callable of
taking up marketing as rvell. - Whilst bet
ter prices were essential, better farming
a as not receiving the attention fit should,
ai,. without that prices would not nvail. '
Mr. G. F. Sydenham thought at- the
present stage it was not desirable to join
up with, the Dairymen's Association, which
T as, liil: I rr ! \" 'concerned with '-prices and;
control ju marketing ef dairy produce.
., -ft''- .'J- Haneocfc contended that the
Better-1' nnnirig .League should - deal with
questions such as the improvement of
pastures and. farming methods.
. Mr. J. .Meredith considered the -ques-'
tion or .amiilgumatipn should be deferred,
aiul that members of the committee
should' tiiko an active interest in forming
leagues, in their orim centres. -
_It was explained , by My.; -J. Gerranl
that the - branch at Oridit was' meeting
With" much -success. ' 4);-' .. .
' After further discussion . it was decided
that the .suggestion to amalgamate bo de-'
feiToir. until' "after / the meeting nt? Ondit;
between the . branch theio itrid i the dele
gates' of the Dairymen's Association.
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