FARMERS' VIEWS

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 98, 28 May 1929, Page 9

FARMERS' VIEWS

Per Press Association.

PROVINCTAL GATHERING AT MASTERTON. WORLD MARKETD AND OTHER PROBLEMS.

MASTERTON, This day. • The Provincial Farmers' Union conference Avas opened to-dav, 80 delcgates being ]>resent and Avelcomed by Mr Jo-rdan, Mayor. The conference Avill last tAvo days and is presided over by Mr Iv. W. Dalrymple, of Bulls, aaIio in his address stated that, generally, New Zealand frozeh meat and avooI liold their own . i.L the Avorld's markets. Prices for "New. Zealand butter and clieese, as compaved .Avitli the products of 'their ehief competitors, Denmarlc . and Canada, Avere'iiot so satisfactory. II"'we could ecjual their prices, talcing tlie difference' at 3s per lnindredAveight, it would' return -tlie Dominion produc-ers £500,000 per annunv more tlian it now received. The reason may be insufficdent. advertising, bad selling or fanlts in manufacture or production. The deterioration of land Avas a dilficult and serious national matter, Avitli no practical solution. He dealt witli other matters affectmg the Avelfaije of farmea*s, sucli as motor taxation, increased protection of seeondary industries, industrial arbitration, wliich he said was apparently in the melting pot, and unless the farmers make united representations their side of the questions was likely to be lost sight of. The conference "passed resolutions aslcing tlie Agrieultural Department to institute "research for tlie nltimate ex.termination of tlie. bot and nasal bot fly; that tlie liv'e stock division be asked to investigate tlie losses through abortion ; tbat tbe Government be aslced to formulate .and. carry out 'a' schemeY^tlte-coiiilflete'-ei'adicatio'n of"' ticks and lice in sbeep.