764 Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. [Oct. 2, 1920, 



Glenorie. 



The annual meeting was held on 3 1st July, when the following office- 

 bearers were elected for the ensuing year : — Chairman, Mr. F. A. Nicholson ; 

 Vice-chairmen, Messrs. E. King and A. Edwards ; Hon. Secretary, Mr. G. 

 Hitchcock. The report stated that the 3'eai had been a great improvement- 

 on previous ones. The niembership had reached fifty-three. 



The usual monthly meeting., held on 11th September, was well attended. 

 Nearly the whole of the evening was taken up with a discussion on the 

 specimen beehive which had been loaned to the branch by the Department. 

 The branch is fortunate in having a member who has a thorough knowledge 

 of bee-keeping, and with the instructions sent from the Department with the 

 hive the discussion proved extremely interesting. A special night is to be 

 arranged for a further diicussion on the subject. 



Henty. 



The monthly meeting was held on 21st August, and after the general 

 business had been completed an interesting discus.sion took place on planting 

 potiitoes and fruit-trees, and also on the pruning of fruit-trees. Questions 

 were asked and answered in regard to the spraying of fruit-trees. 



The next meeting is to be held on 18th September, when a paper on 

 incubation is to be read by Mr. F. H. Schultz. 



InvereU. 



At a well attended meeting on 6th August arrangements were made for 

 the district exhibit at the P. and A. Society's show in 1921, in which the 

 Tingha branch is co-operating. 



It was agreed to ask the Government to take steps to establish an irriga- 

 tion scheme in the north-west. 



At a meeting on 27th August Mr. J. Leech read a paper on dairy farming 

 in England. Mr. Leech had been on active service, and, after the armistice, 

 had visited the farming districts of the Old Country. He gave a very 

 interesting account of the progressive condition of farming there. On the 

 whole he thought the Australian farmer should be the better off, as he could 

 own his land, but the methods of the English farmer much impressed him. 



Kellyville. 



The annual meeting of members took place on 4th September, when the 

 election of officers resulted thus : — Chairman, Mr. T. Barnwell ; Vice- 

 chairmen, Messrs. H. Ellard and W. Ros9 ; Treasurer, Mr. W. Firth ; Hon. 

 Secretary, Mr. J. M. Firth. The balance-sheet showed a credit of £6 1 8s. lOd. 



Lidcombe. 



The annual meeting of members was held on 17 th August, forty two 

 members being present. The following office-bearers were elected for the 

 ensuing year : —Chairman, Mr. N. Rochester; Vice-chairmen, Messrs. F. 

 Brown and C. M. Macey ; Treasurer, Mr. Kennedy; Librarian, Mr. C. 

 M. Macey ; Hon. Secretary, Mr. Geo. Fenner ; Assistant hon. secretary, Mrs. 

 Sellers. The report showed the branch to be in a flourishing condition, with a 

 membership of seventy-seven. Much useful work and a number of lectures 

 and demonstrations could be recorded in respect of tin' past year 



On 23rd August Mr. Secombe gave a lecture on tillage, pointing out the 

 benefits dei'ived from ploughing the soil in the orchard, and the value of a 

 well-worked topsoil. He recommended collecting manure, and allowing it) 



