15 Dec, 1919. | Farmers' Fiald Day al I^ongerenong CoUegi:. 75;3 



he was the more appreciated. (Applause.) Victoria was very fortu- 

 nate in having the services of a man of such attainments as Mr. 

 Richardson possessed. The farmers appreciated Mr. Richardson's 

 visits very much, and also his manner in imparting his knowledge and 

 instruction regarding the production of better crops. On behalf of 

 the Horsham Agricultural Society and the visitors, he had very much 

 ]deasure in proposing a A''ote of thanks to Mr. Richardson for his 

 attendance. (Applause.) 



Mr. Richardson, who was received with applause, said that he did 

 not propose to detain those present very long. The vote of thanks 

 should not have been accorded to him, but to those who had listened to 

 him, for he had experienced a rare pleasure in having such a large 

 number of appreciative hearers. (Hear, hear!) The Agricultural 

 Department was fortunate in having on its field staff some ex-students 

 of the colleges, who had done excellent work for the country and the 

 producer. A great deal of the success which had been attained in the 

 experimental plots at Longerenong was due to Mr. Tulloh, one of those 

 ex-students, and a small but enthusiastic band of workers associated with 

 him on the staff. (iYpplause.) It was gratifying to the Council of 

 Agricultural Education to see the gradually increasing numbers present 

 at the field days. When the first field day was held seven years ago, 

 there were 35 present. If the attendances continued to increase, the 

 Council would have to consider the question of enlarging the hall to 

 accommodate the farmers who attended. (Hear, hear!) In the course 

 of his remarks in the field, Mr. Osborne had outlined some of the projects 

 the Council had in view for the betterment of agriculture in Victoria. 

 One of the great obstacles to the prqmulgation of agriculture had been 

 the lack of funds. In the United States of America, such Colleges 

 were splendidly equipped and endowed, and the staft's, who were paid 

 very liberally, rendered great service to the country. In Victoria, there 

 were about 100 students of agriculture, and there should be at least 

 1,000. There were 150,000 men engaged in agriculture, and it seemed 

 to be a striking thing that fewer than 100 sent their sons to institutions 

 of this kind. He would like the fanners of the district who were 

 satisfied with the plots and the equipment of the College, and had seen 

 the fine young fellows who were students, to get to work and support it. 

 They should stand behind the movement for agricultural education, and 

 insist on Parliament voting increased money for the purpose. If funds 

 were provided, the fanners and the people of Victoria would not have 

 any cause for regret that they had assisted in a great cause. (Applause.) 



The Chairman said that the societies of the district had a proposal, 

 of which Horsham had unanimously approved, to endow a scholarship 

 at the College, open to sons of members. (Hear, hear!) The cost of 

 the first year was £25, and for each succeeding year, when there would 

 be two scholarships, £50. The Royal Agricultural Society was offering 

 a prize for a farm competition. The Horsham Agricultural Society 

 had been able to give prizes for several years for crop competitions, 

 thanks to the public-spiritness of two of its members, Messrs. J. "W. 

 Power and J. McRae. (Applause.) It was flattering to know that the 

 Royal Agricultural Society had decided to follow such a good example 



