WILTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL 



lessen his working hours, for I am sure he leads a 

 hard life. On the Agricultural Education Com- 

 mittee I am satisfied that we are working steadily 

 along similar lines by our scholarship system of 

 sending boys and girls to agricultural seats of learn- 

 ing. We who represent Agricultural Education note 

 with satisfaction a more earnest disposition on the 

 G.E.C. side to view learning more from the rural 

 aspect and a desire to create a feeling that country 

 work is healthy, dignified employment, a career of 

 real importance. This is indeed a hopeful sign. 



In future we must endeavour to co-operate still 

 more by using our Joint Committee to exercise an 

 effort to bring together our somewhat different out- 

 look on life. Unfortunately, it becomes so easy to 

 pick up the habits of the town, but not so easy to 

 take an intelligent interest in the country-side where 

 there is really more life and interest if we can only 

 find it. Having found it we shall have attained real 

 enjoyment. 



The other Agricultural Committees do not provide 

 questions of general interest except the Milk Com- 

 mittee. Here we have the authority which has done 

 much to improve the milk supply to the consuming 

 public and at the same time enabled the progressive 

 farmer to obtain a better income from milk produc- 

 tion. 



Under Mr. R. Stratton as Chairman, with Dr. 

 Tangye and Mr. Price, the operating officials, this 

 somewhat new branch has done its work of re- 

 organizing the milk industry of the county with little 

 friction to all concerned. It is really amazing how 



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