THE NATIONAL FARMERS' UNION 



mention our hard-working secretary, Mr. L. G. 

 Trumper. His office efficiency is incomparable, his 

 quiet manners are so in contrast to the loud speakers 

 on the floor ; what we should do without him I do 

 not know. 



Talking of loud speakers I am reminded of an 

 amusing incident which took place at a N.F.U. 

 meeting in which I was taking part. A hot debate 

 had been going forward for some little time as it 

 often does when milk prices are to the fore ; from all 

 parts of the room members were getting up describ- 

 ing their losses in recent months, and their troubles 

 and worries in obtaining feeding-stuffs. There is no 

 doubt at all they had reasonable grounds for doing 

 so. However, when the end came I jumped to my 

 feet to pour a little oil on the troubled waters by 

 saying that Headquarters were doing their best to 

 remedy this state of affairs, and further, we must still 

 support loyally the N.F.U. for the good reason that 

 not only now, but when hostilities ceased, we might 

 very well require their help and protection to avoid 

 being left in chaos as at the end of the last war. 

 A bold fellow sprang up from the centre of the hall 

 and said, " Yes, and you must do something about 

 this income tax. We can't go on paying this seven 

 shillings in the pound." 



Milk Marketing Board 



Opinion varies as to the value to the farmer of 

 this national organization. I myself believe it to 

 be one of the finest bits of work done by the aid of 



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