538 MAIZE 



CHAP. Departments of Agriculture: W. J. Palmer, Director of Agriculture, 



XII. Bloemfontein ; M. J. Joubert, Bloemfontein ; B. Enslin, Pretoria; B. Stilling- 

 Anderson, Co-operative Expert, Transvaal ; J. Burtt-Davy, Government Botanist, 

 Transvaal; R. W. Thornton, Cape Town. 



Producers: H. A. Light, Natal; J. Moon, Natal; H. Stanley, Wepener ; 

 Wra. A. McLaren, Vereeniging ; J. B. de la Harpe, Blackwoods, Fouriesburg ; 

 J. Pierce, Heilbron. 



Official Graders: T. A. Westbrook, Durban; P. Rose-Innes, Cape Town; 

 C. H. Keet, Lourenco Marques. 



SUMMARY OF RESOLUTIONS AND DECISIONS. 



i. Production and Harvesting of Maize for Exrort — Best Varieties 

 to Grow — Grading on Farm, etc. 



Resolution I — 



"This Conference recommends to the favourable consideration of the South 

 African Governments the advisability of issuing a joint notification, to be renewed 

 periodically, to farmers throughout South Africa, giving : — 



" r. (a) The descriptions of maize which experience has shown to be calcu- 

 lated to give the best yields in the several districts ; 

 (£) the best methods to be employed in preparing the land for sowing and 



the best methods of harvesting ; 

 {c ) the descriptions of maize most in demand ; 



(d) the disadvantages of mixing maize, either as regards colour or quality, in 



the same bag ; 



(e) particulars as to the supply of pure seed and where procurable ; 



(/') any other information calculated to be of service to growers and buyers. 



" 2. That the different Departments of Agriculture issue small samples of 

 pure seed to interested producers for experimental sowing, but that such distribu- 

 tion be limited to experiments only, so that commercial interests will not be 

 interfered with." 



2. Grading. 



(a) Appointment of chief government grader, with assistants, at ports and 

 inland centres. 

 Resolution II — 



" This conference recommends that in order to secure uniformity of practice 

 and standards, immediate measures be taken to place the grading of maize under 

 one authority, and that for giving effect to this object a Chief Government Grader 

 be appointed, with assistants, solely in Government employ, at the ports and in- 

 land centres." 



It was also decided on 19 January that the following telegram be dis- 

 patched to the Prime Minister and Ministers of Agriculture of the Transvaal, 

 Cape Colony and Natal ; a similar communication to be addressed to the Prime 

 Minister and Minister of Agriculture of the O.R.C. : — 



" The Conference at which representatives of the farming and mercantile in- 

 terests, and officers of the agricultural, port, and railway administrations of the 

 Cape, Orange Free State, Natal, and Transvaal are present, as well as a delegate 

 from Basutoland and a representative of the Province of Mozambique, has to-day 

 passed the following resolution unanimously : ' This Conference recommends 

 that in order to secure uniformity of practice and standards immediate measures 

 be taken to place the grading or maize under one authority, and that for giving 

 effect to this object a chief Government grader be appointed, with assistance, 

 solely in Government employ, at the ports and inland centres '. 



