THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER : 15; · 1987.
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Agriculture Expert Sees Danger In Circumstances
New Territories agricultural problems engaged the attention of the Hongkong Rotary Club yesterday, when Major H. S. Reed, former agriculture adviser to several Governments, gave, 'an address on "What I have seen and what I have not seen in the New Territories."
The speaker pointed out that modern methods of farming would enable the Colony to contribute much more itself in pigs, poultry and vegetables instead of relying on the Importation of vast quantities annually, which might not be avallable in the case of war or a blockade.
In a vote of thanks, Dr. G. A. C. Herklots said the speaker had not attempted to answer the difficulties that confronted the small farmer of China. Much of the large scale production he visualised was possible, but only through the medium of capitalist operations, which would not benefit the small farmer.
Major IL D. Walker presided at the $500,000 is useless; I took Away n luncheon, and welcomed the follow- couple of small roots to show to you. This was an orange tree and these ing guests: Rotarians
T. Nixon, tremendous roots you see instead of Canton; F. Ditz, H. Tsal, Shanghal; going deep have run along the top E. W. Mathewson, Arizona; Hon. Mr.
of the soll Ave Inches below the sur- R. A. C. North, Leo D'Almada, H. R. face. You spend $4,853,000 for frult Wells, J. P. Brago, Mojor W. J. each year and it is just money you Mackenzie, S. Balfour, Li Shi-fung, are sending away. H. W. Pal, H. K. Lee, A. E. Leung, Hongkong, G. Szabo, Pelping; G. T. Haywood, H. Costillo, Vancouver; U Sze-wing.
In introducing the speaker, Major Walker sold he had been an agricul- tural adviser for more than 37 years, and had acted for several govern ments in this capacity.
Major Reed said he had had con- siderable experience both with his father and on his own account as an orange grower in California and Mexico, where he used Chinese labour exclusively. He had come to the conclusion that Chinese were the best farmers in the world. In 1927 he visited East Asia in connection with agricultural work, and this year on his return he was astounded at the
growth of the city of Hongkong.
When the Colony took over the New Territories they surely hoped to put it to some use for food supplies, but Hongkong was still labouring under
bad economic conditions this was concerned.
as far as
COSTLY DAIRY FARMING With regard to dairy farming, nowwhere in the world have I seen
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such extravagant milk production as in Hongkong, and you are the people who are paying for it. I have seen how the feed for the cattle is duced on the hillsides, and laborious ly cut between large rocks before it is handed to the calf or cow on a silver platter. By there means it costs about $218 a year for each calf, which is more than enough to feed two Chinese familles each year. In tho New. Territories you could make- provision to cut your feed with a mowing machine or turn your cattle out to graze.
I have not mentioned buller and
and
cheese, but there may be people here who occasionally taste them. (Laughter). I don't blame you if you cannot at the prices you are paying. You pay over a million dol- lars a year to import butter cheese.
ATROCIOUS PRODUCTION
Another word on the antiquated Chinese method of farming. Chinese He went, on: More than 90 per have been taking every Qunce of cent. of the foodstuff must be im- vegetable matter from the soil for ported, I understand. That is bad years and using it as fuel, leaving the economies. On my trip round the soil absolutely devoid of humus. As New Territories I found 50,000 acres you know, humus is a necessity for being farmed, the major portion be-breaking down minute chemicals in ing rice. Over 100,000 acres are not being formed. The Chinese uso bad methods in
113 cultivating. only the shallow top layer of the soil having been used for the last six or seven You are producing here a very hundred years. I do
do not
need to small quantity of your pork require- tell you not to expect maximum re- ments. You need and ept one-third turns per acre under these conditions, of a million hogs per year, repre- There is not
is not a single case where renting $002. million dollars a year. deep ploughing has been attempted. Less than ten per cent, of these hogs You cannot plough deep with oxen or are grown
whereas you should -with-the-Chinese-plough. Those are coming in from Freach. cent.These percent.
the soil so that they can be assimilated by the root hairs of the feeding plant.
PICS AND POULTRY
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from
-be-product you who have seen English
tillage hog know that it goes twice the depth. territcry and Hainan, and when I The Chinese have not even been recently returned
the latter shown how to yoke their oxen in place, I had 700 piga as fellow- pairs.
passengers. When I speak on this subject, I may tell you that I speak as a hor-feeder of considerable head of hogs and some 11,000 head quantities, having grown a thousand of sheep at a time.
The results of food production in the New Territories are atrocious. I have examined a score of orchards and not a tree has been pruned. The soil is not cultivated properly nor at the right time. In one Instance The chickens hore, I notice, lay an $200,000 hug been thrown away egg as small as a pigeon's. Where else through Ignorance. Another ochard in China could you pay $1 or $1.20 which represents an investment of
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