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Friday, December 8, 1972
"I hope that many of them will make the effort to come here
and see for themselves what has been achieved in this field. They might
be surprised.
"For one thing, they will find that although our agricultural
industry is comparatively small, it too is adapting itself to a changing
world. The variety of produce on display here is striking testimony to
the efficiency of our farming techniques. Certainly it gives the lie to
that old illusion that farmers are not susceptible to change.
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"This increased productivity is the result of teamwork, in which
the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, the farmers' co-operatives
and the producer associations have all played their share. But the key
member of the team is of course the hard working farmer himself.
his enterprise and willingness to experiment and try new techniques,
there would be much less to show here today and far less cause for pride
of achievement, far less profit which after all is what farming is all
about.
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"It is not only techniques that have changed but the products
as well. The shift from rice farming into vegetable cultivation and pig
poultry breeding is reflected in the revised competitive classes at this
year's show.
"I congratulate all concerned with organising this 1972 Agricultural
Show, and I have much pleasure in declaring it open."
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