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DISCUSSION 86 . . 1. G. INGLIS Tasmanian Department of Agriculture A long association with the dairying industry has given Mr. Clark a keen appreciation of the social, as well as the economic and technical problems with which it is faced. He has given us a timely reminder of the importance which the dairy farmer attaches to the social needs of his family and of the implications so far as extension policy is concerned. I find myself substantially in agreement with Mr. Clark when he suggests the need to give more attention to the problems of the individual farm. The aggregate approach which has characterised much of the research work carried out in Australia does have many limitations but at the same time I feel it has served a useful purpose not only in providing a factual basis for the consideration of stabilisation proposals and price guarantees, but also in drawing attention to many of the problems which obviously require more detailed investigation. Some will question Mr. Clark’s assertion that there can be no justifi- cation for the competitive approach to extension work. My own feeling is that the competition can provide a most valuable extension medium, provjded that the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Australian Journal of Agricultural Resource Economics Wiley

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Copyright © 1958 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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1364-985X
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1467-8489
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10.1111/j.1467-8489.1958.tb00172.x
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86 . . 1. G. INGLIS Tasmanian Department of Agriculture A long association with the dairying industry has given Mr. Clark a keen appreciation of the social, as well as the economic and technical problems with which it is faced. He has given us a timely reminder of the importance which the dairy farmer attaches to the social needs of his family and of the implications so far as extension policy is concerned. I find myself substantially in agreement with Mr. Clark when he suggests the need to give more attention to the problems of the individual farm. The aggregate approach which has characterised much of the research work carried out in Australia does have many limitations but at the same time I feel it has served a useful purpose not only in providing a factual basis for the consideration of stabilisation proposals and price guarantees, but also in drawing attention to many of the problems which obviously require more detailed investigation. Some will question Mr. Clark’s assertion that there can be no justifi- cation for the competitive approach to extension work. My own feeling is that the competition can provide a most valuable extension medium, provjded that the

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Published: Feb 1, 1958

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