The latest edition of the Free State Business Bulletin, an online weekly, is full of astonishing stories. Apart from its piece about desperate Free State dorpies asking Lesotho for help in getting drinkable water, the Bulletin also carries a story that made me pay sharp attention: brand new agricultural equipment worth many millions of rand, is lying idle and deteriorating in the sun outside Glen Agricultural College (Bloemfontein). Local farmers are very cross. I, on the other hand, see opportunity: all my friends know I really really really want a tractor for the work we’re doing in large gardens at Trading Places. And here are no fewer than SEVENTY TWO Massey Fergusons, unused, unloved and doubtless seeking a loving new home. I would love to oblige!
Landboutoerusting vir SEB vergaan in son
Volgens boere naby Glen by Bloemfontein staan splinternuwe landboutoerusting ter waarde van miljoene rand reeds sedert Maart vanjaar onbenut in die son by Glen Landboukollege. Dit behels tientalle trekkers, ploeë, planters, chemiese sproeiers en ander implemente. Die toerusting is glo geoormerk vir 72 opkomende boere in die Vrystaat en is aangekoop deur die Vrystaatse Departement van Landbou en Landelike Ontwikkeling. Die toerusting sluit in 72 Massey Ferguson trekkers en 350 ander implemente wat onder meer planters en ploeë insluit. Dit word per distrik opgedeel: Sewe vir Xhariep, 14 vir Mangaung Metro, 19 vir Lejweleputswa en 8 vir Fezile Dabi. Hoewel die administrasieproses reeds afgehandel is, staan die toerusting steeds by die kollege. Boere op omliggende plase wil weet wat aangaan en hoe die ontvangers van die implemente gekeur is, aangesien hulleself nooit ‘n geleentheid gebied is om aan die proses deel te neem nie.