A. H. van der Byl (Henry) was known as one of the most progressive farmers in the Transvaal and won a number of prizes for his farming including one for the best managed farm in the Highveld area. Not long before he died in 1956, having lived in Irene for more than sixty years has succeeded with Cr. F. N. Bonsma in persuading the Government to establish the National Dairy Research Institute on part of his farm at Irene and Pinedene. Already a number of buildings have been erected and it is hoped that the Institute will develop into a world-famous research body designed to benefit the dairy industry of our country and beyond.
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