MISCELLANEOUS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 190, 10 August 1895, Page 3 (Supplement)

MISCELLANEOUS.

It is undoubtedly true that food of al kinds flavours milk to a greater or less degree. In the season jusb ended Canada and the United States sent to Europe nearly 4,500,000 barrels of apples. More,butter is injured in the ripening of the cream than ab any obber poinb. Cattlemen in the Argentine are contracting to deliver - dressed oxen ib Liverpool at £12 per 700 pound carcases. Nub cake made in India from rich, nutritious nuts ia being extensively sold in Europe 8b far superior to oil cake or oil meat The health of animals can be determined by the condition of trie pulse better than through any other means. In horses, the pulse, at rest, beats forty times per minute, in an ox from fifty bo fifty-five, and in sheep and pigs about seventy to eighty. When there is ' any material variation from these figures, disease of some kind may be suspected. If the puke is fast, hard and full ib is an indication of inflammation, or, ab the least, high leiier; if rapid, sfnall and weak, of low fever, loss 6f blood or weakness. Irregular action points to some form of heart disease, while alow fainb hearb beats fire a sign of brain trouble. The pulae can be felt wheraver a large artery crosses a bone. The easiest place to examine ib in a borso is on the cord which crossed Cvef the bono of bhe lower jaw ; or, at the bony ridge jusb above the eye. Cattle are generally tested on the first rib, and sheep by placing the hand on the left side directly over the heart. Dairymen who intend to rear bhe heifer calves cadnot be too particular about breeding their cows only to dairy sires. While now and bhen good dairy animals have been produced by sires belonging either to the beef or general purpose breeds, sucb cases form bho excepbiob. The practical dairyman will nob take any such Chances, for he knoWs thab the greab majority of the offspring will beafailureinthedairy. Hostarts in by gitfihg each heifer the sbrongesb possible inherited tendency towards milk, production, whicb tendency be carefully develops by feed and education. Should' she prove contrary, as sometimes happens,, and refuse to go in the Way chosen, lie discards ber for one who will. But he does, nob acb hastily, nor does be condemn her because she does not do very well with her firsb calf, lie gived her a chance to redeem, herself tbe naxfc year, as she often does. .He knowß tbab COWS do nob generally get bo their best until their sixth year. But she should steadily progress up to bhis period. If she stands still or retrogrades without good reason ho at once discards ber for one of greater promise and performance.—.Exchange.

An English Company has been formed, says an American exchange, to planb many thousands of acres of fruits of all kinds near Capetown, Sonbh Africa. These fruibs Will be shipped in fasb steamers, equipped wibb the labest and most approved refrigerating apparatus, and placed on bhe English and American markets, Ac Capetown is in the Soubhern Hemisphere the seasons alternate with ours and summer fruibs and vegetables will be exposed for sale during the depth of winter and need fear no competition from local sources.

The benefib obtained from a thorough drainage of land is of great importance bo a farmer and of benefit to bis farm crops, and is still more necessary for the garden. An instance occurred where a portion of a farm had been iinderdrained, which rendered the sbil fit for the early sowing of a crop of Cats. Before the other part was quite dry enough, long rains Set in and pub off the sowing of this parb three Weeks later. The early SoWn oatS gave a fine heavy crop; the other, on aCcdunb bf the late sowinej gave a meagre product, but little more than onehalf the other. Drainage on all soils heeding ib virtually lengthens bhe season several Weeks, and. of ben in vegetable gardens makes the difference between Succjsb and f aildre— between rifeh, delicate growth, add .hard, dry, small garden vegetables.