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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21710, 18 February 1936, Page 22

tetTH; thr gteaf Show pas W and the fat stock season now nearin aclbrie;' it tnay -betofsome Interest to ea amine the -to see what th ordinary' farmer, ftfio, after:-all, 'is th backbone-of pttr agriculture, can lear from them. * k ,J ‘ ■ An examination of the awards at th Srnlthfleld Show brings home in the m« striking manner 'possible'. the continue extraordinary success of ,the - cross be tween these iwo,great' breeds, the Short horn'and the 1 Aberdeeq-Angus. This cros must' now -be acknowledged the < fines blend for beef production in the world. Whichever way. the cross is taken.bot] of these world-famous beef breeds cai claim'great successes.' The success of-tti Aberdeen-Angus bull' on the Shorthon cow is .well, known, but that the hlghes awards can be gained by- the use, of - Shorthorn sire on ' the ‘Aberdeen-Angu dow Is brought out In the first-cross sec tlon,. where the beat,animalin this sec tton was. sired by the well-known Short horn, bull Collynle Bar None. Also tw< other prize winners .in this section-wen sired by, the Shorthorn bull Marden Eagle . Actually. Jn the first-cross section then Were 22 prizes awarded, 19 of which wen to the cross -between, the Aberdeen-Angu. and the Shorthorn, and one South DevonShorthorn. The ’same story is told in th< second and third-cross classes; the succesi of 'the amalgamation' of these two grea' beef breeds. •At - the Edinburgh Scottish Nations Show and vat Birmingham, iihls cross agair carried all before it,-and'lt . would -seen fitting, therefore, to repeat-what a very-well-known authority said ,in a report oi the Smithfield-Show: ‘‘These animats com' bined the quality of the Aberdeen-Angu: with the wealth of flesh,of the-beef Short; horn. 5 ’ If farmers, wish to Improve their cattle and produce first-quality - beef for our markets, the-lesson of the fat stock is a very plain one. --- ~ • ,

_ SUBTERRANEAN CLOVER SUBTERRANEAN CLOVER SUBTERRANEAN CLOVER STOCKS NOW'TO HAND. STOCKS NOW TO HAND. STOCKS NOW TO HAND. .SUPPLIES LIMITED * SUPPLIES LIMITED • H. MATSbN and CO. have supplica for prompt delivery, When ■ these are sold there may be no more seed .available for one month. -.' SEASON FOR TOP-DRESSING.

From reports to hand many graziers and dairy farmers are now top-dressing their pastures with superphosphate.' This is an . opportune time to carry on this work in the coastal areas and slope, districts. In ' most eases- It will be found/ advantageous to use, Ipwt of super, per aerie., Top-dress-ing may be carried on from now until- the end of but-the earlier this .work is done the bitter, as the recent-rains have put the soil in good tilth. In viev of the IncreasedMntferest now belng taken in the productlon of fat lambs and.beef, Ills being generally,recognised that' the top-dressing' of pastures, is essential ,U -the best results are to hIT .obtained, bpth in financial return, ON THE FARM."Has "The Oracle" ever Been on 4;,daitJ*' farm? riu;say.-he hast,.; ; - - •The dairy farm he was oh had a'couple ..crf jhjortgages'-pn it too.’' "The' Oracle,” ol course' left years qgo. JJUt they arp still 1 there. ". * ' Anyone capable of, Biting them Is not only entitled .to the farm, but the .title of worlds strongest man as well. * Although it will not be found in the dictionary .Just*this way:..A- dairy t farm.ia the, habitation of a number of cows, where they -congregate • for ’ their mutual benefit, and the mental distraction of anyone sufficiently .optimistic and courageous, to-have anything whatever to .do .with them. Everything on a farm, working hpurs (24). Iffsure hours (nil), pleasure -hours (ditto), and;sleeping hours (when the .boss is not - about)., is bounded and hounded, by'•‘cowtone/?.. The men and women who ate permitted to watt-on the cows are called "cockles/’ although what they have to .be cocky about heaven only 'knows, - , Clocks are unnecessary. When It ls<bot cowtime In the l morning ft IS cfewthhe at night.,: Tbe .beginner will not 'be able to tell.the’ difference, anyway. faec&tuetlt is nearly always dark. On a farm anything that interferes' with thq well-being or contenttsof thfe ‘ cow goes undone, 'la fact, a. dairy’ farm Is so designed that 1 "everybody has a cow of a,time exceptthe cows, who enjoy, every ,-minute.’ of it. . When everybody is thoroughly miserable', that is the time that - the -cow is most happy. You have only to look at a cow to see that it is nearly always perfectly happy. ..Its smug complacency and serene .hauteur are - positively sickening' toany .mWD/of spirit. ‘ MILKING METHODS. Frequently discussion arises regarding the-mefits or' otherwise of wet milking and dry milkings,but, there pan he no doubt that the.-wet method, that Is. the-pontlnual moistening •-’Of -toe. hands of "the milkers and the teats of the cow with milk. Is a dirty-one.'. On thepther hand, dry milking is nqt ,advocated, as'the friction between thc\haad and the! dry teat is uncoihfortabtecfdr both, the «cow and r the milker, Bmatt pleces" or dry scurfy skin 'from teats and uddfet" are 1 continually dropping into - the. .-bucket., ’When .the teats and-udder are washed; aa- they, should; be,., before milking, ’ tlmre 'wlll bc.' jusd". tod-' right amount of moisture ,to enable the operator to.’ wdrk. -cleanly . and/'.without friction. ' , Cows: milked- by the,wet system are more likely to suffer from cracked and' sore teats; ■> .If washing, alone, does not .keep.-the teats toa. soft and sufficiently, supple,,condition? during milking, a > little vaseline qontiuihing.g mr.s per oent oLboraeicacid . may bq%sed upon too-’h'andsjbfthe milker. Nofldforniatlon bacterial counts of railk drawn by wet and dry methods is available, although !! Is. generally, recog-nised-that a purer'sample is by foQowtog titfe methods of dry mtlking'reconunendcd. f ' : BCMJS IN HORSES. Veterlnarians agree that.hots in horses are'capable-'of giving rise to'severe diseases. and "this being, so, horse ' Owners should’'do, -what .they -can ."to*-prevent the ■ ravages of -the fly. Horses.which are being' constantly » handled , and - worked are more easily protected than those "turned out" for the summer. The latter should be caught occasionally -and' given ‘ a thorough brushing .down, sonie one of the preventives mentioned below ’being afterwarda rubbed.on, any .part -wherfethe animal can easily lick, himself. speh aa the baae'of thbneCk, tbe’.fehbulders,-and-fore- - singe to fho long hairs of thfe .iower. jaw.' - belegs, , etc..-for. it is; there and upofcthe chest .and shoulders that tlmter mate-bob fly depositoher small.; white. cyllndra-Oonicar, eggs; ’’ : Whert‘. thfe maggots emerge >toey.cause. an. itching sensation, and ' the ahorse hiking tofc.place. they are . thus .conveyed .to* the', mouth,/' Qnee In ■ .the' stomach .they feed upon the heat for eight or more, months, attaining r length . of; totoe-qOdrtOrs (tfr ah- lnchi and jtoout ' half-.that, width* /v.ToWiqrds/rthb ensuing summer toby, release'their 'hold, and are passeaj.with toe excreta; " Then/it wring , . undety-toe droppings into,- 7 the-ground, the larvfie’t.proceed to transform'into a pups. After remaining in "tois state,!for, sbf or scven w|nged bot-fly; emerges • „ from the g/ound mature. UyffeCt-, ’ With- regard to preYtmtives.igood groom- < tim«.,or.3f.' hands arc short; runtoe-horses ;,toid/.tltoyardUwichi a-wsfeE land |qok; toem w^fPartk,' , whfro:-to^;;nwysjhe cstog ts tfindeed oil and oil of ] ereonoto. OAVtobf ‘ proportion ,of 10 tof ,the , |HnmHMiNmir mixture '■. of'.;%^;gp^^.|B,.tomfetim<a i ;used with 1 £00(1 effects >'s r N r *,S ** ,