CATTLE RAISING AND DAIRYING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 27, 26 October 1907, Page 8

CATTLE RAISING AND DAIRYING.

/ 9 ' FUTURE PROSPECTS. . '''Views r OF a leading atjihority Nearly'all the beef frozen and exported .-,i in New Zealand ts produced in the North n 'Island, . *" % ''With'tho object" of obt-jining" authentic 'informition as r tovthe explanation ot this fact, bur" Wairarapa correspondent interviewed a prominpnt Now i Zealand'authonty on the subject, and on flic breeding of cattip generally " ' " Rough Country. I '' Compared with the South Island," re- , marked pur authority, "the raising and fattening of cattle in the Nprth Island has long occupied a vory important position, i largely owing to the great areas of rough country, with 4cm, scrub and bush, and the fact that cattle are necessary to break down the ( intivo vegetation and make uiy for Sheep The s-imo necessity for cattle in a modified degree will, ftlv.avs exist in the ' Nortn Island, because the broken chrn actor of V large number of ptoporties prevents a \ jeriewal of English grasses bv the plough— ' *as is done in Canterbury, for instance , pastures. , North Island bleeders recognise that on | •fche majority of these hilly r properties, it is i paramount duty to keep a proportion of cattle is well is sheep in order to maintain the pastures in the best condition This has been the position in the North Island for ypare past, and is the reason why this portion'of the Dominion h.is taken the lead in tho beef industry " i ■ (ThehSlaushter:of Calves; . ' ~ : %y' : P r °-; '' ;)i'aucbV;wiil;-'r«s's'ibly. ( raffect"ca'ttle'.:rai '''consideraWe'Teiftent.,"..'Thousands t .of/calves A •':-.:■': ' ' : 'are-being" slaughtered/ ■ "' ■■■''.'' '/cause ■it ! ;pays^t)etter^ ,''■'! finally ''fatten' tße;m:cfpr-/expo'rt. i;..Th'ere . 'arc ■'-.. ' ' : ''ihdicatibn's,;'.th , ei v ' ' ;very.'fow-'fat'a^ .' : ' that' the pnetfiof'/b'ecf" will/be , ' ,■' - lbcal..consump£ion'.''- ,\..! >.. *"""' /&£;£'( "distficts/'stbeked mainly,' / '.^th ,: ..sheep; ; thd' , ipredomin'aiit' : ''bree'd; 1 is l the,' "vsnorthorn;: the'.general'/opinion/ being'.that 1 •'•the breed 'is" hard'to", : 'beat r on-'anything -.like' • ,''. ,' ! '/good s 'br medium .lari(l;.l^ ! Hercfbrds. and''ppllcd ~-' i iVAnguSf'howo'Verj\-hav6;.dbta^ '.'... ''Vfootingin''the districts. « Lately '■■•:'■.' : 'Jhas been^.sbme^difficuity';:ih''.\buy^n^''lgbo(r'Deefv- : ' cattle in many :districts,//Owing : 'tb''the/'fact . i/.that./the/.-lines/yshow,, an;:.,admixturo' of -the '/"' ' '' ? . I srflalier/ i diiry breeds', ;such'as 'Jersey, and ;Ayr- ' : . '■; shire'i',' whicn,.':'; admittedly,,, give,';:but .a^poor. ''Afetitfhi'ff6'in• a'; yie-tf. ~TJiis.ccon^; ' tuition'of .thing's, "b^^ •'-.ti'ilahd'''as ,iri'ith'e : ;; N : bVth'-'-Island/.-F.utiiro 1 . /frs'pfccis;' do"" hot'. pS e'f. >any "great'hop'bydfi.jhi- .'''■' ' %pi-<sPem'ent•• ;'so'!'long' i 'Ja's;;the' ' i of'''.dairy/'pr'odiicff; '■/;•)'i'.'/dSie dairy//Tfarmerl"is^ , -", i,, in ■■.'■■ ' allfbur; country iidu"stfWsL //is'ypgr/ijiiibiint; frbrri'' ■;i>yiwi!'f6mi /l • ;'; of;, .iie.\vj '■' t .'/employ s'./'ife trl y)(*ttbe' ..'/largest"ambuiit M.vlabbur.per acre,;.antics, the . '/iffi'oSt "powerful, la'ver".in:; thejfeduction (Of/.thb' '"' " : areas-of..each 'holding.'"- ":',■,;''.'',./,/ ■■ , -■' '• •'• •*'" '' •"'WHbn'.th'o'/fi^stl/'dairy/factqpy .^w . lished in Greytbwh,'it was" pointed out by . ,thoso r at, the of. the movoinent;/that .the ~,.;'scheme. opened./.britV; th'e\ only prospect for V-.the/success,.of ..tlm/ small.; holder, : ami /the ...ipfesent. success-iof * every, dairy .factory in. /■^the. "Dominion;'is ;amplb. proof; that the asser-, '■'■/,'■: gVtionpwas^bas^d^ii/.dourid.'fact.Vil'ln'./cbniJec^' tion .with this-- iiia'tter ./of the/ small 1 , 1 .'Kbl'dei-, • : /;t^a;!fruit'ihdiistryi;pro;yided.'cy'cri^.more; labour. ,/p/e.if f than,,([lairying, and/there is,:-/thjerp- . "",fjojije,,;]grie"at" ■ for-. Grei^towjaj".if'•-its, ', Z'.'i 1 present!. 1 iruitTgrojviiig '.scheme./is'.'persevered' / ■ : vjrii'by/;ihe residents;'';./'.'/.,,... :,':ii. :'",/?.;■/-,■'.