THE COW'S MONTHS IN MILK

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 721, 21 January 1910, Page 8

THE COW'S MONTHS IN MILK

HOW MANY? 'ijThe: opinion held: by some;in New .Zea-land.that-it .is profitable ,to feed cows 'so that<eaeh ; animal may,be milked for pract,re'vo' Mouths' in tho year ,is not held by-ithat . groat:, dairying -authoritjV Prmirose M'Connoll; , : Writing in "The IJatry, : lio i&ys-.— • . ;., •"How. many months in a.year should 8- c°,w b& in.niilkrt6;€nabl© her to give-tho. bost geheral results ?,,.Th«: writer has been :going..over : his/milk 'records for; tho. last, do»n!or>fifte^. : :yeaTgi.'. and has worked' out^theconclusion, that the. cows' gave . the.:lowest annual yield when- they.; w«re 'the greatest, number /of.;, months •• in* milk, u ratlwr .startling and unexpected, .but; there is-aofge'tiing .away, from "..the testimony ,of; those; cbluinris of figures and their.'totals 'and;averages."' .The 'converse ls/:'hot itnw, qf ; Cours«,; that cows yield well "■ in' a': 'short imlking'period, but - a moderate; length 'of;- time in' work .during • the. year : has; given -tetter' results .-.than a longer:time,',.'Many, things;'it must •;be acknowledged,- 'inlluehce' ; the' : yield .be-, sides - time,;, such as the: food,. the nature of tho season, tho difference in the class' one ■ period and another, and. r.so.':-on;-'> but--iindependently' of . these: •afrVPeriod;,tban:.from:th6 : shbrt oni.ias the. cowsseemto get 'rested,',' and gather 'sttoßgth'j'and: the: next, milk l : , ing_; p?riod.-> . To;- give:,,actual : figures, i the - writer i finds ; that over . many years his cows {milked'best - when in work only. 8} to 9'' months out- of 'tho' .twelve, and did TOret-Jwhen:;; they.--averaged "10 V to / : IOJ. months ill work.-,' In cheescmaking -' di&-, 'Che; ahimals 'all' calvo at one ;^™^in;:^ring,fdh'd' I ■a^ , o l^llt'dry:,;■t^^cth«^, Jiava'utomnj.'tho -is, the rnle;" but . in the, new mill:: trado .the; time; liiay : be VdrawnX-outv-mnch:" 5 longer,- - - and ' ona naturally": the" total yield -would bo increased. It probablv would bo for. tho' first .season, but the .injures .the yield 1 iu' ;the'.su*cSoi;sive years.' •It/requires an ..extra /aliowarico.lof cows -to keep up .the supply,', of course, where', a, certain. liumbcr ..of. gallons"are reeqnired :to;;be:-prO'duoed',da.i!y :.all:;tho tyear round, ,that;;is, in.-.inilk:,'.for. nine', months; 'would," af extra 10: per ljient.;tin.-:the fnumber : of>;animals kept as : 'ag^iist^aSlierdikept.'JforVte'n', monthsin -B^ih«V-kUiraal«>^e(di'' s of ' : :'aUft. would be r >e:tfCT^vTi;''iiwMzM l iW;tiiifcereCsliiig' 'to: know:" found the 6ame.:results -as:Uhei|iiimto>fforV this is cue .of thothih'ga;; his : milk - recordhas. sttowji him, also bo use-' f ul:,- t'ovkn owvhow;:th'e7fat;confcnfe-or. geu-' 'eral':an%sis*;6fHhe*kilt'lireT^ varying periods lof milk yield." '- : •

GENERAL' N'EWS. jjt. - *> -pi-''■'iv'Vv'. /■'. /' There seGm's ' to' tiQ' Gorne' • very :■gobil /aheap 'country ..in district. .Mr./Xt.B. /Owen's 1000-acro/farm, /situated '■ about'twelve, milbs' from -MataxoavHasiust cat iorty bales of wool, Tho land lyas sold as "throe-sheep" 'country.• .On COO acres/tho sheep averaged 10 pounds per • fleece.' ?Aji<approximate: gross returnofi ■£3; iper -acre lor land,: - which -possibly costs .between ,X 6 and <87 per. afire,- B0«ms to.bo.a'.very fair'investment. Thero appears. to bo no doubt that sheep country vis fairly -cheap up/thoM&in'.Trunk line. /ne/mke/; districtiiibstiy affected''.by: blight, .and. of„thos6:,wh.ich have escaped -it' is statedthat the TJp-ttf-Date variety lias so'far', shown -the - least/liability.: to'; attack. L. 1?;, Meeking. Te Ohu, on soil wliich has been well manured,'- is, believed ?.be the 'best ■ seen anywhere in'tho.district.• • ) agent-of :a' : large .Christchurcli is buying fat. .stock': inJthe; aiid ,'tms com-', ■■petitiphi is.' hardening: prices in' favour.- of -thefrfarmersli:::;;; ; ;/.-/: Te'-.VV. : . ; M. T.. Ehillipsi .well Known .as a /competent "judge.Vot/all c!asses of! stock;-' /liaa' joined 'the New Zealand loan and Mercantile -^Company's:./'staffat Stratford as.stock agent i" .' V>.,/ ,' It' is reported that' there aro large areas/of; Native; lajid'for; sale " on ' easy terms;;bn 'the Main Trunk lino; .and .also in i.the j districts;; adjoining-the-:,Wahgaiiui. Eiver. ,

: /' Thef.BaimytHorperDairy'..Company paid : out/ to ' suppliers/for the inonth- ot Ue- , cember tho,. sum of J22SI 17s. - 7d., which is; at the rate iof. IOJd. per lb: for • batterfat. " A refrigerator is to lie installed at. tho: factory at an early date.'./. '.'/.. ~ - Our. I'almerston correspondent writes /The' 'f«at ttoV there'/ would: not','bb.' suffi-: {oient'/rAii. - to' do':inuch' : , good when •. it. camo ,on on Monday / ivas 'quite dispelled 'on'.'Wednesday, afterho'bnit.when -' a- mild* thunderetorm -passed' :oyer ~ .the // distriot, : and., rain3fell; in ■. torrents ..during nearly the Owholo, ofWednesday" night. This /greatly,-: and do: ani ; /iinmeriso:. amount. of good, to 'growing, ■crops '.of ''All /kixias^mbre and turnips. .• '■ ;/ /-. MessTSii.Nathah, and ,Co.' aro: arranging. 'tov.rMjMA,J.thMr-:-Med-'.?.jnak.;--faotoiy. at Bunhythorpe, : a largo number of orders having como to hand, • -. . The following' roembersiof; tho General;: Committee: of. the Manawat'ii A. and •!'. Assocmtiqn>:retue ': ; .;.befqre'.:i::'the. ; ;i.'aiiiußr.' meeting, which takes' place on .March '12,1 but aire ; : eligible for re-election Messrs. ■ W. J.;,Birch, H,. J. .Booth,.A. 1 Conway, C. Dunk, F. L. Jackson, J. A. M'Kelvie, W. M'Kenzie, F. S. M'Rae, S. Standen, A7-.®.;;;Eu^U;i:B;^MnS l 'wiind' ; :T.':':R;'^lUs.-<^:'./ J ;/j;;/;:': v."{ ■A-it"f^,TueSay^s3;mMtiiig'/(or ; the G Association;- tlie : :follo\ving'/Tep6rt on,the number/of. luiichebn/tickets/issiied' at 'thb: - .spring -. show): ivas r'laid ■ onthe !■; table :-f -. Stewards ,-aid'v,officials'•/'220;.-; judges'/i 2, .^rMs^fiOj'-^d^i&rsVsS.V'^'offibialt-cq'mpli-: total;; 565.', v-- •; ' '/::