GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1233, 15 September 1911, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

The High Commissioner has just appointed two new veterinarians for employment on the inc.it inspection staff in New Zealand, fays tho London correspondent of the Christclmrch "Press," writing under date August -i. Mr. Thos.. A. Blake, M.H.C.V.S., who is 2!) years of age, gained his lirst experience in meat inspection at the Islington moat market, and has since three years in Rangoon in charge of the moat inspection department for Captain Stevenson, JI.R.C.V.S. Tho other appointee is Mr. Jas. Stafford. M.R.C.V.b., who is 32 yr-'ars of age and gained his experience in Edinburgh. England, and Wales. Ho was an assistant lecturer on meat inspection for the Giarnrtrgan County Council- for three years. Mr. Blake will probably come out bv tho Turakina, but Mr. Stafford had not mado his arrangements when, the mail left. Latest reports from the south state that the small birds are still playing havoc amongst early-sown ccrcals. About 1.100 butter boxes per day are now being turned out by the Egmont Box Factory, and the total is expected to reach 2000 at an early date. Each box represents about 9ft. of timber, and costs over Is. Thousands of cheese crates are also being turned out, the factory employing over -10 hands. A recommendation has been mado bv tho Koyal Danish Agricultural Society to the cdect that they should use Jersey cows in preference to any other for but-ter-production. 'This advice is tho result of a number of tests which have been made by the society with alt the leading breeds of daily cows. The capacity of tho Jersey as a butter-producer scorn's to lie gradually increasing. Some recent tests show that 39 cows gave over 7001b. of butter in a year, whilo 81 gave over 1000 gallons of milk, the three best cows exceeding 1500 gallons. The highest butter vield in » year, as published and verified bv tho American Jersev Cattle Club, is 11201b. It is stated that the Agricultural Department is about to conduct a series of experiments with root and fodder plants at the Belfast Freezing Works, the area of land to be treated being about five acres,