JERSEY ISLANDS FARMING METHOD; TETHERED STOCK

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22731, 1 September 1948, Page 4

JERSEY ISLANDS FARMING METHOD; TETHERED STOCK

“Grazing methods followed in Jersey would not appeal to New Zealand dairy-farmers. We have seen quite a large number of their cows, goats and horses, and we have noticed that all are tethered while grazing. The farms are small and the number of stock on each is in proportion; but we cannot imagine a farmer in our own country working on these lines,” states Mr. James Innes, Gisborne, who with Mrs. Innes is touring in the United Kingdom, and recently visited the Channel Islands,

"The method of grazing on these small farms is to tethei the animal in one place until all the grass is eaten down, and then to move the peg to new grass. I have kept my eyes open for sheep, but have seen none in our frequent bus trips about the island. We wondered If they, too, would be put on tethers. Big Tomato-Growing' Industry “The method 1 have described In regard to cows, horses and goats seems primitive, but while the farms are small there is a general air of prosperity among the producers here, and the farm houses are substantial and well kept. There are many really handsome buildings which might be manor-houses. "The island of Jersey has a good deal of fiat land, although there are hills around the coast. One finds a proportion of waste, scrubby land, but much of the island is well cultivated and there are large areas planted in tomatoes. 1 have never seen such regularity and careful tending as are exemplified in the tomato crops of Jersey. One sees forests of stakes almost everywhere, set in the ground to support the tomato vines. There are also good crops of hay. oats and wheat, and ryegrass is grown on a fair scale, though whether for hay or seed $ was unable to asoeriaio." -