DAIRY CATTLE DISEASES.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 28 August 1924, Page 10

DAIRY CATTLE DISEASES.

INSTRUCTIVE LECTURE AT

TOKAORA

The farmers are indebted to men iike Mr. R. B. Wood, of W T aitara, who. when requested by branches of the Farmers’ Union on the subject of mamio give of their expert knowledge to assist farmers in dealing with problems that confront them in their daily work. Such special • assistance is of" great value, pot only to the farmers of the district, but to the Dominion generally, it was therefore fitting that when Mr. Wood went out to Tokaora to talk to farmers under the auspices of the rarmers Union, on the subject of main, mitis and other siimlar troubles, the schoolhouse was quite filled with settlers from the neighbouring district. Mr W T ood, in his well-known breezy and conversational style, talked to them for nearly four hours, freely .nterspersing his practical advice and suggestions with many amusing anecdotes and remarks. Those flashes of humour served to lighten the serious business of cattle ailments upon which the lecturer had come to talk. Mr Wood’s remarks dealt mainly with the udder of the cow, and- the lacteal system and the urgent need of giving special attention to that, the most important organ of the cow, keeping it scrupulously clean and warding off the attacks of bacteria by the most approved and commonsense methods. Care of the teats was also stressed bv the lecturer, and lie added that dirt and cold were two of the greatest dangers to be guarded against in the udder. At tfie conclusion, Mr Wood answered most convincingly a large number of questions. Oil the motion of the chairman, Mr H. E. Johnson, supported bv Messrs J. Finlay and E. Mills, a very hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr Wood fo r his extremely interesting and instructive address. All three speakers stressed the value of such lectures, and Mr Mills laid special emphasis on the valuable assistance so willingly given by the officers of the Government departments, dealing with matters of interest to' farmers. In acknowledging the compliment, Mr. Wood said he would lie very p.eased to come down at any time that could be arranged to talk on other similar subjects. The chairman also took the opportunity of acknowledging the debt owed bv the farmers to the Hawera Star for practical and continued interest in farming matters. They recognised he said, the assistance given by the Star, and. u ere glad now to take the opportunity of expressing their appreciation A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded a very valuable evening’; talk and d.scussion.