RURALISMS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 15 April 1922, Page 3

RURALISMS.

The Brtish Friesian Cattle Society now has 1800 members. Make hay while the sun shines, but don't lay off on the rainy days waiting I for it to shine. I More milk and cheese on the family} bill of fare mean money saved and better health. ( The high cost of neglect is a worse drain .than the high cost of machinery. This applies to farm implements. The first suggestion for, success with test cows should be close observation and study of the individual at all times, both before and after calying. The appetite of calves, like other animals, vlary much in capacity for disposing of foodj and it is not those with the largest appetites that necessarily thrive the fastest. Recent sales of pedigree stock in Ar- , gentine have been very disappointing to exporters. A drop of about 50 per | cent, has been experienced from the values ruling at last year's sales.. In order to succeed with lucerne the soil must not only be sweet, but it must have an abundant supply of plant food. Many stands of lucerne become thin and unprofitable because they are not well fed. "Little and often's is nowhere more essential than in the feeding of dairy cows, provided it is not carried to the extent of riot allowing the animals sufficient interval for rumination and tindisturbed rest or sleep. The keystone of the Danish dairy industry is the export of- butter. The greater part of the production is shipped out of the country, for while the total annual production of butter is jibont 275,000,0001b., about 242,000.OO^lb. is exported. In order to avoid milk fever, which dees not usually occur in any cows ex

cept those in the prime of life, and then only in the heaviest milkers, it is advisable not to, milk the cow entirely clean until 24 hours after calving. If the udder is allowed to stay full for that length of time, milk fever will seldom develop.

For the year ended last June, imports of butter from British colonies intci Great Britain were 66,836 tons, compared with 30,764 tons the previous year and 30,764 tons in 1913. As to cheese, the colonies are getting a mojjopoly of the imports. For the year abaye mentioned they sent 127 3 000 torfs, whereas only 7940 tons came from foreign countries.