DISEASE IN HERDS
“ ROOT OF THE TROUBLE ” BAD FEEDING TO BLAME « FARMING PRACTICE AT FAULT Prevention of troubles in the dairy herd all harked back to proper feeding, emphasised Mr R. W. Bowen, veterinary surgeon, in his address to Matamata farmers. All-grass farmers had the most trouble with their herds, continued the speaker, and of those the dairyman who made hay only, and probably bad hay at that, suffered most. Next in order with less
trouble were the hay and ensilage men and those with ensilage only had the least trouble. Men who feed roots, including sugar beet and molasses, suffered very little trouble. The only men who could get away without molasses were those with the root crops mentioned and. who carried out rotational grazing. Mr A. J. Carter interjected that he thought the speaker had hit the root or kernel of farmers’ troubles in stat statement. In reality it was bad farming practice that caused their troubles, and it was time farmers recognised that fact and aimed at prevention. He supposed, when the speaked mentioned the ensilage feeder as being one of the least affected, that he meant good ensilage. Mr Bowen replied that that was definitely so. Bad ensilage wai worse than bad hay. The sooner then got away from grassland farming the better. .
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 51, Issue 3150, 29 July 1942, Page 3
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