AGRICULTURAL NOTES

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6812, 16 January 1929, Page 10

AGRICULTURAL NOTES

The stud Merino ram Emperor Charles, bred in Bundcmar (New South Wales) stud, aud sold in 1926 to a well-known South African breeder at the ago of five years for £2OOO, has at the age of seven years, cut 361 b. of good, clean wool for twelve months’ growth.

The British Empire is now producing 30 per cent, of tho world’s raw cotton. With the vast irrigation works, which rn: being constructed in the Sudan, aud the developments in East, West and South Africa, the Empire will shortly be self-contained so far as cotton is concerned.

During the year ended 30th June last 11.300,000 head of cattle were tested for bovine tuberculosis in the United States of America, that total being 1,600,000 more than in the previous twelve months. The prcccntage of reactors during the twelve months was 2.4, compared with 2.9, for the proceeding year.

The Commonwealth Statisticians has issued official production statistics of the Cqmmonwealth for the 1926-27 season. 'The number of sheep totalled 104,267,101, while 924,410,5531 b. of wool were produced, valued at £69,•130,000. The total value of pastoral production was £111,168,000. Agricultural yielded £98,294,503, and 17,750,000 acres were cropped.

When a cow has formed the habit of holding her milk it is hard to break her of it. Feeding the cow sonic grain or bran while she is being milked will in some cases help. While the cow .is eating her feed her attention is distracted by the feed, and she will forget about holding her milk. If this will not cause the cow to give her usual amount of milk there is nothing that can be done for a case of this kind.