Pigs ... and ... People

Northern Advocate, 4 May 1940, Page 11

Pigs ... and ... People

L 'Supplied by Northland Pig Council

'T'HOSE club boars are on the way. | 1 The Awakino Point Club realises j the value of a good prepotent typey | boar and has not considered expense j to obtain one. Good luck to Awa- j kino. We wish you every success. ft ft ft * ft VU'HAT does it cost to keep a boar for a' year? Briefly, 61bs of meal per day or 6 gallons of milk, with a good house and good grass. Meal at Id. per lb., milk at Id. per gallon. Yearly cost, £9 2/-. The club boar will certainly pay for his keep. ft ft * ft OOD work once again by the Government Experimental Farm at Dargaville. Experiments are being carried out at present on the different methods of feeding barley, ground, whole, crushed and boiled. We hope to have some useful and practical information to give when these trials are completed. * * * * A WORTHY combination; horses, dairy cows and pigs. A very interesting and instructive Field Day was held on Montgomery Bros’ farm at Arapohue on Thursday. * * * • j T\o women know anything about I pigs? Keenness and observance r-e suited in the daughter (a school girl) of Mr. A. Cates, Okahu, securing third prize in the Bacon Pig judging at Arapohue on Thursday. * * * * TT has been noticed that our local supervisor is in trouble once again. This time it is .a finger. Are we to surmise that he considers a pig’s teeth need to be sharp to bite the weed seeds in the barley? Far safer to keep his fingers out of their mouth.

T)C> the Northland farmers realise the value of good housing for pigs? It certainly appears so. Mr. Lewin, of Mata, holds pride of place for starting this autumn, followed by Mr. Murray, of Ruakaka, and Mr. Reid, of Waipu, Drop in and have a chat with these men and they will be pleased to show you their good results.