THE FARM

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 7 April 1926, Page 9

THE FARM

HERD Test"RI.A.X i'( >i J AM KJIH’AN AYRSHIRE* I 'it;., f, ]! i --\v ii! m arc twelve !'*■;>' t: r; s- oi | ...j u-.-'i i.!-.:- I * A ■ ! , icst is i- r , !i.• ycai . with i! a\i ■:i i• t pr.-.lui I inn iiTuriis ter tie rulin' lirl il .'IS I I’r I/I Ij: rl .\ r. .A. I'i.'.Vs :iI r limilnl lii I\\ in ;i *la\ e.ilkioj, i-wcpt w!'i n pn-dint »»ll rxr, mils 40 jji'n ll 'i!s in mature rows and 25 pounds in two year old heifers. 4. Ii s: will In- i i ndti* te<l fur lull r-ir ilay. railt iiir,iii|i with no prelimin a,y inill:i n*i . 'l’iir I:< r|j 1 11 <_> ~t ilailv mill: weights 6 l-'.rntv rov.'.- mill;iil I'Aht daily i!,.;V lir I rsi il l HI one I i 111 «-. / Cow-testing asso.-in(ir,ii sup. i vi.-w.i s Ti; i V hr list*). will'll llrsilril. [lllV.idillg rili y null with tin- approval ol tinSl.it,- sitiiri intrmlr.’it of test in;; anil llif. inr in- remits charges ili'ect lr> college. 8. Err,l rusts mr tr lie completed. and at. tlir i"l ;-t t!ir year tin Avr.-lme i h'rrdr! s' Assr.. int ion illt'ldsiii-s ilu ll rv.lli :' with a I'l'lliphte stlltrlin nt el i iirli (* s product ii'-n. feed n s'-s. and avr i'n ftc figures ft'! - the rntii'c lin'd. V). IE aiv I'ri'M d v.ili lir :i \n iEi I>!i* in Ihr pttldir.a! inns of Ihr Ayr.-litre Breedi A ssi/riiit ii ii. 10. A! i herds niav lie sit ii jrrt ed lo surprise list.- at any linn-. 11. There is in.- minimum (jiialiiviiig ami;n ll i for lin'd averages : however. in dividual rows nm I:ilive mi I itrrio-us ie. ri,i ds- will I'rrrivr crrl iln ati's ni their tu rd ,rs! |)i'..dili l ion. and sires rl rows t ."slid iiv tiir lin'd trsi tilan will r rrcivi' rieognil inn. 12. P.reedcrs vn;iy continue their best lows on mil ol Imni.iU - work oy retaiujng ihr Irs.trl two />YS. kn p :Jg - dn i i.V in ill-; weights and meeting all other refinii'rmnits for roll r.t lionrur work.

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Advirr to daily farmers is given by thi AL'fimltui.il Department. I Diversity <'i Urge. Cork, in l1 1 <• following tnurtrrn points:—j. Onlv cows in good health should hr kr-i.it. 2. Tee at mospherc of tlm cowsnei fhonld In- Impt as free from dnsl as possible. especially dmi tic; milking. 7i. Tim cowshrd should not hr ('leaned nil immediately be lore or during milking. , [j The row s coal should hr greomCo and Irani, as ele,in as possible. . 6 Tim nddrrs should hr wined wttii> a florin. damn cloth before milking. 7. Those engaged in milking should ho clean in person, and should wash I heir hands ii clean wain - before mtl.r in<X each emv. 8. Small-topped milking pads slio-.ilil he used. 9. The first milk drawn from each tcmt should he rejected. . . 10. Ail milk should he strained and cooled immediately after it is drawn. 11. Strainers, pails, and ail utensils should he cleaned thoroughly immediately after use—rinsed with cold water, washed with tepid water, scalded, and left In* dry in the air. 12. Cans and lids with broken stir faces should he discarded, as the crevices form breeding grounds lor objectionable bacteria. 13. Jr.in a cow-testing < association and eliminate the “hoarders. 14. Fred tin- emv according to her yield.