ON THE LAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18888, 10 December 1924, Page 13

ON THE LAND.

WW dairying output. MORRrNSVIULE FACTORY. & SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE. hX TE£I<JEAPH.—OWM CORRESPONDENT.] MOKBIN'SVILiLE. Tuesday. Baring the past month the average grading of butter at the Morrinsville Co-operative Dairy Company's factory was 82.17- The highest grade was 935. The total amount of butter made for the month was 7&i tons, compared with 48 tow during November last season. The total amount of butter made for the season to the end of November was 224 tons, ad against 145 tons over, a similar period daring last season. The factory is now manufacturing nearly three tons of butter a day. Same of the early season's make realised 223s per cwt. The total number of suppliers is 150, an increase of 35 for the season.

DUAL PURPOSE COWS.

RED POLI.S IN AMERICA.

POINTS OF SUPERIORITY.

•' Single purpose herds don't meet, reqnjr«nerit!!, is the comment of an owner of red poll cattle in America who is a contributor to the January number -of the breed journal of the Lnit-ed States Red PoU Association. Hs says "always, but especially in lean times of economic readjustment as the present, tho farmers should raise the kind of cattle which, firstly, will thrive under ordinary farm management and conditions; secondly will snwrt- profitably turn farm roughages and avaifaole concentrates into good, rich milk; and thirdly, will f feed and furnish most profitably for beef." Ho asserts that experience abundantly proves that no single purpose food whether tiairy or not will meet the 3« requirements. The same writer makes a greai point of the usefulness of red polls to the average farmer through their fine combination of milking properties and fat making characteristic!:. Ho argues that the failure of some agricultural leaders to recommend dual purpose cattle more strongly is due to ignorance and scepticism as to the existence or possibility of the development of real dual purpose cattle. The same contributor speaking from experience claims that the red polls are the greatest of all breeds which claim to be dual purj>ose, and his reasons _ which affect the views oi all breeders in Great Britain are summed up in the following words : "In quantity of milk and butter-fat production, tiie cows of the red poll breed compare very favourably with the cows of the foremost special purpose dair; breeds."

In point of economy of production their superiority over all breeds has been demonstrated many times in actual competition. His remarks on the beef side of red polls are equally interesting more especially as they bear out the tributes of the breed in this respect, which have been forthcoming by every buyer of red polls at the Southfiold Show. On this point the American breeder says as to beef production, one need only visit the fat stock markets of America to see red poll grados selling daily at lively prices wjth similiar animals of the beef breeds. In well-attested slaughter tests red poll beef dressed out to as high a percentage of the best cuts of beef as any other breed and of a quality and kind surpassed by none. Finally in a word as to the future of red polls, this American breeder declares: Owing to the rapidly gaining popularity of the breed among United States and Canadian farmers, that there is a good reason for the prediction of an impartial authority, that red polls will, within the next twenty years become a major breed in America.

MILK FEVER.

REMEDIAL TREATMENT.

The. milk fever apparatus should always be clean and ready for use; the udder and te»ts can b« washed with a mild antiseptic solution. The cow must be in such a position that the teats can be reached bv the operator. The milk that is in them should Be milked out; each of tho quarters is distended with air; it is best in most cases to inflate the under teats first, as it, is easier to get at them before the upper ones are inflated. Do not use tape or rubber bands to keep the air in the teats. This treatment is known as the air treatment by most cattle men; its value evidently depends upon th 0 pressure of the atmosphere on the inside of the udder, as the injection of sterilo water, potassium iodide solution, or any other "<pid, has the same results. The animal should bo treated as soon after she is found as possible. If she is found before she has gone down, And the symptoms point to milk fever, inflate the udder af once. Done carefully it can do no harm, and there is much opportunity to do good. Even in many cases where treatment seerns hopeless they will recover in a very short time. If the heart is still beating when they are treated, there is hope, and recovery is quite likely to occur. Under no condition should a cow suffering with this complaint be given anything by way of the mouth until it is evident that she has regained consciousness. In a short while after the cow's udder hits been inflated she will begin to regain consciousness; the 'breathing becomes inoro nearly natural and the apperance is brighter. About this time the animal may be noticed to shift about, and will possibly swallow a few times. Jn a. short time she may attempt to get upon her feet; if she does she should be helped, and if she succeeds she should bo steadied for * few minutes until she can stand alone. The animal should not be allowed to lie on. •her side while in this condition, as she will bloat quite badly; if this has occurred, »he should be tapped. After the cow is on her feet slit should have r plenty of water, but no feed for ]0 or 12 hours; if in the summer time, she may .safely run on pasture. Should not be milked before 10 or 12 hours aft*»r she n*6 got upon her feet. If the cow does not regain her feet within four or five hours after the 'adder has been inflated, the under should be inflated again.

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH.

The Hon. Xoel Buxton, Minister for Agriculture, England, has awarded the following travelling research fellowships to research workers in agricultural science;—(l) A Fellowship of £260 to Mr. F. L. F.ngledow, of the Cambridge University PJant Breeding Institute, for a. visit to the United States, to investigate American work on barley genetics cereal yield testing, and the quality, stor' age, and production of wheat. " (2) A Fellowship of £50 to Mr. K. S. Salmon. of the South Eastern Agricultural College' Wye, Kent, for a visit to CzechoSlovakia, to investigate the growing ~f hops in that country. (3) A Fellowship of £60 to Dr. A. G. Rust on, of Leeds University, for a visit to Switzerland and Denmark, for the purpose of investigations into agricultural costings.