A MODEL DAIRY FARM.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19558, 10 February 1927, Page 14

A MODEL DAIRY FARM.

Our North Tarauaki correspondent writes:—"The report submitted to the committee on the operations of the Stratford Demonstration Dairy Farm show that the 60 cows oduced 26451b. oi butter-fat during October. The cowtesting association statistics show that the herd averaged 49.641b ol butter-fat, as against the association's average of 56.2« lb This should show farmers what can bo done by systematic culling and proper feeding, as the Demonstration t arm Committee started operations with a very ordinary b«rd a few years ajo and an average tarm. Work for the cuilent season includes the sowing of two acres oi mangolds, cne acre of carrots, V 0f ; turm P s . acres ?anrtiS f nd sllou5 llou »<*Uiew Various varieties oi seeds will be tested and , ? re sults will be made available to dairy farmers at the field davs that are bold " Particular interest wilt attach to ttoe experiments being made m regard to the treatment oi ragwort It is prooospH cat tins level with the ground and bruise Ueated an wiih one . P«Mock it will be treated v,,th a small handful of kainit per plant 8!1 d in the other with a handful of salt It l 3 hoped to Sab lish a suitable method of dcalinc w -th plants and before it has time to *-> read over the whole paddock. *1