FARM AND STATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2610, 23 March 1904, Page 6

FARM AND STATION.

■vertical engine, with which, at very light expense, he sterilises all milk brought from *he factory. Thi9 process kills all microbes ,and destroys bad 1 odours in the milk before it is given to the calves. Since adopting this method' Mr Smith had not lost a single calf by disease. The North British Agriculturist of January 6, in referring to a striking instance of liberality on the part of 'a Scottish landlord, comments as follows: — Mr Edward 1 Brook, the proprietor of the Hoddam and Kininount estates, does not believe in doing things by halves. When his tenants sustain eerious losses through bad seasons or other causes he does not offer to share t?ieir losses .by an "abatement of 20 or 30 per cent, on / the rent. On the contrary, he just cuts the rent off altogether for the six months or the twelvemonth as the case may be. He has -done so several times already, and on Friday last hia tenants received from him a New Year's greeting intimating that the half year's rent due at Candlemas would be remitted altogether on account of the late bad ceason. This munificent gift, which will total up to a good many thousands of pounds sterling, will prove a great boon to the tenantry, who are no doubt very sincerely grateful to their ultra-generous proprietor. Harvest in the Makikihi district (reports tho Timaru Herald) is finished all but the threshing. Although the rain somewhat delayed stacking, still turnips and grass have benefited considerably. Feed is plentiful, and much dealing in stock is going on. Many farmers have already got a start to 'plough for the next season's crop.. "*- A resolution was passed at a meeting of the Leicester Sheep Breeders' Association, held at Driffield on January 23, protesting against a new regulation of the Koyal Society, under which classes which have entries from less than three exhibitors will in future be- cancelled, andHhe entry fee returned. The meeting thought the regulation would work harshly, and poosibly lead to the entire elimination of many stock classes. At the _Guildhall Police Court, on January 28, Edward West, a Gloucester farmer, was summoned for sending the carcase of a diseased sheep to the Central London. Market, intending it for sale as human food 1 . Dr W. Collingridge, medical officer of ■health, eaid he- had never seen an animal 'in such a wasted condition. There must Lave been extensive lung disease. The muscles had entirely disappeared. Anyone must have known that it was^not fit for food. Defendant gave evidence on oath, and' eaid that when he had the animal killed he saw no signs of disease, and thought it was fit for food. Sir Horatio Davies eaid it was quite clear the defendant knew the state the animal was in, and the public must be protected. He fined defendant £25, or a month's imprisonment.