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Southland Times, Issue 23141, 6 March 1937, Page 15

As some hikers watched a girl milking a cow, a bull rushed bellowing toward them from the far- end of the field. The hikers ran for the nearest gate, but the girl calmly went on with her work. Five yards away ’ from the girl the bull came to a sudden halt, turned round, and raced away even faster. When the astonished hikers reassembled, the girl explained, “I knew the bull wouldn’t come any nearer. The cow I’m milking is his mother-in-law.”

A detailed study of 7000 baconers proved that the longer pigs practically always have thinner backfat than the ordinary type, and thin backfat is the most important single attribute of a good bacon pig.

When cleaning out the sheep ;dip before refilling do not immediately discard the old contents. When spread liberally on garden paths around and about the homestead sheep dip has a very discouraging effect on weeds, remarks an Australian writer. The success of this method depends, of course, on the strength and condition of the discarded dip, and the thickness of the weeds to be removed, but with one well-known powder dip at least it has proved to be completely satisfactory. It is unnecessary to stress the fact that the dip should never be poured where stock might be able to reach it.