THE MAN ON THE LAND.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 62, 6 November 1912, Page 8

THE MAN ON THE LAND.

More Hcisterns.

Holstein importations are becoming more frequent, several large shipments having come to hand during the past three months. A few weeks ago particulars of the Government’s purchases made by Mr Singleton in the United States were given. Coming by the same steamer with these is a. lot of four heifers and a young bull, consigned to “Cluny Farm,” Plimmerton. These were purchased from the celebrated farm of Woodcrest, in the New York State. The bull “Woodcrest Hcngerveld iMechthilde”—a handsome individual more white than black—is sired by Pietje 22nd’s son, the dam being “Xanne Hcngerveld de Kol,” a cow which last year, notwithstanding an accident, gave 18,6131 b of milk, and 809.53 H) of butter. The heifers, four in number, are: “Woodcrest Pietje Kate,” “Aagie Xctherland Lennox,” “Woodcrest Pietje Vernon,” and “Woodcrest Pietje Douwe.” The first-named is a show' animal of fine conformation, sired by Pietje 22nd’s Woodcrest Lad, whose sire was “Homestead Girl de Kol Sarcastic Lad.” The dam “Woodcrest Lady Kate,” has been entered this year for the semi-official yearly test. The granddam| “Pleasant Valley Kate,” a first-prize show cow, has a record of 21.311 bof butter in seven days. The sire of Xo. 2 heifer is “llifton Lassie Lad,” a full-brother to “llifton Lassie,” the world’s champion two-year-old, which last year produced 19.561 b of milk and 9081 b of butter. The dam is “Aagie Hartog Xctherland.” The No. 3 heifer, “Woodcrest Pietje Vernon,” is sired by “Pietje Pauline Lad,” the dam being “Xeah Cornucode Kol,” who gave 261 bof butter in seven days. Her sire was full-bro-ther to the world’s record cow. of her time, “Aagie Cornucopia Pauline.” The fourth heifer is by the same sire as Xo. 3, the dam being “Douwe Pieter.” Three of the heifers are bred to “King Walker,” a bull of great prepotency. So far there are none of the Walker family in New Zealand. The darn of “King Walker” is “L.dmn Walker Pieterje.” Her thirty day record is 125.31 b of butter. “Ruby Walker,” her daughter, has 1001 b to her credit in the same time, while her dam, “Beauty Pieter jo’s” record for seven days is 30.51 b. Her granddam, the famous cow “Prilly,” at the age of 13 years, made a record of 25.21 b butter, which is equal to at least 301 b. for a cow in her prime. She undoubtedly has proven herself one of the greatest transmitting cows through her daughters of the breed, having produced a line of succession of 301 b. cows for four generations. These animals are now on the way out, and should arrive in Wellington about the middle of November.—“ Dominion.”

Not every farmer is aware of the difference between a United States bushel and an English bushel in regard to the measurement of wheat. The volume of a bushel in the United States (callc'd Winchester bushel) is 2150.42 cubic inches. This is equivalent to a cube, each side of which is about 12.9 inches (12.907 plus), or a solid measuring 12in by 12in by 14.93 plus. The volume of a bushel measure in England (called the Imperial bushel) is about 3.1 per cent, greater than the bushel measure used in the United States. It contains 2218.19 cub e inches, which is equivalent to a cube, each side of which measures slightly more than 13 inches; or a solid measuring 12in by 12in by 15.4 plus inches.

In the course of his address in Kketahuna on Saturday, Mr Taylor, Government Veterinarian, in ex pounding the theory that milk fcvci in cows was contagious stated he knew of an instance where the disease had been carried from one farm to another by flood water. Cows affected with the disease had been depasturing on a flat which was flooded by a' river and a short time afterwards animals on a farm miles down the stream contracted the complaint which had not previously been known in that locality.

At the same meeting, in answer to questions Mr Taylor said he preferred lyo )I for a disinfectant, about a teaspoonful to a pint bottle of water. He said contagious rnamrnitis, may only affect one quarter, but even if the affected quarter came in apparently normal at next calving he would get rid of the cow, as the germ might lie dormant in the udder two or thiee years before again demonstrating itself. There was no guide to contagious martini it is in an individual cow,' and it was only when two or three were affected and the milk analysed that any clue was obtained. For black scour in calves bo advised VI to .15 drops of formalin and the use of wbeaten flour gruel. The trouble was not always traceable to starvation. He advised the feeding of linseed meal to calves and preferred administering salts to linseed oil.