Farm Notes.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4377, 23 February 1909, Page 4

Farm Notes.

- _ - HOS irs shorter the iefnrof life of the fat Z. ttlißr lhon> < pi^tabl^wifl ,> lb-' WVtt [ • owner. There shonld“not be in its [f f,. anJ a(; ffe^in#ip&ibd.‘;l » ekis'eiio* should be 5 'ali&WrtiSuous d of increase in sizo and flesh. A n r period itteiiihir 1 period.’"-A /V Vdey ‘''geherd >; listiiko is that too large'a quantity l »<*il is iMren at 4 ohh time to young' j«r« newly 1 taken from the sow. 'lwOl r ttirne irieals a day are hot ’ sufficient t this period. They Shckle theifeowf; •»m teri '-bi-twhiye times a day, and’ : I tir stoui.icfis cannot stow away a irtr« junntity of food at once. s Giving ■ much food at a time inclines them o l-o lazy and to develop a trouble rorv common in many districts, >opu..Wly,termed “ gout.”, ,Especially it flie winter tinae itinclikes' them -’tob ie too -much JbJhpir, iieat, and they toon go off fcheif legs) are jally of no use fot airy The lystematic and frequent giving .of very smalt quantified otflbOtr i£ i: thbrb} natural to &iia l! ‘ Seeps thetf active at a, period in their life when they are most liable to contract the “ gout ” tfpttble Ypungbterabbught atlOs to 15s each and Sold at 70s tb B’s each in four, months, ia; ?ihe! ideal at which’ .expert '’Mediig'should^d? l It is very difficult I^ ftfworlPdtit &hf set rules q^it^aStiff tily oOpoclb owing tb the fafet much of’the stuff . miy “be, as refuse. The} < feeditig''mUM; , b , e verned in . a large degree by former results, altiibugh eertaitf fines must folio wed at ' the Outset. The feeder must havq the start sbjhfluidea Sb td‘ what Jbe “ intends'w produce} 1 either small porhersi} bacdH : , Br p?gs for breedi£ig. ! h Thdy J miM ‘ bd'kept g ang forward, as;a. petback means a great} ipse of tipie, and they will 1 require* mach atteption to bring them into copditiop. again. .'.Pigs are nothing short Of machinery for', converting the carbonaceous compounds into fdt, and nitrogenous substances that build up the flesh must be given in a concentrated form. *' K ' ' }*

The matter of allowing the cutting of thd- cocksfoot! on the . Selwyn County Council’s Plantation Reserve, on the Cashmere Hills, was discussed shortly at the meeting of the Council recently, fear being expressed that the Council would render itself liable for damages in the event of;a Are occur-, ing during* cutting operations or in consequence thereof. It was decided, however, to allow the cocksfoot to be cut* -'i ■?' ’ -V *

Schnidewindj the' German i expert, found that the only practical means of reducing the losses of nitrogen in a manure heap is to place a layer of old, well-rotted farmyard manure as a basis for the new manure heap. This has a distinctly beneficial effect, and results in smaller losses of nitrogen, possibly because of the constant evolution of carbonic acid from the layer of old manure. Some particularly excellent beef (Highland cattle) has been on Smith-' field lately from the farm of Mr William Grant, New Zealand.

Ar regards the custom of wholesale, buyers and speculators at Home'in the forward trade, several- of. them prefer to buy by a named /boat this enables the parcel tc> be more easily resold. Bptf .it nott easy, to get shippers to agree to this plan, The Christchurch Meat Company have had a new" cdhtr'fict m'forchfor year. Bom 9 buyers refuse' to make 4 contract except the meatv is actually on board the ship : in; f New Zealand port. Other tirias.huyhpth,-by-named ship, and for shipment in a particular month. The ofp.i.f. business has not been considerable of late. The t coßb i of maintenance of the dairy ’ cow is a ' debatable /question. Much depends on’ whether or not a man wants to keep a coir' for 1 the benefit of his health, or whether he keeps her for a profit. - r ‘ " <• Never go into the dairy business if you' do ‘ not enjoy every part : of: the work, from providing for and keeping the cows, to coring for. and marketing the product. If there is any detail distasteful you vyill neglect it and a. profit leak will be sprung in that detail that; will rob .you,of ( the greater part, if not all, of your profit. \