For the Man on the Land

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXIV, Issue 3209, 20 September 1934, Page 7

For the Man on the Land

SOW’S UTTER OF 19. J_. ALL BUT TWO DOING WELL Mr C. Cates, of Horrell’s Road, Te Puninga district, told a representative of the Morrinsville Star the other day that a Largo White pedigree sow on his farm recently farrowed 19 pigs in one litter. Only two were dead when Mr Cates, first examined the young pigsAs the sow could not 'possibly roar such a rceord litter Mr Cates immediately took five of them and placed them with another sow which had farrowed eight pigs the previous day. The latter sow is roaring the 13 in good fashion. All the pigs arc doing well. The mother of the 19’ was given no special treatment, but was well housed during the winter and- “ran out” on grass pasture, „.ajub received a little meat meal and skim milk. “As showing how proponent this sow is,“ added Mr Cates, “all her litter arej. snowy white, though she was mated a young pedigree Tamworth boar. The dam’s past record shows that she has had litters of 12 (first), 15, l t 4, 15, 13 16 and 19 during the past three and a Kalf years.” ————— %, . $ N.Z. BUTTER EXPORTS r r *-U * DECLINE DURING AUGUST ' shipments of butter from New Zealand during August, the first month of the new season, were 1776 tons lower at 5586 tons than in August, 1933. The uncertain outlook in the market is reflected in the small proportion of f.o.b. sales for the month., Of the butter shipped in August, 88 per cent was consigned and 12 per cent sold f.0.b., the proportions in August, 1933, being 59 per cent and 41 per cent respectively. The total shipments of Southern Hemisphere butter to the United Kingdom in August were 8817 tons, compared with 9590 tons in August, 1933. Hew Zealand shipped 5500 tons, compared with 7121 tons last year, Austra■flL 2917 tons, against 2461- tons, and foods’ Great Peppermint Cure For Coughs and Colds, never fails

ROMANCE IN GRASS

HOW CHEWINGS FESCUE WAS DISCOVERED “Go out on your tennis courts, cricket fields, and golf courses, and ask your partner what grass he is walking c-n,’’ said Mr J. T. Martin, in an address before the Wellington Rotary Club. “He may say that it is some sort of fescue, but the chances are he won’t even know that much. Perhaps it is ‘Chewings Fescue’ —the grass Now Zealand exports for the furnishing of most of the lawns and fairways in America and England. “I came from Lumsden, and it was in that district that, some 45 years ago a farmer named George Chcwings came across a grass new to his eye. He showed it to a Mr Tothill, who said that it was evidently a fescue, but said he would send it Homo to Sutton’s to ascertain. Sutton’s wrote back to say it .Jf was a fescue and that they would pay 1/- a lb for as much seed as could be produced. So Cliewings started to grow it for seed, and made a fortune out of it, as did other farmers -who followed suit. Last year 966 tons of seed were shipped out of New Zealand. This year the quantity will be less, but, owing to the demand caused by- drought conditions in the Northern Hemisphere the price is 2/- a lb, so the return will be greater. So you see this was an accidental discovery. Had this peculiar grass not caught the attention of George Chewings he would have ploughed it in and it might have been lost to the world.” A STING IN HIS TAIL Watch Old Man Winter closely. He isn’t finished yet, and may deal you out a cold any minute. Be careful. As a precaution, as a remedy and as an aid for recovery, Baxter’s Lung Preserver stands alone. Take “Baxter’s” and “Baxter’s”' will take care of you. ' Three popular sizes. 1/6, 2/6, and 4/6, at all chemists and stores throughout New Zealand. —— < When you patronise the advertisers in this paper tell them you saw their advertisements in “The Independent.”

VALUABLE STUD BULL FROM SCOTLAND Purchased from the loading Scottish breeder, Mr Allan Barr, Hobsland, an outstanding young Ayrshire bull is on its way to New Zealand to the order of Mr A. M. Deir, Menzies Ferry, Southland.,. The young bull, Hobsland -Senator, was male champion at the Kilmarnock Show last May and second at Ayr a few days later. His sire was Nethorall Enterprise, arid his dam Hobsland Tot 111., who has a record of over 1300 gallons. As the young bull will be required to undergo a lengthy period of quarantine in Canada, it is not anticipated that he will reach New Zealand for some time yet. Hobsland Senator is sired by the same bull, Netherall Enterprise, as the bull owned by'Mr J. G. Donald, of the Ardgowan Stud, Feathcrston, Hobsland Prince of Perfection, which he imported from the Hobsland herd last year. . ; The careers of many well-known people have been ended at ToAver Hill, London, but feAV arc known to have commenced there. Some interesting information Avas recently discovered, hoAvevcr, among some old records of a Warehouse Company in that district. In an early testimonial concerning Mr Ramsay MacDonald, then an entry clerk, it Avas predicted that he Avould ‘ ‘ rise to distinction. ’ ’ Last year a smoker of considerable experience was asked what measure of success he predicted for tAVO Ncav Zealand Tobaccos, which were about to be placed on the market. IlaAung tried them, he agreed that it would not be long before they were recognised cveryAvherc as New Zealand Tobaccos at their best. He was most enthusiastic about the delightful result of toasting. Although pipe smokers are conservative the big SAving to Rod Shield (Dark) and Blue Shield (Medium) still continues. The old smoker’s prophecy is coming true. Obtainable f everywhere. TAvo-ounee tins (1/7) and in one-pound canisters. Remember, Red Shield and Blue Shield arc toasted to a turn; that’s why they are better. , 43 More Like Him Nurse: I think he’s*regaining con- i seiousness, doctor; he tried to blow the j froth off his medicine. 1

Payment tfy Quality. Payment according to quality was the remedy suggested by Mr A. Leslie, of Lincoln College, when in, the course of an address he was asked how he w r ould overcome the unhygienic conditions existing on some small dairy farms. “That is what they do in Denmark/ ’ added Mr Leslie. “I would keep what was firstgrade milk and send the rest back to the supplier to feed to his pigs.” Any dirt found in the milk ho would send back to the supplier in an envelope. The psychological effect would be tremendous. “I am a great believer in the microscopic test/' said Mr Leslie. “What we want is more veterinarians. There is far too much quackery.' 7

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