JOTTINGS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20014, 3 December 1927, Page 22 (Supplement)

JOTTINGS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS

Many cases of malnutrition in ani-| r'ais due to mineral deficiency of pas- . lure have been reconied. Consumers when they go to the re | taller find juo». as dear as ever to buy, while the prcrlucer is losing heavily on everything he has to sell. A motherly sow, which is good tempered and successfully rears her litter, is a valuable asset, and she should not L»c parted with until her best £&ys are over. Top-dressed areas remain green for a ] 'tig -r period than those that are unmanured, thus providing succulent feed tor a longer period and diminishing the danger of fire. To get the best out of a pasture wr must k.-ep it as nutritious as possible, and also make it palatable by presenting the feed in its most attractive form to the gracing aninialA co-operative association is not operated to make a profit on invested capital above the usual rate of interest, •ut to profitably market the products of its members at the lowest possible .jsl. Nature does all her breeding by the ruthless method of culling. Darwin called it natural selection. Culling alone, purposefully followed as a practice through the years, will result in a great herd or flock. The heaviest planting of early potatoes in the history of the industry on the northwest coast of Tasmania is taking place. Fifty per cent, more superphosphate has been used this season tha n last. The progeny of a cross-mating be tween pure brads can be expected ro I p very uniform in type, but if th(Se eiosfarbicyi are used for breeding the next general! n w ill consist very jjj’Xi-a types. Breeding from crossbred Digs *s, therefore, to be cjiscnurngxl. Outdoor exercise is especially beneficial, but pigs should be protected irom cold winds or a very hot sun. By the time the young pigs are three or four weeks old they will have learned to cat- If at all posible is is a goon plan to give them a trough to themselves.

xkibena is the premier sheep-raising province in Western Canada, ind showconstant growth there from 133,592 at the 1922 census to 476,009 in 1926, the numbers of the intervening census A stunted pigling with the same amount of fecyling will never overtake others of the same litter. And when you have to feed pigs with expensive meals in order to make them grow' a little faster you are on the wrong track to catch profits. Milk producers, as a whole, are well aware that the keeping quality of milk and its general fitness for use in manufacturing our various dairy products and for the fresh milk trade, depend on the extent to which bacteria may be kept out or kept in check. Frost •icpresses bacterial life, thjugx* activity rapidly regained with mt’.ier weal her. The lower layers of soi’s a . not favourable; in this respect deep cultivation, admitting air to penetrate the lower layers, is of advantage. Monovale Queen Bess, a worth-while Friesian owned by T. H. Richards, of Taranaki. recently completed her fourth period under semi official test, producing during these 365 days 26,461.81 - milk and 1.002.21 b. fat, thereby making three Fresian cows to produce over 10001 b. butter-fat in one year, including the record holder for Alcartra Clothilda Pietje, 11451 b. I’at. Mr John Donaldson, of .Stirling, who has gained considerable fame as a breeder and judge of Refl Polled cattle, has just made some important additions to his herd. These comprise three high class cows, sired by a butter-fat bull, Force Majeure, from one of the Government experimental farms. The dam of Force Majeure (Muria) holds the Australian and New Zealand record of 8851 b. butter-fat. Dominion Gourd, the dam of the 1926 Royal Show champion cow, is included in the trio. Mr Donaldson has also purchased from Mr \T. B. Harvey, of Wavcrley, the two-ycar-oki bull Wairoa Chancegct, sired by Kowhai* This young bull, which is to grace the Stirling herd, is considered to be one of the outstanding bulls ot the breed in the Dominion. He has been shown three times, on each occa sion, gaining the highest honours. These include the English Red Poll Society ’s Cup. valued at 25 guineas, for best bull eligible for entry in the English herd book gained at the 1926 Royal Show.