JOTTINGS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20127, 21 April 1928, Page 22 (Supplement)

JOTTINGS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS

Wool Retained in England. xhp imports of foreign and colonial . wool in January were less than a year ago by nearly 16,000.<M)01b. (equivalent to about 50,000 bales Australasian), and as the two previous months also showed declines, the quantity of new clip wool brought into the country j has been appreciably less than in the | corresponding months of the previous I season (says the Textile Argus). Alto- ’ gether, for November to January (in- ■ elusive), the quantity imported has j been 214.(M>0.0001b. a year ago. or a ' drop of 27.000.0001 b. (equivalent to j about 95.000 bales Australasian '. For- > tuaacely, the re exports have also: been less than a year ago. and the . balance of wool retained during the ’ three months in question has been , almost exactly the same as a year ago. On the other hand. with the' present increased rate of consumption i there should be larger quantities ..f i wool retained than was the ca>c in J 9-27. j Maize for Silage. The ideal variety of maize for silage is one which will yield not only ! a large quantity of forage, but also a good percentage of grain, for this i? ' the most nutritious part of the feed. • Value of Lime. Our n«-wer knowledge of nutrition > speaks in no uncertain terms regard- I ing the value of lime ami what are ' termed generally minerals in the I breeding and nutrition of ail animals. • Hight from start to finish lime is of prime imjwirtance. It renders the soil/ more productive and easier to work. ; it limits or eliminates certain very ■ troublesome weeds and plant diseases, and finally it enables greater numbers of more prolific, healthy and flourishing stock to be keot.

Business In Farming. One usually buys a farm for two reasons: The desire to engage 3n farming, or the conviction that a farm may be a good investment. Whether an individual will make a farm pay will depend on whether he is a good farmer and has good business Instincts. If he has these qualities. and purchases a farm wisely and at a reasonable price, his success is fairly assured. Cross-breeding. There are different systems nf crossing. each of which, when strictly carried out. give good results. When carelessness or indifference is allowed to enter into the business, however. instead of producing the desired type (whether for wool or meat or a dual purpose sheep'), the outcome is unsatisfactory in every respect. Fast Milkers. There is a great difference in milkers. Cows will do much better when handled by some men than they will with others. A person should milk fast. W.> have found that with a slow milker the cows get info the ha’.-it of giving down their milk 'owly. and do nor give as much as when milked quickly. A milker should also be careful to get the last drop out of the udder. Weaning Y°ung Pigs. Prior to weaning, young pigs should be gradually accustomed to foods which will replace the mother’s milk. From about live weeks until weaning time, which is usually seven 'to eeight weeks, they should receive, in increasing quantity, a mixture of foods such as pollard. bran. barley meal or maize, potatoes or separated milk