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Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8056, 14 November 1906, Page 1

AGRICULTURAL NOTES. Id the absence of proper equipment for milk testing, the following is a rough method recommended : Weigh a gallon on a reliable basis, and deduce the weight of the vessel, If the milk weighs lO^lb —that is, more than the same quantity of water -it may be accepted as containing the solid matter required. The specific gravity of good mnk is calculated at 1.033, which corresponds in weight 10 an increase of about ouuees on » gallon of milk of 60deg. F., corapar d with the weight of a gallon of war at the sume temperature. Of course, It is more satisfactory to have milk tested scientifically, but if this cannot be done, au approximate idea of the value of milk may be obtained in the way described, if a fat test from the sample of milk is also made 'I o gain some idea of the extent of the fat contents of any sample of milk, take an even sample of milk immediately after milking, set it from four to six inches deep in a dairy which registers 48 to 50 degrees, and let it stand undisturbed for 36 to 48 hours. Skim the milk, ripen the cream, and churn it. A separator should be used for separating the cream from the milk when possible, as this test is valueless unless the dairy registers 50 degrees below the Dew milk heat. It is necessary to know the exact amount of milk used with this test, as 10 gallons must produce at least 31b of butter, or the milk may be considered below standard, Mr Morrow, of Rahotu, goes in largely for Holstein cattle, having an imported bull of the very purest strain, says the Opunake Times, There are also some very fine Jersey cattle, and Mr Morrow is going in for a herd of first cross Holstein on the Jersey, That, as he puts it himself, will beat the world. The Holstein bull, which, when two years old, Mr Morrow successfully backed to give any animal possessed by another breeder weight, was tethered in a paddock, and he is a splendid specimen. Mr Morrow is taking the greatest care of him, and in another year intends to show him through New Zealand. A word of caution says the South Australian Journal of Agriculture may be given with reference to the mixing of artificial fertilisers. Sulphate of ammonia must not be mixed with any manure holdiog free lime, such as Thomas' phosphate (basic slag). By mixing these a chemical action takes place, setting free ammonia, the presence of which in the air can be detected by its pungent odour. It is quite safe, however, to mix sulphate of ammonia with superphosphate, dissolved bonec, bonemeal, kainit, sulphate of potash, muriate of potash, and nitrate of soda. On the other hand, nitrate of soda should not be mixed with superphosphate, dissolved bones, or guano treated with sulphuric acid, as such a mixture gives rise to the loss of nitrogeD, and the mass becomes sticky and difficult to sow. In applying superphosphate and dissolved bones it is undesirable to mix either with Thomas's phosphate, as this may cause the reversion of the soluble phosphate present. If potassic manures are mixed for any considerable time with a dissolved manure the mixture becomes sticky and difficult to sow; hence, speaking generally, the sooner the mixture of manures ]is sown after it iB made the SICK BABIES IN SUMMER. It is during the warm months of summer that mother* have to be most careful of their little ones, and at the first unusual looseness of their bowels should give the little sufferer a dose of Chamberlain's Colio, Chelera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Get it to-day; it will save trouble later on. For sale by W. Dey, Hamilton; Thos. Wells, Cambridge; Qeo. M. A. Ahier, Te Awamutu; Green and Colebrook, Ngaruawahia; Ch»s. Dallas, Taum&runui; ?, H. Chapman, Kihikihi. Family Butcher, (HAMILTON. Meat of the Best Quality Only. 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