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Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8058, 16 November 1906, Page 1

AGRICULTURAL NOTES. Dairy records are far more easily kept than is generally supposed. The time and cost of keepiug them for each cow is so small as to be only a trifle in comparison with their value. The length of time required to weigh and sample milk depends much upon the quickness of the individual doing the work. After studying the question, the Illiuois station found that it required on an average oue minute to each cow, or two minutes a day, and that when milk is weighed aud tested every seventh week, as is customary with some dairymen, about one hour and 38 minutes is required yearly for each cow tested. With this amount of time expended, the farmer can have a reasonably accurate dairy record of every cow in his herd. For some years past, says an Aus. tralian authority, there has been a pr< judice against Ayrshire cows on account of the shortness of their teats. Many animals of the breed have had perfectly-shaped udders of good capacity, but ic has been almost impossible to milk them. This was not always so, nor is it a feature of some Ayrshire herds to-day. For a number of years there was a falling off in the quality of the Scotch cattle as dairy animals. This was brought about in some measure by the leaning of show judges towards fancy points rather than utility. The craze for certain colours knocked horns, etc., in preference to milking qualities was not confined to Australia and New Zealand. In Scotland and America breeders fell into the error of paying little attention to the size of the teats, provided they were well set on to an evenly-balanced udder. There has, however, been a general awakening to the fact that an Ayrshire is essentially a dairy cow, and to the necessity of producing animals that embody the best milking qualities of the breed. There are endless diversified opinions regarding the best tubers to use for planting, and whether or not they should be planted whole or cut into sections. Good results have been obtained from all methods generally adopted and unanimity on the point is never likely. Large or medium sized potatoes, cut into four or a lesser number of parts, with a couple of good eyes and plenty of flesh, have been found to yield a well, generally better, than small seed planted whole. In a recent number of the Orange Judd Farmer a writer, in giving his experiences starts off with the very sound advice to growers to plant the varieties which the market demands. It is an axiom which applies to the cultivation of any crop.'Going into the question of selection, he remarks that "with animals and with all plants grown from seed too much cannot be said in favour of careful selections of breeding stock. But with plants grown from cuttings, runners or tubers ;he case is very different. True, a Frenchman, by staking his most vigorous hills of potatoes and planting their product, did succeed in improving his crop for a time. " He inclines to the opinion that by planting fair to large-sized potatoes that bad been well kept aud not exhausted by sprouting a variety might be kept up longer in its full strength and usefulness than where Nature's laws are not observed. But in ei.her case death would eventually come, and so farmers must give up their fa\ourite varieties when they become unre. sponsive to good tilth, and choose some more youthful variety with newer life from the seed-ball. DE SHELDON'S DIGESTIVE TABULES After each meal, give the stomach perfect rest, because they contain alt the natural digestants aa found m a healthy etc inch. This is a common-sense method of resting all stomach troubles, and the r isults are certain. Mr F. 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Ahier, Te Awamutu, and T. H. Chapman, Kihikihi. R. B. RESTELL, GENERAL COMMISSION AND IMPLEMENT AGENT, HAMILTON. Agent for MASSEY-HABBIS COY. On sale BOOTH MACDONALD'S Implements, Windmills, Plows, Harrows, etc. OBDEBS taken for all Farm Imp'ements, Manures, Seeds, Poncing Materials, Tanks and Farmer*' Requisites. New Masaey-Harris Star Fed Drills have now arrived. Write for particulars. Massay-Harris Extras at J. E. Hammond's Hamilton. R. B. RESTELL, Hamilton. Kawhia - Pirongia Coach (Via Te Rau-a-Moa). COACH leaves Oparau Ferry on Monday and Thursday mornings, and leaves Piron/ia on the return, Tuesday and Friday mornings at 6 a m. FAKES—Between Oparau and Pirongia, 15s s to Te Eau-a-Moa, 7a 6d. Hans Boesen, PROPRIETOR. Paspalum Dllatatum. T7OR BEST RESULTS SOW BEDFORD'S RENOWN HAND-SHAKEN SEED, Is 4d per lb } per sack, Is 3d per lb. Reduction on large orders. Acclimatised Plants, 25s per 1000. Plant Maroh to November. Beware of low price seed. H. D. BEDFORD, Ngaruawania,