ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 442, 26 February 1909, Page 5

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

-::fTarmer," ■ pats'.^would: V. : :.'..pyeT!J)est.-r'estUts/>fls'!a>.--ffiiiterVdrl)p: ! 'for;-'dairy.; -S-'powsV .-Tliey :: give' a:great 'amount 'of feed, VX'i and.' can.; be ..'stocked;., all; through . the ' winter ■ S'j aiid;yet give .a ; good: crop,/to..finish/up.;/,They .:■¥ 'axe -not so' well-able . to .stand up-against wind ; Vr as; the' garton pat, but are otherwise prefer-* -5,; üble>>; M'^i/^'^':i^-^ :^: 'r : -'-:-.}k^y--'u-. /> ; ?: of arm;' : the following.': method is - said to /be sat--0 : , isf a'otbry v itVout' with; ; the uii?h\dermost so .soon as it'is/taken. from the' cow, ■■'.!■.i'eidiiul) over;it a .powdered; mixture 'of 'salt ;Vvi(tw6i,parts),". saltpetre' v ;(one. : '-'part),: and: : alum/ pV(6na'l)art). T •iWith ! sthis"on,::ioll up? the' , 'bide , ' '■''■;-.•.■^^andvKeep' it. ii;"■; this'iway; a.vfew. days Awhile' i> the-dressing works,-';- Then .open' it. out, reJ; ; jnove.;?any.surplus; flesh^i and /spread,-it out' 'lAto'o'dry .either pegging : it;.on, ; dry griund or •V: nailing,it';!t6;"'tne,;side?ora "shed.;/It be S v ;etretcnedJtight '<.to ;pi'oyont'.wrinkles', 'whioh . : v.would spoil; thejhide when .dry.- -. It-may then -,-; be" cut upifor use. /-Ifjitis. required soft.and--y:;\ pliable, - as 'would, be'Vthe '■ case "if-".needed ' for if: fiarness leather,;, it-' should have/ neatsfoot. oil' jvsnread. over; it, .aridrbe; spread-out again in : \i.'-_tfie"6un;f6r. : a day-or.two,.after'-which it'-has -viOthelbil 'scraped,put;by; aVflatvpiecebf ; wopd./. : !"BigCropof ■6nions,"r^A;corr , esporident'wants to ; : ;>"'Kear;..of sonio. r big;oro"ps.of.onions'". s '- ; This is; a , '•^'question' that;'can .best'be answered■ by some ; ...;;-of ;,o.ur -rea'ders. i-;";,-■; : v-' %■■',■■■ ifi ; .; ; ■.■;>-,> ; /i-i- "fr

, VETERINARY COLLEGE. <? BHALL THERE BE' A NEW ZEALAND SCHOLARSHIP?

; f;;:g||| A\PPINT; P^-I^AWATU.; ;i.;. -: g : r vEirT^ ; DbMiKioN' , leariisison: -good,'authority, •••:?' ithrtfit:. will, r be.; '^t0;..: the :Ma;nawatu-A.\and;«P.: ;; A'ssociation that .their: Iz scholarship, '"which , 'is'/to; be ; . with'draWii : Froni ! j-'Lincblni pollege, 1 •'-.should; 'diverted h' :: ■ ; ,;yeterinary- ■■'■.•'■ : --i-;J, :: ; ' ;,y. : f'--i -..,-.:'; .:; i-x This; is a proposal /which : will ; no doubt re-i'::p-'oeiyfe;-:"'a;'great; (It; .■ ; :;''iß.fg'enerally held .that : in .recent years. ProGilruth did;a; large. of original; prospect::':<jf //lbsingV ,the; i'/benefit:.: of rithevknpwledge/thus;- gained -,;was; :;:;'perh.aps- one;-;'pf .the, factors (that cbhtributed ', -')io. |iiheTkeen.: regret."' felt /everywhere : .': at -his; ■ ■■ : : :- 'depar.ture. : " ; JThe-.sendihg ; '-of-,- a.-;New : .Zealand / : '; : you't^(;p. w stu.dy,.flnde^.■P,rqfesso.r.!Gil^uth^ //- nqfevtp/suggest /itself/as.?a ;gbod way; of re--;.vooyering spme of ■ tie;lost knowledge.; /."When. 01 ? 6 ? 'befpre ; the'Manawatu/ A.' ■'/-,and./:?.:;^^Asspoiatiqn,/that '.body/will/nbt/fail : ■:/ ! 'to;realise ;thW; aTopolicv /;' of in ; the iUenefits ;.'6f ."the j Mel-' .':■/ bbuf Uβ: : .llniversiiy's/::enterprise; : ■• they/.are. ';j;/taking..up:^"a", position: S leading';agricultural body.inj.New.Zeaiarid, are' ■/^prop^rly/entitled .;;-rt' : : ■■;/:'.';■ • /./'/:- : '-■/-■■'. ://>;- T&e'; chief ;points to /debated 'will probably; v^l>β^j^oji.^wKeth■e'^^'roch/a;;;wurse■•.•froulo > -bjeiiefi.t'■ (which" Jβ ' "debatable),. . ■npr>pyenvwhetheT..,Manawatu; : .caii;( ;,/ mofley/(in',^iew.of thei fiiiaM /'/ whefe),; ':.bn^whiffier>'tWevr - a^e;. i :any;r.New! %■ Zealand jyquihs' in *whb;' are longing: isto 'ybeoome^^^ | .vetorinariais,' : 'iand'. .fo/ v reach;. the /.top; i pf4thb;;profes'sioh.''/:The. offered scholar;;;"Bhips.; to-Lincoln &llegei/h'ighly; t as. they/were: ' //yal.uedr:didviiotV'-rouse.'-the;-.]ads/;pf. the.'dis./tribt'.into to Mfelbotirne.?..'. '/It4 ; .s|ems: toi,'pni3's ; iflrst/view. : .of;i the/'matter . /,:. tha^tthere/; '(shown'; ■ trip : .fo': ■;/yhich^sp;.;maUy;;fathersilast v year;weht: on y,; : holidßyr-^sS^^^^ /■/ih'anVa .^oyage/Wc.rpss/th'e/.Str.ait/'to.Canfar- , ' ; :;;;:bu^i?;Ma ; ?/ ; ; to t< fin sure' /• th'at S- the :/Bhould/ bfl':oiie;/wh6 ; i;would'-'goi!:npt : 'iii/the; ; : ■'}//;li| regardfto~ ; the::matter, : v :"6iltuth;ubefpre-'-.;he-^left.;Npw" r ■X ges.ted^-in-.-anj?.intefvieiy.}..'':publish'ei'i/.in .Tm. '/Hl)pinNiON : of January.l3,^that the 1 'New'Zea- ' '■'landi' Government ('should :■ 'give '/scholarships; ..; andi'he thea'putthe'i-arapuntof theibursaries 1 /..byi'Erpiessor/'GUruth/(published /in The f/poji&ipN/of/February/11),; provides/for:::an //■extensive training:/of' ; a . ;yery ' intellebtnal ;./deschiption/;;/;//^//:; ;, :/:. ; :j/,/^y; :' : /:;.'.'./ : :-. i'r L "/ The yiSyfS;ot the'assopiatioiitmll be/awaited ■ V ivithjSinterests f i^.;-fe;V';-;-j;;v-:/'v ; ~' : : -? il \;~, ■":, ; ;