MAIZE FOR DAIRY COWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 913, 5 September 1910, Page 10

MAIZE FOR DAIRY COWS.

FARMERS' DISCUSSION, -V ..'■>.."'' The Hawera bra'uoh' of the-New Zeah:;' ''. land! Farmers' Union recently instituted -."-;.' a'" means, of increasing, the. value .of /:'. ; theirr'meetuigs.. The idea was that, at .evory.-.' meeting /somo • member-V should V -read- an 'original '.on '.an ;a'gricul-/ ■:■ turai subjeet.'.'.' At' 'the-'.- last -:, meeting, f,■■; ■; ■ Mr. A. E r Johnston read a paper which :' ':,•:...;was'' really ~ari -exhortation; :to . .the ',-"-' farmers to : improve on -their' methods : .'.V .of farming.' :'.'l say,! unless we put,the ~'■■,' .plough to 'work-:.a';;bit more, - ' and lay: ; V" down feed Wiat.wiH; rajse;our\tests,,we '.->'-;■"■;■: 'are -hot going* to' gain the -day -rm v ';' >: ' : vdairying,'' ;saidiilr;-:Johnston.; ."The. ■■: "■/'■: soft Igreen 'grasses -of the field"aie not ©- : ; fr '■going" to do it alone; .Ttie.class, of :feed K-- -:"., -which;-;I .would--'advise .the .farmers; to'. ; ' '' "go.- in ifor/is maize.-:' Don't.; sow ■■■ .too ■'•■ ■'■ thick-or'it will-grow tod strong.';.Take r '■■-'-.■ ;iL:wheji: it' is .full ; of sap : 'and milky :c;'. v ':' cobs^and ryou.will : fimlyour.dairy, cows ?/';-'■!•'.■■""■igdt:'a backbou'o'in themr ? and .test we 11. .: • ;-K"-'-."':■ TheVibest ti'mo'to have it for- cutting ■'!■ '■'"■'. is , arkiut.'.Cliristmas,..when I .the'.cows.are ' : JA ;.' ii in "MIL milking/and grasses:; are -soft. "s -.':• ;; Then again I am in: favour of g.owing v ,;'':■? ; -i cats'; and" barlev,;?mixecL .-The: ; , dairy 'prizes, £■'.•:''•. v' ioriihc : best 'dairy x cous;on, the ;;?hqwL !- ! '-vL: : ;-:'(ground,.- giving.' the; most-muk i-in,:,.-24'. Vliours,' and the .greatest .quaritityv'.. of ./J rlv ;butter-fat; to-be milked'in the presence: i: ; M'i ; of t^d.of ;thdcommittee of- the. :,show,- '.^ V; 'Vtho?:two-:'last ':,milkirigs..to'."be- taken ■; as .-; '-.^■• .tests, : vand:points':also,"oh :<heEf ihg'hvould.be-fdr/placmg' heri.--ih*ytho': ;Hi^v ; herdf:bdok'asi-a/class: for-daifyihg v and ,-v:';. ; \..i;;rThe: ":■- president;...'(Mr. -;;AV/; Hmitef):; v;;.:;;-.'considered 'it' :wdiud;id:'a'/godd;'iidea''f:cij ;; V'.'iiL-sdwtthe' .maize'"'-'in [patches.,at-different ;'■:•:;'-■: i'periddsi so' ai toi'-get'ia continuation' of • "-:0/ P food;;and;thought;Christmas. : Timewould '& ;'.' the:..best" periodsto'i,commence,; so; as"; ;S^;^:i'the-cdws v wduld the .later ,mOnths..of the ; ' '■':'" iOV;;,:^;;.'Mr.::AVillis;believed' the-'cows: wduld- '.;;;:; ''want;the:.maize "about; ttie'.mpntti. of ./■-;': v>/ i February'.i-vp-S'-; ; M::." v ;;;?; : ;.::NV.^";-:^ i ; .-:'.: "".;£■ Mr.-;.-Scott; said','he;had : had;' seven :..':;.-.; : :' : " -year! .experience in Australia'with' maize' .'',.'.- ;;, Bs.'.iood -for;- cows; -with excellent';; ; -fe-. ;:N ; -'.; ; Bults.': ,Hd::wduld:Jsow; it;- about .'.'.'-the.'' i\ : \ ',-;.;:; :;■.middle'- 'of .•.November.';.- He. thought it" "; ; would ;be.;agop'dUdea. v -iL ; information; -. ; v i;;-could-bpi obtaiied from- -\ the :! s different; ,'. :.:.'. : ,V.factories; showing thd : ,returris--ffoni:.the.' :'v-' : .'-'cowsthat'were: fed;.dn" , 'maize:%-y--.,': \