FARM MANAGEMENT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1209, 18 August 1911, Page 10

FARM MANAGEMENT.

AMERICAN FIELD COURSES. A new departure in agricultural instruction lias been planned by the Wisconsin Agricultural College. . The college idea is thai where feasible tho students, under a manager, will perform some of the detailed farm work so as to get acquainted with any new or unfamiliar farm practice. They will also map out and make, necessary preparations for any special farm projects, as haying mid harvesting. Practice will bo given, in mapping out each day's work ahead of the manager and note where the latter changes it. Frequent conferences will bo held with the manager, especially in tho evening, relative to the work and ipanagement of the farm. Detailed inventories of buildings, live stock, and equipment will he taken and checked up with tho manager. A study will bo made of tho arrangement, location, and site of fields and buildings for the.eeonomic.nl administration of the farm. Xotes will be taken relative to crop rotations followed, and the reasons for their adoption.

The students will note all things that need attention, as repairs of buildings, yank, fences, bridges, drainage, soil amendments, crop cultivation, spraying and care of fruits and vegetables, and t.hon consult with the manager relative to tho feasibility and practicability of providing for these nppa.rent needs. If is proposed to take a survey of a few neigh--ixmring farms and nolo differences between these and tho leading farms under consideration. There will be evening meetings with enterprising farmers of tho community discussing their experience in organising and operating their farms. The aim is to familiarise the student with the best farm practice and how this practice dovetails with the successful business management of the farm.

Rome persons have an idea thai: spraying will poison fruit and vegetables (says a Canadian farm journal). There is iio danger from this sourco except a theoretical possibility if the poison is applied just before gathering, with no rain afterwards. Applied at (lie usual strength ono would have to eat, 200 cabbage? to eonsumo enough Paris green to kill. There is no danger to live stock from spray mixtures on grass.

Dairy farmers must have strong serviceable and easily-cleaned cans. Victor is tlie name of (lie can that suits every requireincnt, and it pays handsomely to use these cans and 110 others. Every lid will fit every cnn. Sent! for a catalogue tq Albert J. Parton, Carterton. *

FARMERS' DAIRY UNION, ANNUAL KIU'tJUT. Tlit report to lie presented at tho eigtiteeurii annual injuring of the New /.ealaiul tanners' l);iir,v I uiiui, Ltd., whicti iri to lie held sit laliner>ton .North on August 28, states that the past dairying .season has been one of the most disappointing on ivcnr-.t, U:lh a- regards iiio milk supply ""'I prices ill the ll:mie markets. Tni' union, like all other companies, has been a suli'eror in these respects; lint notwithstanding tin; drawbucks milk .suppliers have, received a very satisfactory return tor their produce when all the circumstances are considered. The season was the more disappointing in rliat it promised, in ithe early part, to be a record' one i and at the end of ber tho company was already 53 tons of butter ahead of last year. From January, however, the luilk supply dropped so rapidly that they, linislieit up the year a tew tuns short of 1910. In September last the company had tiie satisfaction of openiny up a creamery in a new district near Tokomaru, an<l the supply therefrom is steadily growing. The butter manufactured was OS! tons IScwt.; and cheese 111 tons (iewt. The debenture account, has been reduced by ,tUSD, and the company will bo in a position to pay off the balance of «£2300 remaining in this account at the cud of the coming season should nothing unforeseen arises. In view of the drought already alluded to, and the comparatively high" advances paid for butterfat, it- was not to lie expected that, a surplus on the year's working could result'. There are, however, sufficient, funds in hand to pay the usual dividend of a per cent., and the directors recommend this course to the shareholders. The directors who retire by rotation arc Messrs. J. It. Wliytc and David Buick, both of whom olfer themselves for re-election. The manufacturing account shows: Stock 011 hand, £nloo lis. 10d.; butter purchased, ,£.1597 Us. (id.; boxes, salt, etc., cCITfiH 3s. 2d.; fuel, oil, railages, carting, etc., ,£2307 Bs. Rd.; butter-fat, Os. 3d.; wages, fuel, and carting at creameries, ,£1732 14s. Id.; balance, J;s,oo'J 7s. lOd.' Total, .E77,4t2 13?. 6d. Jiy local sales, ,£3'2,11S 7s. fld.; I*ondon sale's ,£15,261 lis. 7d„ less freight, commission, etc.. <£47Gfl 195., 12s. 7d.; Initter milk sold, Xl 7 ':35.; stock of buffer on hand, <-£4,512 2s. 4d. Total,. ,£77,112 las. Bd.