GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1244, 28 September 1911, Page 8

GENERAL FARMING NEWS.

During his recent visit to America, Mr. W. I. Lovelook,- of.Paluierston, eays lie was agreeably surprised at the size of the American Holsteins. He states that they are much better grown than the New Zealand Ilolstein. A lot of their American, two-year-old heifers are as big as our three-year-old cattle. Owing to the severe winters in the States, farmers havo to house their stock, 'and consequently the cattle aro better care<l for than ours, and mature earlier. Mr. Lovelock is greatly pleased with the stock he imported 'recently, and 'considers that every male calf raised from these heifers will bo fit to head the herds of our New j Zealand Holsteins. .. A shipment of 00 merino rams, consigned to Sir. Fcrrie.r, Lyttelton, arrived from Sydney yesterday by the Moeraki. The officials of the Agricultural Department al 'Wallacevillo arc at present experimenting with a view to discovering, if possible, a satisfactory remedy for contagious mammitis in "cows. Ona of the ■experiments is in the nature of injecting tho serum of mammitis. It is stated that Mr. W. I. Lovelock's Holsteiu, Lady of Cliffside, has given birth to a heifer calf. This cnlf has two strains of tho. great world's champion cow of 1001-02, Mercedes Juleps Pietertie. It is by the imported'bull King Sergis. It is reported that Mr. Lovelock has refused SOOgns. for Lady of Clitfside and her calf since his return from America. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Ashburton Dairy Factory oa Saturday Mi. Charles Bcid (ohairuiaii) referred to the question raised by the Thames Valley Dairy Company regarding specially marking butter made from home-separated cream, and which was for export purposes. He stated that no doubt home separation had come to stay, and it would be most unfair to penalise those farmers who lived at a distance from tho faotory and who were doing their best to build up tho industry in the country. Ho believed that the majority of farmers who separated at home would bo only too glad for information regarding how the cream should bo dealt with, and if this information wore put in print bv tho Agricultural Department in pamphlet form it would go a long way in solving tho question raised by the Thames VatIcy people. It was subsequently decided that ths Department should lie asked to issue a pamphlet on the use of homo separators. It is stated that over 1000 head will be entered in the first volume of tho Tlol-stein-T'ricsinn Herd Book. The membership of the association is 100. Dairy farmors must have strong, serviceable, and easily-cleaned cans. Victor is tho name of the can that suits every requirement, and it pays handsomely to uso these cans and no others. Every lid will fit every can. Send for a catalogue to Albert J. Parton, Carterton. * Chick-rearing is not only profitable, but a pleasure, when you feed "A. and P." Chick Kaiser. It is a complete and properly-blended food for Young Chicks. Obtainable from all storekeepers.—Advt,