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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1648, 15 January 1913, Page 10

The fat lambs which, are being killed in : South Canterbury at tho freezing works this are said.",tp" bo jn . condition, but are unusually "hard to ; skin! i -l'ho skins are what the .slaughterr men-call'"tailor-made," so firmly do thoy [' adhero ' tho flesh. ' This is' attributed to,the fript'that ; the lambs have boen fattened for the most part on milk,' having come straight from, their mothers.,, It: is said that. milk-fattened lambs are always harder to dress than lamhs which have -been'fattened on grass. . - ;

. >New .Zealand, has little to complain of i ih' respeotto .climate'. -Wo get neither extreme heat nor cold, and generally speaking dairy farmers havo everything ■- in their favour, t Those who tako tho f weather pliilosophically and cool their ;hiilk' in Parton's Milk Coolers get along r the best, for .philosophy breeds content, t ami'supplies:of cooled milk receive-the a. biggest' cheques. Albert J. Parton, Carle terton, manufactures ' the bpst milk s coolers.—Advt. • ! ' "

c■_ _ ; ! e A ewe owned by tlio Egmont Bating 0 ' Club lias this year given birth to tiro ■. lots of lambs, having had twins in July - and n single- about a, week ago. Tlio occurrence ;is'a-most unusual one. but ' tlio' club's custodian' is confident about ), the matter, says the Hawera "Star," as ■' the o.\ve in question is one of the few ho • keeps on tlio lawns about the grandstand, anil she has,been under his observation. _ ■ practically cveiy day. . .

, ■ - ■ LAMBS ON RAPE. * F" ATTENING Lambs on rape is now quite an important part of the year's work with, most shcep-tarmers, and the i best methods to adopt are the constant care of those who wish, to secure the maximum; results, 'l'ho questjon of whether to.shear the lambs, or .leave them in the wool is ii muchrdiscussed general opinion being that on an averago it pays best, to lcavo the lambs unshorn. Where this latter course* is, adopted it is absolutely essential if the-lambs .are to get the greatest" possible benefit 'from tho rape that they be free from all irritating influences such as tho presenco of ticks or lice. Wo have no hesitation, _ therefore, in recommending farmers to 1 dip their lambs before putting them'on ,i : the rape. A- good mixture for this pur)j , .poso. ... WHITE'S WELL-KNOWN DIP. This preparation not onty kills all irritating vermin, but tho smell from it also renders the lambs safe from the attacks of tho dreaded fly. Tho fact that a largo number of tho most practical men use - • it is a sure proof that it fully answers . . their, requirements. Further .particulars ,of this successful ! preparation will be cheerfully supplied oh application to the manufacturer, 1 WILLI Air WHITE, OTANE.'H.B., *V Or his Agents,