IMPORTED LIVE STOCK.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1667, 6 February 1913, Page 10

IMPORTED LIVE STOCK.

The steamer Matatua, which arriyeft (it Auckland from-London on Tuesday night, / had a valuable consignment of cattle and. sheep on board for the Dominion. - ; In-. ' 1.-eluded in the-shipment are. two pedigten Jersey. lieifefs for Mr. J. E. Corrigan, of ,: Hawera. The animals were selected by ,-Mr. Corrigan in England. Other animals 1 in the shipment are a Clydesdale stallion and maro for Timaru, sii heifers nnd a bull for the New Zealand Loan iiii.d' Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.', • 12 prize sheep, and two prize rains for Welling- • ton. Despite the fact that the Matatiia had an exceptionally rough voyage, the animals all 'arrived in first-class condition. -. :,.. ... ■Tho average l conception of dairy farming is based largely upon :hearsay and 'exaggerated descriptions, of; the country life. . True, conditions on some farms coino very close to the' most far-fetched ide>as of : the town-bred mail, but'as a rule, fi}im life, is a .good deid niorc attractivo'than it is,painted.. As a matter' of fact, on dairy farms where Milking Machines and "Anderson" Engines are in' constant use, conditions dre all that anyone could wish. "Anderson" Engiwwget. through nn enormous anynint of work aii slight cost, and cut out a (jrsat deal of the "slavery" generally • associated with' dairy farming. , "Ander- . son" Engines give no trouble, and run Milking Plants' fttid other machinery in a thoroughly efficient manner. When yoh order a Milking Machine, that you get an "Anderson".to provide tho necessary drivine power. ANDERSONS, LTD., CHEISTCHtTECH.—Advt. ' , Dairy farmer's- c.mhot aiford to take eporting chances, with their milk.. .They might nin for weeks without losing anj> thing, but there is always a risk of some I day's supply being mused at the factory;. All chance "wdrk is eliminated when .Bar*toil's 'Milk Coolers .are installed./ They - cool tlie' milk' and keep'it fresh frocn .cow to factory, thus ensuring bisßer profits : for the gnpplier.' .These cooVjrs nre mnniifactured by AJbcrt;.J«> Parton, Carterton. Advt; ' A WINNER OF COMPETITIONS. : T-hoiEftg-iaying comi)stitiohs.:for..}!)JO-ll and "1911-12 wero both won by hens reared on "A. and P." Chich Raiser. The,..first essential for profitable poultry keeping. Obtainable from all Storekeepers.—Advt.