MILKING THREE TIMES DAILY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1761, 28 May 1913, Page 10

MILKING THREE TIMES DAILY.

AN EXPERT OPINION". Referring to the question of milking three .times a day, Jlr. M. A. O'Callagliaii, «f tlio Noiv .South W.tlcs Agricultural Department, fays■ "Experience lias pliohh tluit cows that: give very largo quantities of milk will yield more if milked tlvroo times in ill® twenty-four hours, instead of twice. If a cow is'a largo maker of milk, her udder Incomes full long before milking time arrives, unless sho has grrat capacity in h-or mammary glands, and henco tli£? animal suffers .1 certain amount of pain if allowed .(o go too long without, being niilklhl. ' "Under such circumstances a cow will giro larger yields if milked three times a day, and tho butter-fat test will' not suffer. In nearly all the American records, tlio cows that prculuco such high yields aro milked three times a day."

"Cow-testing associations liavo in the moro progressive districts made, a good start." said slr. ,T. G. Wilson, in ftjs opening address to the Farmers' Union Conference at* Mastcrton yesterday. Now that tho dairy industry is 011 a satisfactory and souml'basis and profitable, and wit'lv the excellent example before them of the improvement made in herds by systematic weighing of milk and testing each cow, notably at the Woreroa Experiment Farm, I hope to seo this system carried out more and more each year. Dairy farmers seein to Tutve forgotten that a wise expenditure, of money is often a very profitable investment, and I am sure that 3s. a. cow, wiiicii will cover expenses, will be the most paying investment any group of farmers can make.'".

"Prices for sheep in this district will go sky-highi next spring," was the confident" assurance of a lU'ominent Poverty Bay sheepfarmer during a chat with a Gisborne '"'Times" reporter. There had been absolutely no growth during the long spell of drought in the summer, he asserted,' with the result that the grass had been - absolutely eaten to the last vestige. ■ Particularly was this the case with regard to, feed for cattle. Questioned as to tho' reason for the large shipments of sheep which were being made from the district to southern ports, ho replied that, this was owins to t'he same cause—shortage of feed. Tlio country districts \yere now looking fresli and preen, but the grass was not ther© in sufficient quantity to pasture all the flocks. When-the grass camo on in the spring everyone would be wanting to stock up again, and, "mark my words." lis repeated, "prices will go sky-high." Tho Otawhao Block, near_ Takapau, lately occupied by Jlessrs. Nelson and Potts and Proscott Brothers, portions of which liavo been purchased from tho Natives by tho Government from time to time, will probably bo thrown open for selection in August. Tho land has fill area of 5272 acres, but only alxiut half of this will' be put on tho market. Even the cheese factory manager can lighten the load of responsibility, that bears him down—by installing. "Victor" Vats in place of those old-fashioned flat--bottom vats. The "Victor" has a sloping bottom, and a central drain, which en-, sures a perfect flow of whey, thus leaving the curds high and dry. This is the way to success. By this means ypu get better quality cheese, better prices, and bigger profits. Send for particulars of tho "Victor" Vat to-day-it's worth while. A. J. Parton, Plumber. Carterton-Advt.