THE FARM.

Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 622, 8 April 1921, Page 3

THE FARM.

VALUE OF DABRY PRODUCTS. People do not know the value and economy of dairy products, etherwise more would be consumed. The per capita consumption of milk is something- less than one half a glass a day ; of butter about 1-12 of a lb ; of cheese, .009 of a lb ; of ice cream, two teaspoonfulls a day . The city housewife must be educated until she knows the true value of dairy products, not as necessaries as she is using these products now, but as economical fooda(tuffs_ which can take the preference over fftany other articles she is now using. The idea so prevalent that dairy produce costs more than other food is entirely erroneous, That' a pint of milk contains the same nutritive value as 7d worth of beef is something that is not generally known. Nor is it generally known that the pint of milk contains the same nutritive value as lid worth of eggs, 7d worth of cabbage is 6d worth of string beans, or Is 6cl worth of tomatoes. ITALY AMD WOOL, In the course of a report on the wool and woollen industry of Italy, the American Vice-Consul at Genoa says : —“The difficulty of gettingwool from abroad at reasonable prices and in sufficient quantities, the high rate of exchange, and the irregularity of transportation were the principal obstacles with which the Italian wool industry had to contend in 1919. The spinning mills were embarrassed during the first months of the year. The situation improved notable in the second half, so that, although the production was a third less the potentiality of the mills, their profits were good. The importation of woollen piece goods has greatly decreased during the last two years as compared with 1913, but the importation of raw wool and of made-up articles of wool has notably increased. The home consumption of woollen woven goods in Italy is now for the most part provided for by home production and in 1919 the export of these goods was 16,439 quintals against 19,723 quintals in 1913. JOTTIWGS. Thanks to the energy of French farmers the beet sugar industry is rapidly recovering its pre-war ~ importance This year’s yield is estimated at over 250,000 tons of sugar, against 150,000 tons last year. German sheep stocks are reported to have increased by 13 per cent, since the beginning of the war. The 1914 census showed 5,400,000 ? and at the close of 1919 the number was estimated at 6.100,000 bead.

A Tokio report states that ChinoJapanese enterprise is being organsiecl with the object of promoting sheep raising in Mongolia. ■ A considerable area of land in Inner Mongolia is to be bought, and the business conducted on an Important scale.

A Gloucester Old Spots sow, from the nerd of Captain Hamilton, at Brainton, Hereford sold for 520 guineas in November The-same buyer, Major Birckbeek, gave 350 guineas for a second sow. Another buyer secured a sow at 400 guineas, and a second at 100 guineas. The highest price for a boar was 200 guineas. Mr S.T. Parrish, a Scottish farmer, of Lockerbie, was conspicuous ;.t the Ormskirk potato trials. He gained the gold medal for the best variety of immune potatoes grown in the trials this season. Rhoderic Dhu is the name of the variety and the present price of the potatoes is said to be £3OO per ton for seed purposes At the Guilford (England) Jersey sale 25 females averaged £4O each. The highest price, 67 guineas, was paid for Lady le Marchant’s four-year-old Harmony. Colonel Ricardo’s Wotton Humming Bird sold for 60 guineas. Mr. Hordern’s Fairlawne Hnssey 2nd realised 63 guineas. Bulls reached up to 43 guineas, at which price Lady Ludlow’s Cober’s Prince was sold.

I A Fries? and heifer, Sparrowycke j pAcire, which has a milk .record of 1 a 0401 b milk in nine months, realised 1000 guineas at a sale in Essex on ' hTovember 10. A 20 0001 b cow, Dark ■ T,1,, e, and her twin yearling' heifers, F-nnda and Zulu, and her bull calf, ' T*«cord, made a total of 2120 guineas, j i--. wUvidun! prices being 610 guinJ 420 j guineas. | A preliminary report of the Agri--1 lural Costings Committee states "t the total net cost per gallon of on the farm was 37.56 J for Engand Wales and 30.51 d for Scot- '~" 'h The average number of cows in herds under observation was £OOI * Scotland and 3887 in England and The average yield per cow W (1 '!V was 18.41 bin England and r : ° l lb in Scotland.

The Dairy Shorthorn Association Year Book (England) contains the milk records of 1194 cows. At the head of the list of individual yields is the cow Bessborough Fondness 10th, with a total of 15,4291 b milk during her lactation period. Four cows have given over 12,0001 b walk, 11 over 11,0001 b, 22 over 10.0001 b, 52 over 90001 b, and 103 over 80001 b.,