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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 20 December 1924, Page 12

reduce the meal ration from 61b per j head per day to 31b per day* wmcii is 1 a saving in mill feects of 3ib per day. The following method is ’suggested for supplying green feed for pigs: A small area near the piggery is sown with common red clover and alsike with a crop ox oats. As the oats reach the * milk stage they are cut and led to pigs in pens. The clover will come on early in the following spring and be fit to pasture off by the middle of November. Two more small paddocks are sown with rape as early as the soil is fit for work. This is usually ready tor pasturing from the middle of December. A third paddock is sown to oats, peas, and vetch. This is cut about the last of December.

11l this way it is possible to have a continuous supply of green feed for the brood sows and growing pig* throughout the greater part of the season. Oats, peas, and vetch are mixed as follows: —Oats, lif bushels; Xieas, a bushel; vetch, -l- bushel; and sown at the rate of 3 bushels per acre. Rape is seeded at the rate of 81b per acre broadcast. Common red clover is seeded at the rate of 101 b to 121 b, arid alsike at the rate' of 21b to 31b per acre. It is not a- good plan to turn the pigs in on oats, peas and vetch, as there is too much waste from tramping. In feeding the rape, allow the pigs two or three hours per day at first; later they may he allowed full range of the paddock. If the practice of growing green feed for stock is once established, its value as an economical stodk feed will soon become apparent. SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE. WORK IN CHINA. A reflex of the modern advance in scientific agriculture in the life of the young men of China is shown in a very 7 illuminating article “China the Eternal,” written for the International Review of Missions” by Pearl S. Buck, a lady who spent many years in that great country of the' ’Orient. She wrote after consideration of the life of the country and the people and the effect of the work of people of other countries in her midst. Evidencing one of the changes she saw she wrote: Or take Li Chi T’ien, the only son of the white-haired artist on the street of the Three Temples. The family has always been students and artists and teachers. t

“What are you studying, Li?” I asked, amazed to see such a sturdy specimen before me. I had left him a thin, dreamy lad, always immaculate in pale silk robes. * “Agriculture,” he laughed, answering me in English. “At the university. Great stuff! We do much practical work.” The explanation of the browned skin and bright eves then. “Why agriculture?” I a'sked, curiously.

“China needs the practical science.” he replied, firmly. “What does .your father say?” I asked, again looking at the boy’s hard hands and short nails. He had had such soft hands before, white as lotus buds, with : long, transparent nails. “Oh!” replied the youth nonchalantly, “he does not like at first. But what to do? We students are modern. We wish to adopt the good of the West. We must make China young now, we young.” DAIRY* PRODUCE. Messrs. A. H. Turnbul] and Co., of Christchurch, send us the following report: The following are the top London prices for the, past month (November 14th, 21st. 28t-h, and December 6th): Danish butter, 2205, 2225, 940 s and 2345.

N.Z. unsalted —; ' —, 220 s and 216 s N.Z. salted 2045. 2065,'210s and 2045.’ N.Z. cheese, white 945, 925,"91s and 935.

N.Z. cheese, coloured 945, -925, 91s and 925. , •

Butler.—From the above quotations it will be seen that butter made a slight recovery at the end of last month, but has now fallen again to 204 s per cwt. • All indications are for a general weakening in butter prices from now onwards. Arrivals of N.Z, butter during. December and January will, show an increase on last season’s arrivals, but we are of the opinion that the heavy shipments from Australia. will have a greater influence in weakening the market. Forward buyers of butter show practically no interest, even in shipments notv leaving New Zealand, whilst it is impossible to get buyers to bid for December make or anything further forward.

Cheese.—Declined slightly during the last two weeks of November, but lias now shown an improvement, and there is a. firmer tone in the market all round. This is caused by the fact that Canadian stocks are now practically exhausted and buyers are forced to rely on arrivals; from New Zealand which, up to date, are small. The general feeling is that cheese mav firm to some, extent up till Christmas, whilst, it is unlikely ihat there will he any heavy decline until well on in January. However, we anticipate that when the heavier shipments from Now Zealand ' make themselves felt, that we will have a weaker market. This is borne out by the fact that forward buyers have naid as high as 8! cl for November make, whilst they clo opt seem prepared to offer more'than ‘?' 1 for December make or anything further forward.

Statistics. —rTlie following .statistics showing the comparison of shipments and gradings for the past three years wd.l probably prove of interest to'you. °n will not° that there is a incense in butter r,-> iU ]jnrrs f O ,. this r over last, whilst there is an appreciable decline in cheese gradings.

BUTTER.

1922. * 1925. 1P24. ■shir'-mits from Owts. Cwts. Cwts. X.Z. Xovmnb»r 1S3.5CO 176.500 141.000 Shipments 4rnth? to Xov. JO 371 .oof) 192.CC0 326 500 182.000 Crndines. X'w.. 1924 ... 2fl 7 .000 < irn-‘Mtcr.s 4mths t-i Xov. JO 518,000 433,000 iJuit-T awaiting shipinent Xov. 30 102,000 77,000 95.000 CHEESE. Shipments from 1222. Crates. 1923. Crates. 1324. Crates. X.Z. Nov. 65,000 120.000 63,000 Shipments Ninths to Xov. 30 110,000 177.000 152.000 Cuts, Cwts. Cwts. (.r.Hnngs Xov., 1924 ... 162.000 225.000 191.000 <tradings 4mths to Xov. 30 236.000 438.000 395,000 C uefse .awaiting shipmeat Xov. 30 66.000 141.000 90.000