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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 142, 3 July 1937, Page 19

BY THE WAYSIDE

News of Interest To H.B, Farmers AMONG THE DAIRY HERD The only real test pf a dairy cow is her performanee, a® recorded by the scales and tested. Not eVpry cqw with a large uddet ip a good udlker. The cow with the vpry large udder may yield . well for a few jnilkings, then faii ofi vpry rapidly, althon'gh the udder and ^ teais, and the 1 promihence of the m;lk' veins are considered by many to be mopp yeliable ijidicationp than any other, The gopd milker hap upually h sweeter head and a leaner and longer neok than the indifferent milkere. fcihe has a broad muzzle, a prominent, quiet eye and a fine .tait, the tip of wnich pxiends woll to thp hook, * * , • AhiOripan Fripsiaus,' 's . ; Americiin broedera of Friepians hav^ for long made , much Pf the breed 'P largeueps of framP aud qnick-growiag capacity. For thip rpasoy, sinco there are more rogiptered Eriesiang ip America than all the other breedg tQgethpr, much prpminence ha? been givpn reeently to tbe findings Of Professor K. , ' L. Turk, of the Oornpll TJnivprsity, To detennine the production valiie in later

Jife of heifexs which havp the apihly to greatly increasp bodily- weight pt ak early age, ProfessOr Turk. hag produeed pn array pf statistics' which shows, tfeat increase in weight pf 1Q0 lb,, if eavly, may mean a later annual inprea?P rn inilk production of'as mubh a? 1Q00 lb. ! * .. • .. • Qutstanding Ouernpey. One of the outstandiug cpws that thp Gpernsey breed has produeed -in Australia is Boorie Eearl 7th, bred anfi owned by Mr. E. E. CQpke; the weliknown New fciouth "Vyales breeder. At the age of 14 years tjxis cqw g&vp furtber pvidence pf ihe Wpnderfui. constitutipn pnd iQPgevity of the breed, when , she prpducpd 10,1931b. milk, with ah aVorage tppt of 4,1 per cent., for 419.87 ib. hutter fat, in aug days, undop ofi^c'ial- teat. Bhe jias proved a prolifip breeder, and is now carrying hpr sik- , teppth calf at the agp pf 18 "yegrg. It is thp claim pf ab Gueynspy breodcrp that their favoured brped i« une*cplled for iongevity and utiHty* »» • * A School for Judges, The outstandiug reeords which Fyieslaus continue to fiiake in England havp

resulted in the breed appearihg at agrfcultural shows in greatly increased nunibers, And this has yppulted in a perious shortage of judges. To rnept the demand the Britiph Friesians Socipty ha? etarted a "school for judges." At the lirst meeting no fewey -thau 70 candidates fyom all parts of England and frpm Bcotland and lrpland attended. Thp Friepiani werp dividpd intp clagses fpr in-miik cqws, in-calf cows, two-year-old heifers, yearling heifprp, yparling bulls aud mature bulls, and eg.eh candidate made his placings, These were later compared wfth the awards of experienced judges, It is not in. tpnded to make any public annpunce* mpnt of the results, but it ds mosf likely that numbprs pf the candidates will receive invitations to judge Frippianp at agrienlfcural phows, • * « Eeriamng Nrtrogon. Rothamsted reeords ahow thpt in thp very wet wintera ol! 1879-80 and 188081 the losses of nityogpn from tho soil were equivalent tp 541b. and 851b. pulhhate of ammpnia, respeptively, At that timg it was thp practica tp apply nitvpgenous fertilisera in fhp autumn; now tbp custom js to dress in spring, pnd this reducpd drainage loasps, It ig now estimated in England that a farmer will nppd to apply at least |cwt, q f nitrpgenous fertilisey an acrp mqrely to repluce the loBses due to winter rains, 0*0 Australia'B Wool, The Australian wool clip for the 1937" 38 . season is expected to bp 8,146,000 balps, consisting pf 8g per cpnf, mprinp and 18 per cent. crosgpred. This. was announced at thp annual joint confer* ence of t,hq National Council of "Wool Boiling Brokers of Australia and ihe Australian Wool Growers ' Council, wliich was lield in Sydney. Of the total production, it is estimated that 2,860,000 bales would be recoived through tho brokers' atQres fot pffering in the CommonwealtU. and on an esti.

mated average net weight of 30Q]b, per bule it ds expected that tho npw clip will show a total weight pf 048,800,000 lb.

# e • COW's Slze and Yield. 1 As a result of thorOugh testB earried oufc with 220,000 cows in the United States, experts ha/ve come to the couclusion that the larger the cow the bigger its milk yield will be, size being based on moasurements and not weight, In any partic'ular breed, it has been found tho lafger cows on an Average give bigger yielde than smaller ones, both of milk and buttpr 1'at. In addition, thcy produeed a kigker iucome over the cost of feed. This is an interesting point to be kept in mind by breeders. THo Foaljng Mare. A strong, vigorons mare generally foals without lielp if the pi-esentation is right. If wrong, the proper thing to do.is to send for the vet. YoUnganares with their first foals sometimes r?quire help, but it .should be givcii with groat eare. As soon as the foal is drepped it should be notiml that the nose and niouth, are clear. It sometimes happens that a portion of the afterbirth gets round Ihe nostrils and tho foal is sinothered. The navel sliould hv tied witli a. oord or tape sofikod in antiseptio, Mare and foal are best left to tliemselves for a while. The mare is often somewhat exhausted and may Ue

down, but will then ' get up and lick -the foal, which struggles tp its' feet and works its way round to the teat. Thp condition. of the bowels must be very carefully watched during tlie first two weeks ag thpre ig always the risk of constipatipn or scpur. Xn the former case a dose of cas'tor oi! should begiven, and if that fails. to act An enema of goap And water. Tlie diet of thp mare slioald bo changed to more sloppy food,-" such as bran and linseed mashes, .until,. "the foal's bowels get into a p'rOper state. Sopur is,' a. mupH mpre freqqent cause of trouble than cpnstipation afid must he checked in time or it will eqd fatally; It usuaUy arise3 from :improper feeding pf the. mare, a chill2 pr. Want of cleanliness. A dose of castpr oi], folloWed by doseS of some qf the" spec'ifi'o 'medioines wljioh cAn be bh-> tained from agripultural ohemists, js generally effective, but in stubborn oa'ges' it Is'advisable to eall ; in tlie ve|i« Fnrchaslng Ewes. . .. ' ' When priees are high there is u lisk of buyirig ewes 'at fairs which should have been sent to the f reezing works. ' '-^-Profegsof G, 8", Ppren, principal of Massey Qollege, « » 4 • 1 - ' Horse-Breeding. The time-honoured question i=i: When is the best time to breed from a mare after foaling? The correct an&wer canuot be given qu either days or menths, replies O. V. Gunning, ip the Loudon "Farmer ad Btock Breefier," The only Correet t-ime to breed from any maro ip when tho " uterus has returned to norma], is frep from harmful bactpria qnd capahlP of prpdu-oing another healthy foal. Dieease may not always prevent a mare frem getting in foal, but it is almosUaertain fhat df- coheeption dpop o?c\ir it will result in early eKpulsion of (he foal or- a dead pr disease'd foal; It, gan.be taken- as a rule that mares which abort or give birth to a dead or diseased foal, or are suffefing frpm uny . -form of injury to the gegital papgagp, should on 110 aceouht" be served pntil , they .havo completely returned to norlUai. And if infectfed mares aip .bred, the service always gggvavates thp condition, ' it therefdre folTqws that with any mare that has had a, really diffipult paf tui'jtioh it is wise'st to f ace thq fpct aua lay her up for an. iadefinite periqcl. Bregding PF attempting to breed from ji§easpd marPs is a wastofnl procqps frpui thp teeeder?8 standpoint and frpm the .stallion?s.