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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 202, 11 September 1937, Page 17

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News Of Interest To H.B. Farmers JAPAN EXPORTS BUTTER It is not generally known that Japan recently sent a consignment of buttex* to Engiand. Commenting on this Mr. W. Laffan, a dairy offieer who exarnined it, said the manufaeture and packing were good, and the quality, he thought^ would be equal to a good Australian second-grade butter. The consignment impressed him as being remarkably good, considering it was the first consignment from Japan. « # • Human Element Vital. There is little room for doubt that personal fiabits- and inborn ways> of aomg things aniattnwaufetaoin shrsh the production of clean niilk than tho ' i'nstallation of the latest sterilising. plants. Even with the latter in their most glorified proportlons it is still possible to turn out a disgraceful milk from a well-designed cow shed and yard, simply because the handling of the product has been at fauit, * 49 m Warts on°Cows' TeatsThe-- frequency with which warts .are found upon co-ws' teats, and their large numbers, may be taken as the best argument in favour of the theory that friction is partly responsible for them. That they grow ta vastly greater size on the flanks, where presumably there is no rubbing or pulling, must, however, be set against the arguments Those on the teats, as a rule, take the form of coatcorns, and scores may appear on a single teat in a very short. time, and persist as they grow denser. They also- disappear sometimes as mysr teriously as they come. The explanation of their going is to be found in the new growth pressifig upon the cutting off the blood supply. The'recommendation to ligature separately eachi of many oat-shaped warts is not gcuerally well received, as it is too much trouble, "and the cowkeeper wants some. application that will diseolve them. Poultry In Orchards. When poultry are run in the orchard both trees and fowls benefit. Insect pests are kept down, and the soil benefits. One orchardist has snccessfully tried herding chickens fairly thickly on one section of the orchard at a time, and then moving them on. It should be worked so that the grass is kept down without destroying it. After the move the part is rested for six months. , Plums and apples, especially, like temporary heavy stocking with poultry, "and the differen-ce between growth, yield and leaf colour is most marked in which one lot of trees has had poultry below, the other not.

w w m Business With Denmark. Great Britain spent about £1,500,000 less on Danish baeon last year tnan in the previous 12 months, bnt more eggs and dairy producte were bought, so that payments for Danish agricultural produce actually increased by approximately £3,300,1)00. * • # Milk Cartons. During his visit to England the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage, inspected a process for making cartons for the delivery of milk. The cartons, made of waxed paper, are nonreturnable. The hygienie nature of the process together with the apparenf savjng in distribution costs were points that impressed Mr. Savage, particularly in view of the extension of free disttflbution of milk to New Zealand school children. * * * Draft on Wool. The secretary of the Australian Wool Council (Mr. S. L. Offieer), commenting on a statement made by the Minister of Agriculture recently that assurances had been given by the Governments of New South Wales and Tasmania regarding the abolition of the draft allowance on wool, said it would not take effect until July 1 of next year. Mr. Offieer explained that at the last meeting of t-he Federal Graziers' Council in Sydney it had been decided that as all the States had not passed the necessary legislation it would be unwise to abolish the draft allowance until the buyers were given reasonable notice. Advice has also been received from the South Africaa Wool Marketing Board that that country would fall into line when uniform legislation was passed to operate throughout the Commonwealth.

Cream Standards. The demand for statutory standards for cream as the basis of a big campaign to stimulate fresh cream saies iis claiming more and more support from authorities in agriculture and the dairy trade. The British Dairy Farmers' Association, promoters of the dairy show, has asked the Ministries of Agriculture an-d Health to give immediate consideration to the establishment of cream standards with a minimum butter fat content of 15 per cent., 25 per cent. and 50 per cent., and have suggested) that the butter fat con tent should be clearly marked on all containers. The assoeiation has also pressed for standards for cheese. The Milk Marketing Board, the National fAssociation of Creamery Proprietors, the Council of Agriculture for England and the County Couneils' Association are among the i-epresentative bodies whieh are supporting thc appeal, and they have the ba-eknig of tlie majority of farmers as rppvekented by tho courity branc-hes of (he National .Farmers' Union. The Cenli'al Land Oivncrs' Association may be Ilio noxt to joiu tlie movomcnt. They are to discuss tho question at their noxfc mootiM, v. -