BY THE WAYSIDE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 34, 3 November 1937, Page 13

BY THE WAYSIDE

News of Interest to H.B. Farmers A CHAMPION BY CHANCE CUance played a more important part than nsual in the breeding of the Cana-' dian ohampion Jersey cow Shady Lane Vernal 2nd, wliich recently •"•unpleted a record of 21,5501b. milk uad 10231b. milk in 365 days. Her sire, Hazelden .old Prince was sold to head a certain berd, and after a time the purchaser decided that he was not quite the bull b© wanted' and passed bim on -to a butcher. Aa tbe latter had a few cows Ihe doodded to xise |jb&- \bull before slaughtering hiin, arfd also took in for service the dam of Shady Lane Vernal 2nd. During fiis short life iu the slaugliter p&uuock he sired nine other daughters Which have made excellent yieldc. ' One produced 6801b. butterfat and anqther 5581b., .whilst a tliird daughter was the junior champion at the Royal Winter Shbw and won many prizes at district exhibitions. Prices For Jersey 3. The upjvard trend of the values of pedigree Jersey bulls in New Zealand ig reliected by the prices paid at two combined saies during the latter part of September. At the national Jersey show and sale 153 "bulls averaged 36i gumeas/and of these the T37 tops realised au average of a little over 50 gumeas. Two bulls of good show type and carrying heavy butterfat backing brought 160 guineas apiece. Two yearlings exceeded. 100 guineas each. At the Waikato combined breeders' sale 100 bulls averaged 28 guineas, although the top price was only 63 guinea^. At both saies the competition was mostly between owners of pedigree herds and dairy farmers with high producing grade Jersey herds. At the Waikato aale the 225 Jersey bulls soldi averaged 24 guineas. During the latter part of September 611 pedigree Jersey bulls were sold for an average of 28 guineas qt six combined or club saies in New Zealand. Popularising Canadian Foodstuffs. Due to a largo extent to the efforts being made to popularise Canadian ■foodstufts on ;';the British . market, exports of Canadian hams and bacon to . tho United Kingdom totalled 205,813 ewt., valued at 3,402,589 dollars, in May. as eompared with 144,770ewt. valued -at 2,343,363 Uollars in May, 1936. Tailless Sheep. TaiResa sheep have been developed by James W. Wilsou, director of the South Dakota Agricultural College Experiinent Station, reports the American Cattle Producer. For many years Mr Wilsou has been crossing the native Sibprian sheep with various other breeds, and the experiment has res'ulted in a flxed type without tails. The new type, which is not yct made available

to sbeepmen, is said to have more vitality than any other breeds from which it has sprung. Wood Stocks in Japan. It is reported that stocks of wool in Japan aggregate 300,000 bales. This wool however, is unevenly distributed in both ownership and qualities. For example, one large manufacturer has supplies suffieient for one month only, after which he will be forced tq give up business unless his etoek3 are soon replenished. Some manufacturers have bought heavily, anticipating a falb in the value of the yen, which so far has not occurred. Because of over-optimdstic production and hostilities in i China there is a considerable glut at present in mbst textiles, including woollens. Pric.ee oif woollens are about 15 per cent. less than the Ausfralian parity. Drenching a Horse. The administration of medicine, in the form of a drench, to a horse is often necessary, but care in administration is essential, states the Victorian Journal of Agriculture. The head of the horse sihould be raised elightly above the horizontal by means of a loose loop of rope around the top jaw, the othpr end of the rope being drawn over a convenient Tafter. The drench is best given from a long-necked .copperdrenching bottle. Care must be taken not to give the drench too quickly — not more than the horse can conr veniently swallow at oue time shoul^ be poured into his moutlx. If the animal shoilld cough thc head ishould be lowered immediately. The practice of drenching a horse down the nostril cannot be too strongly coudenmed. War on Pests and W«eds. With the completion shortly of experiments by the Australiau Council for Scientiilc and Industrial Kevsearek, parasitic insects will be released to wage a relentless war on the insect pests and noxious weeds. Tho buffalo fly, which has for long dbfied attempts to check its activities, the cattle tick and such noxious Aveeds as St. John'e wort will be the subjecfc of particular attentxon. The council hopes that the large scale campaign of eradication will considerably reduce stock losses. A species of beetle has been brought from the West Indian islands to combat the buffalo fly, while it is hoped that the importation of a wasp, known as Hunterellue Hookeri, will pi^ovide a more effeetive check on cattle ticks. If experiments which are, now being conducted in the south of France prove successful, it is proposed to import a species of beetle for the destructiou of Bt. John's wort. Insect parasites will also be released to attaekl sucli noxious weeds as lantana, rugwort, noogoora. burr and nut gras!>, aud to attack thc grass grub, peach nioth, pine chermes, oak aphis and greenhouBjB white fly.