Farm Topics.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 July 1910, Page 4

Farm Topics.

You will lvadily admit that the human wiLstv-r i.s no jjood and unworthy ('-I' h.i.s 'tucker. This i.s usually applicable to the (liiinh ani'tmal. Would you stable and hard feed a useless crock of a. till at had only three and was altogether beyond beinij: cured? Of "ours:-' net. ft would either he turned out as a pensioner or shot. Wiiy then should the dairy farmer reita.i , ' 'Mif , waster cow? it nits .is Hindi, if ik>+. in , "'' , - thin tlu> honest, animal and i.s jur.t as liiiuilr trouble to .niiillc. Don't lie milled because it puts more. li<|U ; .:l in the bucket. That's not the point -it's >[]u\ testthat tells. II" you asked a 'mart of pure milk and <fot Ir'lf in ilk an.:l half \vater. how would it strike you? As a pretty had spec, wouldn't if? Then why keep on milking the poor cow? fit's only a wiiKto of feed and eiwrsiy. \ol)::dv likes workin<r for li'i.Miin.T: and milkins the r;?M>;'r cow is p;cttin.a clr«e to doino; it. The watchword of t!u» farmer should bo "test." Test Voiir vuwa.iwl cull tJie masters. The test. like George can't He. Believe iit. o'lev it. >n.iv;l you will huihl n\) a eo'-d herd, herome a useii.seful supplier lo your hr-tory ,ind ha in lie frit milk cli-(|ins. Oi.srethe I oat, uo hv thr old-f'ishion-od rule of appearances .and you will 1)0 feeding wasters to the detriment of your herd, your factory and yourself. What's to he done with the waster cow w.heu found out? That, <vf co>uvse, is tho nuestion that would trouble many dairy fnnners. Get rid of it a.nd if vou wero -liocruilf-tl into lTuviny: it a bip; prif'f* face your loss. "What's the good of pilinor up it's e<v-t bv filling it with trend jri'ins.s t'h'nlt could be used to feed a genuine milker? Make the first loss tho final less rni4 be done with it. Get rid of your wasters, replace them witih . cn'ws and vou will nnickly find oni tli.n.fc you li'iuT climiiotl on to tkv box S'rvt.

The farmer is the backbone of Xew Zealand and butter and cheese are tbe money-getters for tlio dairy fanner. Which pays vein l>e«t—the man ai 20s a, woek who milks I cows an hour or t.lie man at 2os who milks 10 Von wouldn't give. the four cow man a hearing againdb the cither fellow. Why then feed the waster cow? You must lint if you wish to succeed in dairying. (Set right down to work and put your herd in order. Gut rid of the wasters and success is assured.