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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 17 September 1913, Page 4

All poultry-keepers know how poultry relish most green stuff, but it is doubtful if all aro awara what an iinpoitaut purl this item of food plays in tho health aiul general productiveness of tlie lien. Green feed is a fowl's natural tonic, and has been described as nature's life-giver.

The Director of Molds and Experimental Farms Division informs a coin respondent that Swede turnips can be fed to dairy cows without affecting the flavour of the milk to any great extent. Cows should not be allowed to have a free run over turnips. Feeding turnips with hay, straw, or chaff, should be done immediately after milking1. If only a few cows are being fed, use pulped turnips with chaff and bran, and. if possible, feed them away from I the byre. This would allow from ten j to twelve hours before milking, and it ' is not thought that any objectiou could j be taken ro the sale *or use of milk under tee conditions* I