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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 8 January 1915, Page 3

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The following interest^^^^^^^^f correspondents appear^^^^^^^^^| issue of the Govern mj^^^^^^^^B of Agriculture," and <^^^^^^^^| structive to and appre^^^^^^^H farmer friends t — Cow-ba^^^^^^| Mr W. H. iSchmi^^^^^^^^l Would tlie iron<pijj^^^^^^^^^| used in America be p^^^^^^^^^l as bails ? Also, woi^^^^^^^^^^| let me have a plan of shed, concrete floors, etcj^^^^^^^^H The Dairy - produce Iron-pipe stanchions a*^^^^^^^| suitable for the purpos^^^^^^^H and some of the shedl^^^^^^^| have been fitted up in thi^^^^^f When iron piping is used purpose it has ihe double ad^anißH of being durable and more> easi^^ kept in a sanitary conditjpc. tfian J wood. Copies of plansi^r^cow-sheds. are being ihrdleii to your address. ■ Goats and BlackberryMr F. Fasker, Ruapuwa, Canterbury ;_ I have often heard that goats are u r ed vpry successfully for the eradication of blackberry. Is it a sure way of "getting rid of them? Does the blackberry die off when bitten by the goat, or do they have to be fed off continually ? Can you tell where I can purchase a goat or goats anywhere in Canterbury? The Fields and JhJxperimental Farm Division : — Blackberry does not die off immediately after being eaten down by goats, but if the goats are kept 07) it continually for some tinio (pi'obably a few years) it .will gradur a'ly disappear. If you intend to purchase goats, it is suggested that you should procure Angoras, as a return can be obtained from the : sale of their hair. Probably Messrs Dalgety and Co., of Christchurch, ,vou)d be.able to tell you where goats are obtainable in Canterbury. Scouring in Cattle Can you explain the cause of scouring. in young cattle about eight months old ? They are getting all the dry ,teed it is possible to give them, ■ with plenty of young grass besides. The scouring is constant, and probably only half recover. Do you believe in breeding stock from too closely related animals, or does it weaken the constitution ? The Director of Live-Stock anil »'eat Division : The probable cause of scouring in young cattle is parasitic I would advise you to give each 1 teaspoonful oflysol in 1 pint of milk for four mornings. Then miss three' or four days, and if no improvement is noticed give four inoie doses. I do not believe in breeding from closely related stock. The first two |or three crosses may be all right, i^but eventually weaknesses develop ! "which were not present in their foreparent? but will be reproduced in their progouy. Silver-beet at Sunnyside L --W^B v«r—^Errtjtieo ;- -• In \\w Jo 11nrn 1 : d.itod April 20, l'Ji4. there appears jon page ;37i) an articlo on silver beet | experiments carried out at Sunnyside j Mental Hospital. Wo notice the | seed was drilled in on the flat iv both | cases, but no mention was made of what seed was used . We think the i amount of seed per acre and the I manure used should be published in { your next issue as being1 of interest i to those who have not sown it. ! The Fields and expprimental Farms j Division : —Tho variety sown was the I plain pale green leaf with broad silvery-white stom and thick mid-rib. The seeding was at the rate of 71b j per acre. The loud had been topj dressed with farmyard, manure (15 I tons acre) after a crap of mangels. Swedes, —Lucerne Mr W, W. Wardrop, Waimarino : —Last year I had a 2*acre paddock i dowu in Superlative swedes, but with | very poor results, I manured with j superphosphate, lewt per acre. The laud is of medium quality, manuku having originally grown on it, I forward by post a sample for analysis. This coming spring I intend trying swedes again. What kind of manure and how much shall I drill in with the seed ? If after this crop I plough the ground again at the end of winter, would^ it be suitable for lucerne the following year V The land is elevated, Hat, aud limestone formation. We have a lot of rain and severe frusta. 1 The Fields and Experimental Farms JBivibion s—After having thoroughly l^ydi-k-ed. the land sow with the swedes about 20w,4i superphosphate and lcwt I blood and bane. An application of ! lime in wintei, at the rate of 1 ton If-Ser acre of finely ground limestone or .j* \ton burnt lime, preferably the mor, would be advantageous, buka land as a rr^le requires lime. k' ™'■.. though the underlying- rock Is of formation. Should the soil be clean-—drilling and of the roots khoald clean a fairly free open be suitable for be worked '-•> the great Kym. For