FARM NOTES.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume XXII, Issue 2793, 22 May 1911, Page 3

FARM NOTES.

To show what a demand tlfere is for pedigree Jerseys, it is stated that a wellknown breeder of those cattle at Tariki, in the Stratford district, sold six yearling heifers to a Mangatoki buyer for 180 guineas. a The propesed Bacon Curing Works at Waingawa will soon be an accomplished fact. The Wellington Farmers' Meat Company have appointed Mr A. S. Mitchell, of Wellington, to.prepare the plans for the works forthwith!.'"' It is expected that the building*' will* be completed by September next.,.- 1 Many people ask the, question^ ,"Is it economy to allow the cow to grind her own leed or to grind it for he/? ", Many experiments have been carried'put alongthis line, and it is the v pt opinion that it pays to grind the feed. With some cows, it the fee/t is given in an unground condition/ an amount is wasted, due to the Undigested portions which pass through the animal. Grinding causes a more rt'pid and a more thorough digestion. /It has been found that corn and cob rteal, as a food for cows, is equal, pbtmd tor pound, to corn meal. It is tUusfecbnomy to grind the cob's with thfr.iopifr'as it-gives more pounds of f««^.'; "' Mr C. J., Reakes, Chief Veterinarian, and Mr jpud'iy, Dairy Commissioner, tjave beed^rfeiting Glen Oroua to note the progress of the experiments in the pasteurisation ot skim milk for feeding to pifci,' whi&i have been taking place there Jor aopie time. The results oi the 1 , Si X* ■ ■ trials » few have been greatly in favour Ojf'thcusf- of pasteurised milk. „ if Qreatn is churned at much too high a-^njp^rature, the resulting butter is generally streaky and uneven in colour. ,3£be' texture of the butter is also spoiled, *!&!$ ;'t is difficult to press out sufficient rnutfsture from it.

'-.-, As to.whether the cow is a persistent •producer or not is largely indicated by tUe size and shape ot the udder. The ideal udder should extend well forward on the abdomen and should be attached high behind. It should not be pendulous, but should be square, even, and the teats should be of medium size and

well placed.- The udder should not be beeiy, but should be loose and pliable, covered with a fine coat ot hair.

The nervous temperament of the milk cow is much more highly developed than that of any other farm animal. It the cow has a bright, placid eye, and a clean-cut lean appearance indicating that her food is converted to milk rather

than into beef, we may conclude that she is a good producer. However, if the eye is dull and the body covered with flesh, the animal as a rule is lazy and is

not adapted to the active liie which a profitable cow must lead.