FARM NOTES.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 30 June 1920, Page 4

FARM NOTES.

JOINTS IN BUYING DAIIiY COW!:' It is very necessary at this scusm of (he year when dairy fanners nr thinking of making nddifions to flub herds by purchase, that tare should l> ■ n.kcii to make sure wind class of eoi i hey buy. A few minutes’ eonsideral ion wil Veil demonslrate the necessity (o lui; <.s ii record basis. fake, for example, the average give: loi (he yield of cows m (lie Auckland s :! isl lie t. \i/.., t firm, of I ill t ter-f’a 1 pc; ■ eovv. .Now. tin- present bay purchas: T price of dairy cattle at the sale yard I may ho taken at. say, Jilfi per Jieail for fids price and buying in open mar l.el one would lie lucky to strike con "f Jtielb but t ci- fa t capacity, the before mentioned average. | Now. lukoA. herd that gives a return under ordinary conditions, or rathe j price likely to obtain this season. The ' dill’ereuce here is ddlb of fat per cow, | which, at gs per lb. equals fit. equalling . .Itls on ,Cgd. .So that it is proved that per head for gof.dh cows than flu i.e i : tie av erage cows. <lf course, on the,. 1 ligurcs. it would pay to give more tin e. double that amount. but these figures , are only used to demons! rn i e the fads. | (a any ease this is a matter (hut doe: j not receive sutiieient attention :iI the] hands of dairy farmers generally, and * it will be greatly to the benefit of tines j ' interested in dairy pursuits to study I i the matter for themselves and buy J j I heir stui k wit h disci et ion.