THE DAIRY.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 63, 30 July 1915, Page 4

THE DAIRY.

The Month's Work. In most dairying districts the milking season will again have commenced, and in many cases, unfortunately, under a thortage of feed this year. Indications, bowever, are being ahown that the spring is likely to he earlier than usual this year, and this will go a long way towards mendirg matter*. Of course, we cannot expect a full milk supply unless we bava a sufficiency of feed, but if we can manage to keep cuws in lair condition at calving time, the fresh spring growth will boon induce a better milk flow. The increasirg growth of the cheesemaking business is having a very g-sve ifftct on the succc.sful rtaiing of calves, more particularly now that the butter fat is being separated from the whey; and it behoves all those dairy farmers who intend rahing their bent bred h.iter calves to give them every attention in the earliest stages of their life. Dany land id too expensive noondays to thick of iiut-.ing it to any other tiurpo e tn n that of milk production aud the raising of a few of the choicett heifers for one s own future usf, and to it becomes an unprofitable matter to keep other than these. By killing iff the surplus calv s we are ena* 1 d to retain a fait ly regular supply of milk ir.im newly calved co«s (which fom time to time u unfit tor the factory use) for feeding to the few calves we intend to bold over. Ihis erabl'a ua to lay the fou n'atha cf a good constitution, which will un 'oubtedly repay ua over and over again later on for any increased initial -tutlay of new milk. One l.a- only to are the younger generaMins of heifers in cheesemaking rht-kts to realise how much our prerent system of feeding is at fault. The recent shortage of focd has in so many casei resulted in cogs biing ?ent to the {.otting works, and we must abjrtly experience a shortage in tie supclj ot dairy stock ucless bett.r methods ara adopted for rearing our hcirer calves. Mangolds should be all taken out ot the ground and pitted as epporturities all iw, for with the advent of warner conditions second growth may shortly be expected. As advised 1 ist month, continus harrowing the grass paddocks, 90 as to distribute ell droppings of manure. This is ell the more necessary whilst feeding on fibrous stuffs, such as straw.

There is little to be attempted in the way of sewing grren crops just now, but on cry, light land wheat, tares, Western Woltbs, or barley may be sown towards the end ot the month—"New Z?aland Dairy map.''

A Feature in the Cheese Trade.

Hai the trade ever given a icrious thought to the shrinkage cf cowh in Europe through the present war? (says the Montreal 'Trad* Bulletin" of 11 lb June). It ,i J estimated thit the destruction ant' killing of catth in Belgium air, France on account of tne war 13 at least 1,500,000 head, some ei-li aiates placing it at 2,000,000 head, of whi.h 400,000 head would probably be cowp. This is said tj be the number of cows that Canada bus for the production of milk for hir export cheese trade We have not taken into cot sideration the reduction of cattle in Germany and Austria, so that the curtailment of cheese production in Europe will no doubt be felt not only as long as the war last?, but for some time after. It is this shortage of •heese supplies in England and on the Continent, as well as the extta demand from the British Government for army purposes, that has caused tha high prices ruling for cheese of late; and although values are tending to a 'ower basis as the season advances they will in nil probability still show a comparatively high summer level.

New Holstein One-Day Record.

The Holstein cow, Netberland Harriet Ann, has made a new oneday milk production record—l3Blbs. In a seven-day official test she gave 813.31bs ut milk, or an average of 110.181ns per :lay. This cow displaces Margie Newman that formerly held the wot Id's record with 136.51bs milk in a day,