Farm Notes.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4422, 10 June 1909, Page 4

Farm Notes.

AI.L about potjltey. Tne and girls on thefaim should i be encouraged to bre p d purebred porlr/ p operly directed, the y »ung people will earn valuable .les* pon« whi’i ii will stand thptn well in hand when they c me to the management of th- ir owe farms and homes. i i )vei *exerc;se toughens th° fl p sh of even a young fo j» 1 - A good breast is Jia*f the race for a valuable table fowl. A hen bagging down behind is very unattractive as a carcase. The attempt to properly fatten poultry while on a free range is to throw away tim?, money, and good eating. It is a mistake to discard a breel on the suspicion that it is not a hardy one. Hardiness can be instilled in any breed by .proper housing, proper fo *d, proper attention, and systematic breeding. It pf efns as though nothing were so poorly marketed as poultry. If alive they are in a crowded coop, all sizes and colours. If dressed they are so often'unattractive. There is no reason why dressod chickens cinnot.be put on the market in a more inviting condition. Buyers do not hesitate on price for a nice, clean, tasty article.

Farmers are not the only people who suffer from the ill effects of smut in wheat. The Victorian Agricul ural Dep irtment has received information that poultry keepers in various parts of the state are suffering disastrous results through feeding their birds on emuttv wheat. The Government pou’ir/ expert (Mr Hawkins) has informed the Minister for Agriculture (Mr Graham) that through diseased wheat of this kind being supp'ied to one big poultry farm, its daily output of eggs has suddenly dropped from 100 to 16. Mr Hawkins advises those who value ‘heir poultry to be very careful that the wheat given them does not suffer from smut, as he . says many poultry runs have been seriously aff.cted by the use of bad Wheat.

It is eitiraa'od that if ihe eggs consumed in the United Kingdom during 1308 were built in a solid block thpy wou'd form a tower 7oft square and and 3696 feet high. The total number is estimated at 4.275,300,600. We presume the odd 600 were for electioneering purposes. When mating up your early pens this year then, remember to use the pest and mips the rest. One good •pen is better than twenty medium pones. If you haven’t the quality | get if yon have to sacrifice half your ’ flock to do *o. And remember, the grandparents count as much or more than the parents. If you have failed in the to keep track of the parentage, don't miss it this year. Better still, hrrei from such a small proportion of the flock—the very choicest—that identification will be unnecessary the same plan being adopted year after year, with ultimate close approach to peofection. Whether for fancy or u'ility, breed only from the best.