THE FARM, DAIRY, AND FIELD.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 16, 20 January 1900, Page 3

THE FARM, DAIRY, AND FIELD.

"The Karuurj aits iD-j if civUisitfeß,"—V.'«r..wj-JB. MIX2IUI. MYSVM. It may interest many to know t-?av •iu honest panny can be .J.ada if tiiij ■ire Coi-tunate to Comply wi;h the uudarmentioned ondkions. The (3'jverarnant are oil'jring a hot us for tho discovery of a supply of miaeral manure within the colony. Tae Gazetta oi December 14th contains tlio t'uKovvinp proclamation ou tho suftj.'cii;—" in-.: fallowing sum i-s hereby ...if-rod m t, aoous for the discovery »ud working; vvic'uin the o,ioay oi .i a j-jus oi- Uu~ ;>.wits of market ioU u .1 .1 linear*. cm ■ i'oami . .£".• >0 ; i'oui. I t>:j tre,a. i, i,it

following are the conditions under which the bonus is offered and will be paid 1. That tho raw material is easily accessible, and within reasonable distance of a railway or seaport. 2. That the committee appointed by the Minisi er of Agriculture to examine and report on tho deposit is satisfied that there is sufficient to meet all orlimry | dumauds for fi/o years. 3. That tho I manure can be disposed of at a prico which will allow of-its being remuneratively used for agricultural pu'po.-o-'. 4. That the composition of the phosphate shall average not less thau 40 par cent, of phosphate of lime (tricaleic phosphate) ; provided, however, should a phosphate of a lower avorat»o composition be discovered, the ommi .toe may recommend that a portion of the bonus be granted. The terms of payment will be: —One-fifth on the committee reporting favourably of tho discovery, one-fifth on delivery of first 200 tons, the remaining throe-lif-hs by equal payments on delivery of each additional 150 tons, Applications, addressed to tho 1 Hon. the Minister of Agriculture, Wellington,' will be received up to and including the first day of July, 1900" , j

IDE C. iUSG TIC. Some short Lime ago, ia these "notes" I recommended pig-brooders to turn their attention to the Berkshire-Tam-worth cross as the best pig for the bacon industry, In consideration of this fact it is well to know what others think in connection with the subject. Mr. \V. Hutfcon, a leading Victorian bacon manufacturer, in reply to the question, "Is there any particular treed that you find gives better results than others ? " recently said : " The Berkshire has held the sway for years, but the modern pure-bred Berkshire carries rather tio great a quantity of fat in proportion to lean. The first cross 1 between Tamworth and Berkshires —i.e, the progony of pure Tam ■ worth hours and pure Berkshire sowsare now giving vi ry good results for bacon purposes, The fat and lean aro more evenly proportioned, and this pleases the consumer, Tt;o TamworthBerkshira cross produces a vigorous, quick-thriving pig that fattens quickly tor baconers."

Mr. Ritchie, a Victorian dairy-far-mer, speaking of tho great merits of the raiawuith Uarbshiie cro?s to a representative of the Meblowne Age, snid: " Since we procured a Tamworth boar wa hive got over our troubles in pigbreeding, and siiico thqu have not .suffered any Lsses. Wo us 3 pure Berkshire bows with tho Tmnwortb boar*,'and the prog.-'iiy are strong and hardy, they nutuie quickly, and mako baeouors, Th«y arc great. doarp, here is no trouble ia rearing ihero, •'<h< y eat anytbiug u;,d gvow quickly," .ilr. KUflhu'a ptaclice is to feed "•ha pigs on bkim miifc i-.ul top off with pjiiard, and [U" tw.m ou tbe aarkol iwm seven to eight old. Soma jf these p!«a iO.. -.1 hist baasaa aa much as j£3 1G j. e.e.h,

BUTTHr, MARKKTS. - j The cable infonnation,-froin London is not of tho brightest. Anticipations with respect to high prices will be hardly realised ; however, wo shall have ' to bo content with 08s if wo cannot get; inoro. Cheese, on the other hand, is in l demand, and quoted at »!is to 60s; and: there can ba no Joubt that this season ' ihi" chew»c factories ace going to have, •' a good innings," As proof of tiio ononnSiis amount of butter imported into the United Kingdom, the quantity imported according to tho returns fur- ! nished by the British .Board of Trade for tho first ei.'jht months of the year. 1809 were as follows : Hwoden,' 178,263 cwt. ; Denmark, 1,025,#30 cwt.; German v, 33,703 cwt,; Hoi-' land, 200,540 cwt.; France, 248,806; cwt.; "United States, 115,766 cwt,; i Victoria, 102,508 cwt.; New South| Wales, 22,797 cwt.; New Zealand, i 87,339 cwt.; Canada, 117,869 cwt.; other countries, 186,517 cwt. Total, 2,320,083 cwt. This enormous quantity represents a value of nearly a tolerably largo account for butter, and, important as oar industry maybe to the colony, it is infinitesimally small as compared with the whole. Tho above does not include tho whole, for there is yet to be accounted for Great Britain's local production, which is said to be equal to any three other countries imported.

"a GliEiT HECOItD." Here is tbo record taken from the London Times of a Rod Poll cow, " Crocus," which belonged to the famous dairy Lord at Wiiittinghaui. Have we any cows in the provincial district thivt could approach it ? The cow in question gavo birth to her third calf on .iLiy lltli, 18JH), since which date siiocm- . tinned uninterruptedly in uiiilc udj ■September 281. hj, ISJit, a period 01 o>er nine years ; her milk yiuKl jg the asf. '• i woiik of her Ijio bei.ig :;l l.!ie of I <U or nearly i.' galluus. i).ivlus; •• tiiU xiiiiy years lu-.ir tiut me. • was conunuoi;- ; !y in u;:ik. yiukicd ■ «>r ii-j.wly ~.'<j ti ;of milk. O.'er l.he las!. :ive ( !-ts l.is, ?avui'iigc -j .-amuy :>f ;.>u ;j.r ,at le lur UUi'tf. N'.'iio LiS i.ijja S i:V He l . - ' iivc V.'Uighfc, WissaiSUUi. »•. Jiiiviki)!., ii'U/; Lying 0.1 fyed for the liisi. ~i:i' mouths of her lijr.-, \va.*, iucwl;, 1 (ji',' 11 lbs. In tbo siiuo year;;, since . last calviug, sac jjavo souwlhmg like! 45 timet! her own weight in miik, and : Lev average production, during that period, was 0403 lbst, of milk, or conride: ably over DOO gallons par annum, This is a wonderful performance for a nic Iu ite i l nl i has naturally !11 U til) I i 111 I OJJgHt bl-OCHCW ( i ifiu-SUuiiioiy, i. ; a farm, ; .-Wis, if uu) tmo i. !:H Jll.' ii,J, v; n uivtil aiiin;; —i. 'ui '■ uij;- ;! ■■. [ 4 'ri 1.,1 ir, ,ii- ! t-!OUail'!:\ ; U.i>' , . ■, -i: - 1 ■ iicld S/iC:.' i.ii , ' j !■.