FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81914, 7 January 1907, Page 3

FARM AND DAIRY.

Tli,. kov l<i siunw i.; ill.- record and account von keen of dm entire business of voiir dairv. There is within.-! dial will i-iic.u-.ragc : , dairyman more than lo look ova- his books anil see jus!, what he and the cows are doing. shed and the cows wiil show thai, they are satisiicd ami comfortable, hut .go into an unsuccessful dairyman's yard and Ms cows will cither bellow or run. Oiler them something to eat and they will move away with fear.

The daily milk and test record will result in belter cows, and the breeding record will enable you to care for your cows when they need care, and 'also show when they should be dried up, and your books will then show which cows are using the profits of the dairy. Uody or grain in- butWr Includes texture, grain, and amount of moisture. Texture of butter is shown by its ability to stand up or keep its condition at a high temperature. This desirable quality may be destroyed by employing too high a tempera|l(a re dulling |tuo (entire |prbee»s |.£ manufacture.

A good, hard-working cow should have CO days' rest before starting the fresh period. Many cows will keep up a good flow until a very few days before calving; bul it is a poor plan Lo let them do this. The most persistent milkers are the ones who will do this, and they are just the cows who need a good long rest. They will more than make up for lost time when they freshen.

The British Hoard of Agriculture has issued a report of proceedings taken during 11)05 under various Aets dealing with food adulteration. The part of interest to the colonies deals with butter faking. Dairy produce imported into England was sampled by the Board of Customs to the extent of 2270' samples, and none of the articles were found quite satisfactory, except cheese, which both in IUO-1 and I'JUJ was not reported against. Butler and liuirgerme apparently give most trade, though there is also considerable dilliculty with milk. Oi adulterated butter imported from iioiund, it is said that as "the adulteration in question was carried out on scientilie principles, and in a careful and systematc manner, it was extremely Uillicult to prove by analysis that the samples of this butter obtained by the (Justoms oiiicers or by the oiiicers of the local authorities were adulterated." The Board was informed of a linn of provision brokers who ottered for sale to buttermakers a mixing article at 50s per c«t to be used for the adulteration of butter. This hrm also ottered to supply neutral blending and to give instructions in adulterating butler for a fee of Xf>U. Owners of creameries and dairies were approached, and it- was explained that certain adulterants could be added to butler in accordance witii certain formulae without risk of detection. Oilers to sell machinery for the purpose were also made to theui. A uulter-fakiiig factory was discovered in Lssex. jiatenai entered it as lardine and came out as butler, and tnough samples were proeureu and analysed, ti.e analyst could not certify adulteration, inis factory has, however, ceased operations.