FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 259, 26 October 1908, Page 3

FARM AND DAIRY.

He following mies lu\e been obtained by lactones in South Tarauaki PM lb of butter-fat:—Opmiake lOd, El*naa Is, Hawsra llftd, Mells lud, Norniainoy aid, fcatoiramva ll%d, Riverdale Is.

, ihe uaily quantity of milk s„ W ,iied to tile ElUiaiu factory increased for the niouui of September this year by 10.03-; Ins, and the butler produced oy {,;■■' Ins. Last September tlic factory paid out WJ4U per li, for butwr-iit, as against Is this year, f '-fared with September of 100 i, produced last montli USOllbs more butler, while payments increased by t2UI. xne payment per lb for I butter-fat was !)'/, last Septemoor. Xms J ear it was lOd.

L,!,! ,e tei!t '-f mi '"' a ' forHmve.a and JH Is was J.,0 and for Norniauby 3.7-1. ! vKTf* h ?\ °° tdverdale il, tlthani 181 (8704 cows), Kakarimea 00 (311 cows). The Midhirst Dairy Co. paid out to suppliers Is 2d per H, for August butter tat and Is tor Septeuiber.-Star. During September the Kiverdale CoVL".', r ? L °- I ' pct ' iv «l from suppliers i,l!)/,o411ius of milk, producing «j<J54 bs (nearly 21 tons) of butter. The highest test was 4.0, tile average test being 3.03. The total paid il suppliers for miik was £2342 12s Sd

For fattening and growing pigs rape cannot be surpassed. Brussels sprouts are considered the most delicate and delicious of the cabbage tribe. if peas are earthed up and staked better yields can coiinibentlv be expected iiom thein. Me»,rs. Sutton, of Heading, England, recently exhibited in London 400 distinct varieties of the potato. On putting out young tomato plants be sure you protect them from the frosts that are likely to be experienced. To secure nice crisp lettuce grow them quickly, and put the seed in at intervals to secure a succession of crops. The original wild plant s of the potato were found growing in America, and several wild species still exist in that country.

There are 18,517 acres in New South Wales planted with orange trees, and the annual output is about 1,207,000 bushels.

Lucerne provides an element that brood sows require in their systems to bring forth their young with success at farrowing time.

The best milkers are those that are loosely built from last rib to hips and roomy i n the flank. A cow with good digestion will secure profit to the owner. Blastophaga, the insect which causes the fertilisation of the fig of commerce, known as the Smyrna fig, has be in successfully introduced on a small scale into Cape Colony. A horse that is to be used for driv-' ing or riding should carry no more extra flesh than is essential to plump muscle s and strength, and it should have sufficient exercise each day to harden its muscles and give it good wind. Study to know your mares and mate them to the horse that after caretul consideration you think will cros s best on your mare. If your mare is too long seek a shorter horse of the, same breed. If she has insufficient Ixine seek a horse with an abundance of bone. At the Government stud farms in France there are in all 3350 stalliois, of which 240 arc thoroughbreds, lie balance being half-breds and draught horses. For the purpose of the army, France has, in round figures, 120,000 saddle horses and 180,000 draught horses.

The man who Has sense ' iiough to let his team stop a minute or two about, every 15 or 20 minutes when ploughing or harrowing will accomplish more work in 10 hours than the fellaw who drives hi 3 team at a brisk gait for a n hour or two before he will let them take a rest.