FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 329, 22 January 1909, Page 4

FARM AND DAIRY.

I REARLYG DAIRY STOCK. I i'ew da iry fanners can ever buy dairy slock that will suit tlinn ns well as ilhosc of their own rearing. Those tliey Ibuy may be as well bred a.» their o«-.i, Unit if they are they will scarcely ever <lo so well for them as those reared oil 'tllii farm. Never hurry cows over tlic'r calving. Give them time ; assist natu.'e if required, but do not supersede it altogether. As soon as possible aft.-r i-alving let the cow have a drink of cold water. It will take away the sickly feeling and do the cow no harm. It is a ! great mistake to give a eow warm water iand then next day let her have it cold. Losses have arisen from that cause. Let ■them have it cold to start with, as they iwould in a state of nature, and no harm twill result. It is not always the cow in the. best condition that nrodtices the strongest and healthiest calves, rather the contrary. A cow will often be thin and' poor at calving time, and yet produce a wonderfully well nourished calf. 'The good calf is the explanation of the cow's low condition, ft shows tliat her Mibstance bus gone to the support of the calf. Cows in high condition often produce small and badly nourished calves, oud very often go barren. It is bad policy to have breeding slunk hi too high condition, and in our pedigree herds noithing is so productive of barrenness anil uncertain breeding as that.

DAIKYIXd ITEMS, i Even tin' best cows vary fviiin year to year in their biittor-fat pindiiL'lion. ■ A stone jar is a good cream receptacle into which to skim the cream for t'itiifnin^. • Mutter lius a giviin, and the danger is ■rather that it will lie overlooked tlian not ienough. i It has always been recognised that a healthy, prulitahlc cow must be at least si fairly good l milker, i A good milker is a .souree. of loss, and a dairy composed of small producers means ultimate ruin to the owner. I A .sun lath is good for all the puns siiul other tools and receptacles used in butter-making; it kills tin- bad bacteria. i Many herds of dairy cattle have given lii'oof that milk, moat, and earlv maturity are combined in the Shorthorn breed. ■ iSimr erenin churns more' advantageously than sweet, and it is not well to ■mix sweet cream with sour less than 12 ■hours before churning time. The person who unliks must be clean •about the work ; the cow's teats should lie washed with water and not with toiilk ; especially in the winter is ,this ■necessary. i The positive or potent quality goes down on the male side more than on the ifcmnle side. But the mother if she is ito convey lier talent, must not be weakened by excessive lactation. I,'ow's udders should he brushed clean anil ruMied with a. damp, coarse towel ilicl'oro milking, lie us particular with your hands, your clothing, and the udders of the cows in milking as you would lhave your wife lie in making bread, i A cow yielding 3 gallons of milk a day ■is expected to give about :!'/»lh of solid imatler every 24 hours, and ir-H this has to be supplied by the proper food, ibotli in nature and quantity, because a milking cow is called upon daily to do more ■than one that is simply being fattened.