FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 116, 14 June 1909, Page 4

FARM AND DAIRY.

SUM'S AND XOTICS. .jhnUh' uv 1 lie. F «ltire «l Uh- is ('oul in' ,hm.|. «.Ui »"» hail- ami itkii'm a coi"! 111 ""- Pigs llwt wiHiweigU 125 -t« will Omisirnif aibwil tow tu «*. I""}® of grass twice a day whik; tons tal un «|«p ami a foh'iy good ration of nrain feeds. We arc told In S, rii»t.iro tliat no man livolili flirto Irimscl'f, and also that ft little lea,veu leaivencth the whole lump. Bct'li thes<; truths aro- 'verihed by the uroo-resnive -fanner in any commumty. \Yhen a horse is two years and nine month's old, ithe X-entol temporary incisors .fall out. a-ml the -permanent ones liiav 'be seen coming through the gums. In three months tlhey are in use. Rupture and pneumonia a«re prevalent finionig lambs'in Southland, and a large percentage -has' .been rejected at 'the freezing works as a consequence. In rupture -is supposed to be due to overfeedino' and iu'-ulliHcnt exercise. The that will u-ot produce, j other things ben** equad, is not worth qc .much in the stockvards as phe castrated male, while if ail active; breeder slio may lia.ve ft very great relative value. The man 'who does the wotlv of t-ho farm the more easilv is the man 'Who o-ivcK it the most intelligent thought ani l 'i nipnvva? crerv .opportunity to .save strength taiid to take of short ' cuts.

If it .Womie-s necessary to throw a ewe for the 'purpose of dressing her ifeet it wliou'ld <l>e done with every precaution. or i-lii' may .He so badly injured as {jo 'bring forth a dernd lamb. would i|ray a farmer to s'penid a whole month ito 'select his seed w'lieat by iwans of a magnifying-glass if he, couldn't obtain a, fanning-mill ,or a grad-img-waehino. To II),? of value the f.rop that Is piloughed inrd'e.r must be one that obtains a large- percentage of its plant food from the atmosphere-, either directly or inVUivdtly, or else, one 'that has ;i deop rooting, system and 'brings up much .of its plant food .from below the dentlir- reached ,by the pflmiigh. 'lt is tain important thing in draught hordes to nr(*t th'.- right i|uality of bon<-. (let aM bone you ran in draught houses, but do'ii't sacrillee quality o orden to ,«et tllie qiwntity. Von. will t'ho same thing in draught horses that you notice in a niiau's hauds.

a s'heepowner ctan suyces.s'fulU' cane Tor 4iis lloick during the days of Hut .when the night of ad* verity coiinos upon Itiui lie?- fall* in the

performance o;f liiis duty. Wlhen a man 'dares to t«hink and act for 'himself contrary to Hie views entertained \n the nei'glilborhooil, he is considered eriLii'ky until 'he saitfceeds: then

he lis (Tiililed wise. AVhen tliev have 3>een exposed to a r.ai-n horses should not -be left to he(■K»me dry by the icvaip'oration of the daimipws l s from blteir bodies, for chills, colds, ami inlhvniHiiations are often rmi'sed by 'tihis treatment. Carefully remove the w.et with, the curry-comb aivd and follow th'is with a- vigorous rhUbing 'wiWi a. -wisp oif lliiay or st,raw.

To ki'll smut the old .method of bluestone treatment is fast becoming superseded bv the fonmaliu. treatment ( fornialin to one gaillon of water). Two giilloii-s tnat'about ten bushels". Instead ' of imui'er.sing, as formerly, simply 1 sprinkle over the .sceid, mix well, and ! co-ver .it over -for some ti'ine witli a -few .bags. Then, lay out for drying, and when dry it should Ibe sow7i hm.uicdiatety. Some two weeks before the pigs arc expected to arrive it is well to fix the j)en in which the tsow is to be when farrowiiig-timc conies. It is' a good nlan to liaw tlnem amwtomed to the I place and get quiet-ed down, a,s if they I were at home. The place .should be dry I aiiid iwiarm. Xo wet and istraw should "bp all-owed to aicciuniulate in the | liiL'st, but should all be sorted out and | carried away ,before the im-portant day arrives.

It is always b'est to give the sow fsOiine laxatiive food a. little bclfore she farr«y\v.s to prevent the fevered condition that causes her to cat the. pigs. Some wiii'eat bran or a little linseed meal in the feed wiill -be a good remedy to u=e as a, preventive. Also give a little .salt in the feed regularly. I'f *he has been neglected and is' constipated and dives at the pigs, talcs them away at once and throw her a cihunk of obi *alt pork to apijiears liter for the time being, and give laxative. isHoppy food every <four hours until. >'he Incomes qniet. when the pigs can be returned with

Warts on Tents. -- That are often very troublesome h eviileiK-ed bv (|m's'tions' as to ho»w to get rid of them. Tltcy may be greatly lK'7iellted or entirely removed by smearing them (illicitly after each milking -with pure olisvc oil. ft' 1llw»y persist, they may be cut off with a sharp pair of ami the sore touched with ,a slk-k of lunar t-iuslie. They slionld then 'be oiled and the repeated as necessary to prevent .renewed growth. The t'lrree exporting countries ill the Sou'therii Hemisphere exported frozeTl meat a« follows -dn'ring JNlarcb:—Australia, 144.000 carcases muilton. 57.000 lamb. 18,.100 quarters beef; New Zealand. 214.1100 carcaves niu'ttou, 413,000 lamlVs. 15.700 quarters <beef; South

America. :ii)o.()(in wiroiKfK .mutton, 0011 lambs, 2S7,011(1 quarters beef. Compared witli Mtwh of tilt? previous year tlii> totol increase from these eoiiniries <mut as follows: IKIMMH) iweamm mutton, (iOOO tabs. suit! UJI.OOO quarters lieef. Now Zealand alone <drow« a slight decrease «u hnr, total |or tlio month. livery .poultry - rearer. knows how chieikiens to lie in t■]i{■ sim and "crevti'li awl rail in the dust or dry Ciii lli. !(f there. a,re no- trees or bushes ill tile nm. a !'n\v lir branches or sonietiling of tile port '('ail easily lie nwanjrdl to provide a shelter to form a dustiii".place in the .siEmiost corner. A eluinp of iwiniinis' jtnws, once it Mm root, makes am cwxHent. fllieltur for chicken', there ilirai:? always a »Iry .place round its 'base. because I lie .rain is turned liv •lie Wildes. A hedge o'r plot of .Terusailcim artichokes .makes S»o'l summer shelter; while, however, the plants are isofl., tiliey require protection, o.t limvisc they will be token, but, after tlie s'lti.lk.-- harden the chiekcns could lie allowed among tiliem, and the liilfrs o.r this jjilant are much appreciated by fowls. ' ' Wat nr. if .not drained away, will evaiporatc tlliimiift.li t.lie soil crust and carry oil' <i. groat deal of heat in v.npor. 'I Ins is ivha't, makes' cold .soil. It iis lia.nl to realise (savs "Aaridn" in thn OtiMjro Witne--:. 'while' good weather lasts, t'lmt we a,re il'nvwi n:" icar to the Miortesl da.v l>lll the Fart re. ma ins, and we have. noticea-Wc widence of it in the <ln.rk iinoruings. tlie l»n« evenings, and t|ic days, wl,h-h are nil too short. Residents iu towns often ask how farmers and their families manage to ,spend the time Jn the country after dank'ness setH in till it is time 1o retire top tlie ripflit, Mil it i- 1 surprising how qiiK-klv the lime passe- one win o r anotlier in the 'country. T.lie ,risin._< gencr.'l'tiiui in particular should make the most of the long eveiniss i,i ; the wnv of milrl i.ii.lt and impiwiie -their minds.'and take iwlraailage of the many modern fa«,l,ilic.s Mat arc now oll'ered in the way of n.r-qiilii-ing twlini.-al kmvwledje, 11K explained in simple and clear lnagiiiWe liy viiileus hook- now to ,be had. Settlers in the "biinklblodis and isolated farmers. „ : o doubt, do timl t.he time dull 111 tho i\vii;iiter. a-Mhev liaive no neighbors .witlilii) rca siiiia.lile distance upon "whom ♦they <-au call from, time.- to tfime; |,ut in spite of all tills, and possilily other'' diwlmi'ls. "(llio oon'iiii'iv 'wed nut bo such, a, dull place in the 'winter time imlev. one ivi-hes hi. make it so. jiTtor all t'lif ail'vautages to lie obtained nowadays Jire immeasurably {treater than could po-mhly lie expelled or wcite e\per,ie;wed in the days, of (he eaplv country settlers of ,\W ZeaJiuicl