FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 117, 15 June 1909, Page 4

FARM AND DAIRY.

As a general rule potatoes are lit lo dig when lire haulms wither and die oil', vcl there are occasions when Unit in not it true test due largely to climatic changes. Perfect butler never comes from liupcrfcoti v-kc.pt tinware. Wash in cold water, then in scalding water, and then rinse in cold water, and let the sun dry and sweeten. The rapid advance made, in motor cultivation and motor harvesting operations brings within the range of practical operation the adoption of motor machinery in our agricultural areas. The .formation ol the hindquarters of Hie pig differ according to the breed. The true Berkshire type is fuller, deeper

in second thigh, and rounder than the quarters and thighs of any other breed. Feed and handle the heifers' carefully, and by the time they are ready to cal/e they will know that you are their friend, and will not have to be "boken in" to milk.

When the Shorthorn was first imported into the United States it went by the name of "the Milk Breed." From it sprang the modern •'Polled Durham," which is virtually a polled Shorthorn. According to particulars in the journal of the R.A.S.E., t'he capital involved in equipping half an acre of glass and 'two acres of French, garden is £51(1 as. The expenditure and income account shows a profit of SLTii Ids. It is amongst purebred .stock that consistent milk production and evenness of quality generully are most in evidence; and the proportion of deep milkers amongst purebred stock is considerably greater than amongst crossbred!. The rancid flavor sometimes de-

vcloped in cheeseiuaking is due to the presence of butyric acid. It is more commonly found ill old than new cheese. The Sour' flavor is developed by the pre-

sence of .too much whey in the curd. (let an idea of type, what you want for your purpose, lirmly lixed in your mind. This will give you stability and fixedness of purpose. The ideal fanner's horse as a breed cannot he said to exist yet.

Try giving your cows, for profit's sake, .some of the same care, with currycomb and brusli, which you give your horses, often only for the safie of appearance, ft is worth doing in either case, as it means health and elliciencv. Very few lactic acid bacteria ave found in fresh milk, but they increase so rapidly at ordinary temperature, 70 degrees Falir., that in twelve to eighteen .hours they generally exceed in •number all other bacteria in milk. In summer, when milk has properly soured, 05 per cent, of micro-organisms are lactic acid bacteria.

Counting the wrinkles; on a cow's horn is one way to tell taw old she is, but if she is a polcy it doesn't work." £o it ifi a good plan to .keefl) u birthdayliook fpr tl\e stuck. Have a name for each, tiive the name of the father anil 'mother and the date of birth. In a little 'while, yon will have a very interesting herd-book of voiir own.

Hie user of the purebred |„il'l ench .year improves the grade of his herd in both appearance and production, and establishes his business on a sound .paying 'basis. While be is thus yearly increasing the profit from his herd,'such animals as he finds it expedient to cull out will find a more ready sale on account of their showing some indication of having .been bred from dairy d^oek. On Mr. Malcolm Xicol's prize farm at iSilksworth Lane, Sunderland, the following is the programme of the dairy herd:—l.3o a.m., mash of brewers' grain.-:, bean meal, and a little bran; 1 a.m., out to grass and tares; 12 (noon), another feed of mash indoors; 1..'10, out again; 5 p.m„ in for the nignt, getting 31b Egyptian cotton cake per head and a foddering of oat straw. Milking take splacc at 4.30 a.m. and 12.30 p.m., the newly-calved cows being milked .1 third time at 7 p.m. During the busy season just concluded the Gear Meat Company put through ™„* v " ll; ' s ilt p< -' tnm no fewer 1 than GOO.OOO sheep and lambs, which constitutes a record for the company. The season extended over five months. Cattle to the number of BJOO were slaughtered in blie same period. One feature of the operations was the good condition of the lambs. While the season was at its height the. company was findin« employment for over 500 men, a number of whom were from Sydney. These are tiow returning to Australia.