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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 179, 2 September 1909, Page 1

FARM AND DAIRY.

WARM FOOD FOR PIGS. A set of experiments has been m in Germany, at Uie initiative of tl- - of Pig-brecdere, to test th tivc effects of supplying your pi fattening pigs with cold and wan ™ : itt pigs out of one litter w •i into groups, A and B, with equal average weight. At the beginning of the experinw from 22nd Jiovomber to 17th Janut 1 '" '~)d consisted of 21b of barley For the group B the milk was. hcai.ed before being mixed with the meal and ■tatoce, so that the temperature of the ~od was raised to 77deg. Fahrenheit, while the other group A was supplied with their rations cold. During the first part of the experi;nt up to 24th January the young pUs pplicd with warm food gained most Tn wciglft, lint from that time the relative advantage eased. Only during severe cold in February the warmed food acted more favorably. The pigs fed wiith cold food gradua ly gained on the other group, and, although they did not quite catch them up in weight, there wni- finally only a difference of an average till) per pic. The conclusion drawn from the experiments was that the slight gai„ i,, weight from the 'warm food is not, suilicient to compensate for the trouble and expense caused by healing the milk to mix with the other substances.

A PRODUCTIVE COW. In January, 1782, a cow belonging to Mr. Leigh, a fanner of C-arhainptou, n?ir Minehead, produced live heifer calves nt a Wrtli; all were liorn alive, but the dam, ''having such an unusual number, overlaid and killed o;ie of them." The remaining four, when seen by 3lr. James Ilerirard, of Ciwcomb'e Court, we-e "hearty and lively,'-' but very small. Mr. Bernard obtained one of the calvis. which grew nearly to the average sue of the North Devon breed, and proved both a. good milker and a good breeder, producing heifer calves every year for live years from her fourth year, when she was put to the bull. .

SOLTH AFRICAN -DAIRYING. The --■-■-■ -■■ •■ - South Africa as somewhat peculiar. The cattle are a mixed breed, between the original African race and the European; and few of the cows will give their milk unless their calves are allowed to suck f "" "" ' : "'e. But as all the calves are An oblong enclosure i poles iixed in the ground, with a 'pen at "i I'en the calves are driven before the cows come home from grazing in the evening. The cuttle wild, and to catch and tie a yoiimr t ._ •-• i—-' mi. ntuiii ia u mailCT or no small difficulty, and sometimes of

ACJRICUU'IiI! K I^IKELAND The agricultural for the year 11108, just issued by the Do partniont. of Aoricnkure /i.nd 'rwh-ni,.., lnstrueti crops, ami flax in Ireland in 1908 as compared with. 1907 ivas 40,102 acres, or I.? per cent, of the total area under these crops. The season on> the -whole nrnvwl very favorable to the r. the very nvild weather .inrougn iso-vem-ber and December greatly helped the root crops, which showed a, heavy yield in most districts. The yield of wheat per acre in 1908 was, on, the average, vc the average for preceding years.

The floekmaster admits that a good brad is of peculiar advantage. The first impression from the head of a horse, bull, or eow is sometimes discounted when the animal wheels round to show off the complete 'bodily proportions. The latter may not he in keeping with the head, and a mean or imperfect conformation has the natural effect of reducing the first estimate. In sheep, as seen from a - 1 "-* .i:vj— ~. *i~ I.—-1 Lead is.; perfections between the t dden by the The great matte! to have a head 0!t" distinct individu ity and i-hnraeter. A e'we with th; 'ad of the right cast, c~' — ! " " •oper class of wool on h > comparatively shabby in body, bill ie may breed the vcvv 'best ■when skil

Benson, manager of the factory, lias been offered of. the Ciovernint.ii t. ■star Us liera given permission l>y lh« directors to terminate his engagement ,to Hi.* y, provided itbe services of ll; '" u ' '"'! obtained.— The (lore Standard 1 reports n chapter of accidents from the Merino Downs district. Air. R Orchard was working with a double-furrow plough, when 'by some mischance the lever struck hini'on the face, breaking his nose ami indicting a na'sty wound on his forehead, ft was d«ld«(l that Ibis, another and sister should hike him into fltire to the doctor, lint they had only !>o-,k> a short distance when .the pull-bolt of the polo broke with tine result that, as ithe bwnrv \vsi« Inf fh„ H„,„ n,oi,,„r,W„ ,■„„■, j,,' j,,, out. the hitter rotain'ing )ict hold of the reins. The injured nran, who was in the bade, got out and stopped the 'horses. The mishap was seen, by Miss L. Orchard from the doorway of the house, nn d 5 i, 0 called her lather, who ran hurricdly.to the spot. His excitement, however, was sio great that when he arrived on tlic ---me he could do nothing but rest a:i.l . ..vOver'hlnil-.elf. Eventually the dnoloy Was rea'Ched without further niliw™,t„r,.

IT DAZZLES THE WOULD. So discovery In inodii-iiio has eve W one quarter of the interest tlm - been caused liv Dr. Sheldon's Xov Discovery for Coughs mid Colds. It* ha brought relief ill the most boneless ease! when all else has failed'. .Price Is (j and 3s, Obtainable, everywhere, '