FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 218, 20 October 1909, Page 4

FARM AND DAIRY.

Scientific dairy-farming is making rapid strides in the district around. Hawera. On Mr. It. J. Linn's &>""> oi . al ' awa Nornianby road, by a combination of the latest dairying inventions tae milk is placed in cans in the waggon without being handled at all on the farm. Tilt milking-ina chine installed is the "Simplex," which is worked by means of ail electric motor. I'aeilili.'s [for ensuring cleanliness about the shed are splendid, there being an ample suplily of hot and eold water, etc. Mr. Li'nn expects to put through a herd of iOU Jersev cows in ninety minutes. At present lie has 65 in milk, of which 11 are heifers, and these are giving 22001b of milk a thiv with a 4.2 test.

The average moisture in Danish butter is 14 per cent., New South Wales 13.5, Victorian 12.0, New Zealand 11.7. The recent decision of the Victorian Government to fix 14 per cent, as the maximum percentage of in "superfine" butter will not be put into operation till next January, and may then apparently be reconsidered. As was pointed out in the Dominion some time ago, to make the grading dependent on moisture «ontent would make it, necessary for the graders to have every churning analysed. Apparently Victoria is prepared to go to this expense in order to secure a good name on the butter market. As at recent horse fairs in Hawcra, the Sydney market buyers were again in evidence, and were strong bidders for the best, class of draught horses on the opening day. If this demand for good horseflesh continues it will be a big inducement for local, horse-owners to breed from tht best stock.—Star.