FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 231, 9 March 1915, Page 3

FARM AND DAIRY.

FAiniKRS AND THKIU MIIAT. COMPLAINT AGAIXST THE GOVERNMENT. Fanners of the Auckland provine-i district are not siltislied with the it:' rangomi i.ts for nili;>jlii.p," the 1 rro/.cn meat winch is being purchased by the Govi'rnmeiit. They 11 tilli'sil;iti slate? th;it as the <iovcriiment lias commandeered Ihe Dominion's inriit supply, tiny should also cn'nmuml) or (he available refrigerated shipping space. l/ialer present ceclelitioiis it would: seem that extensi'.e speciilal inn in taking piece in the mat tor of steamer space, and those who are not pTitillate enough to hold contracts with the shipping companies are being slc.t ('.it, from export. ' I'lie opinion of the provincial president ■" th:' Fanners' Duron (Major It. 1).

! iwkl was «oujfht.by a representative of Auckland Star on Friday morning. When informed of (he complaints referred to above, he said that on prineinl.' he believe,l ([lev were justified. Uis Diiion did not believe in onoouragiiur speculation in primary .products under any conditions, much less when the Govcrnmen( has decided to buy all the frozen meat at schedule prices. Th"

weak point in the (iovermnent's scheme was that tliev only came in after the meat had been frozen and placed aboard the stearners. Speculators who had procured space were therefore in n posit ion obtain payment wlusi their stock is ready for market." Tn further discussing the question of shipping sp'iec, "Major l.usk remark d that unh"-e. the farriers could get their stock taken over when thev were ready for killing, they would proiiabiy get beyond the fat stage to another stage which was not desirable. It would certainly be much better for the Government to buy direct from the fanner than from whoever happened t.o place (he meat in the freezing works. The ffee/.ing companies -were not dealers; cons:ipieutlv if producers were unable to finance the cost of freezing, tliev had perforc" to sell to speculators. The floveruwont had nothing to lose by going the extra heigth suggested, and they would confer a distinct benefit upon (he farmers. At the same time Major Lu.sk thought that some con-ideration should be given to those l elealers who in the past had proved of service' to the farmers by financing their sales. ffe relVrrel iroiv particularly to those who might happen to hold sbinpinc space' when the (Irvornmcnt decided (if they did ileciilcj to take over all steamer space.

The matter was also rcfiiTod to Mr. A. Be'vius. manager of the Whangaiei Freezing Oomnanv. He agreed that the farmers were justified in sucfresting that the Oi'vcniment s?iou!d take ever shinning space. Tlis company, unlike most others, purchased stock which passed through their works. They woiihl therefore not be affected. Mr. I'evins said that lie' was not vet, able tn state' how the' fio'vormnont schedule Was operating, but he understood that it was generally approved.

WHAT SOME n\TRYM.KN r SAY AISOUT C'OW-TESTINO. The following extracts are taken from the annual re'port of the Canadian Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioiii r: "TY-w-testing showei! me how to feed intelligently; one cow would not respond to any extra feed, while another took mui'li more ami gave a good profit." "1 was surnriscd to find that one cow gave 1f>.12 dollars in the year more than another of the same ago that freshened just, four days different." "One cow cost me 2.55 dollars more tr. feed than she earned." "1 was astonished to find one cow cave 1145 pounds of milk more than another that freshened a month earlier." "f did mil think T had sui'h poor cows till T commenced to weigh each one si ecrati'lv." "I find it nays to test as well as weiafi the milk: on? cow gave me 5(iS oeimds of milk more than another, but Hi pounds of fat le'ss. One cow gave me *ls pounds of fat more than another the same age." 'T founel that my two best cows, aged five, <r:ive nil' 7no pounds of milk more than three others, also aged five. Spoilt" they we re all fi d alike, T bad to handle five poor cows to get the profit- made by one good cow. This lemks like waste of time.."

Aneithcr large milk shipper says finds it pays him to feed esicli cow according to h"r yield, instead of lumping nil teigcthe-r ami fooiliiig all just alike. "I consider the scales and tester to lie tlie' greatest- aid. The scales act as irovernor to reguhtr your cure and feed b'v. and in this way alone T hail added WO pounds of milk to each of my cows' production. f weigh every milking :>r every cow; it pays i-y." "Wo weighed each milking for four years ami have made the following nvcrags: 11)10, 10 cows, 7240 pounds of milk: H>ll. 21 cows, 7450; 1012. 23 cows. 7:ll»; 1!* 1 -S. 25 cows, 8000 pounds. We now sell all cows that do not make 7000 pounds, and all two-year-olels that go under tiOOO pounds. 'Tlie more' we feillow up weighing and testing of each cow 's milk, tlie more wo lire e-onvinceel that- it is the only way to „ho\v what our cows are elcing. \V> thought, the weighing night and morning might become tedious, but it is just the opposite,"

I'KKDIXII FOR 110XK. Although the imperiiuicc of den-:', hard bone, with its accompaniment of strong triidon attachments, lias been recognised iiy horse-breeders from eai\v limes, it, lias remained for big preeders to demonstrate the possibility of feeding --U as to directly mid strength if, the bones of the growing animal. It has been separately demonstrated :lt the Wisconsin and Nebraska, experimental (stations in the United States that bone meal and other mineral supplying feels yriveu io maize-fed nigs -produceil a iin-i-ir-'- in tho strength of the bone:,, lii some cases tile strength was more tiian doubled by adding suitable mineral matter l:o the rr.tioii. These results that horse breeders may proiit by 111 e same ;ilan of feeding". The craves and hav of certain di ~t rie! ■- underlaid with limestone are regarded a.- e-jieeia!ly' suited to the devehipmear of good bene, and horses oil' these landhave been valued accordingly. Tin- ]owl> ins lands, with tJ»eir luscious growthI'orcing .grasses, are often less abriiiulaet!v supplied with bi.-ie-forv.iing matcria-s, end tlie horses raised on tliem are handicapped with the si if-'uui of soft hone. Tlie sn<r<" ; s (if stri'mrthfrninii' 11u» hono l>y U'l'luiv; phis for Hint nsjiccisil ohj-'vf iniiv rcnvmnblv hi» rxjuvt eil io fullou' willi hoivr-;. Tliciv is wt lto ihnii--1«» !»'• |V;:rc(! tr<>! ;1 ;i : ||- c r- 1 ;i1• in i!>-- t'uruiin<r ! I ' l jI Tr i't I In (lie ;:riiv. ij\ir cn'f. sn j l:t t •ii -?•(■;* f ui' > t VtMll. ill ()f 1 nlH' - I'tMli 1 ('111':)1!l';i (<> llrTlMU'lli W tlOll (Lis If lilis ■.'■■ll v.iiii lior-.'S ;i v.illt H v.il! !:■- j L l '' •' 1 I 1:«> < I U. c-nr-ci;il]y i O ' ; r- (-• | j V )<> uiv ;i Mil lite cell-- ■ | tii'itr to MillVr fru'oi ;r.]y shu.rf* i ■in 4 is-: minora!