FARM AND DAIRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1919, Page 2

FARM AND DAIRY.

AMERICAN DAIRYING. During the past twenty years the dairying industry of tho Unitod States has made great progress, and the yearly value of its dairy produce is now estimated at £200,000,000. Though (luring (lie period mentioned the total number of cattle in tile cpuutry has shown no increase, tho number of dairy cows has greatly increased, and to-day exceeds twenty millions. The profits from dairying have been materially increased during tho past decade. partly as a result of the consuming demand of tho rapidly increasing population, and partly as tho result of increased efficiency o; dairy production. This Increased efficiency in dairy production has been brought about by the Intensive educational propaganda carried out by well-equipped agricultural colleges and experiment stations in each of tho forty-i-ight States of tho.Union, and the activity !.f tho many associations organised for the advancement of the dairy Industry, such as the Herd Improvement Associations, Co-operative Cow-testing Associations, and tile numerous Cattle Breeders' Associations throughout the Union.

Probably tha most creditable thing New Ze'alanders have done is the standard to which they have raised their pedigree live atock. With no State aid In this essential enterprise, at a greater distance from Britain (the "stud farm of tho world") than any other rival country, with quarantine charges added to the costly freight, and having to compete against the wealthy breeders of North and.South America and those of other countries. New Zealand breeders of live stock have maintained a constant stream of importations to maintain and lmprovo the standard of their flocks aiVQ herds. Even the world war and the consequent difficulty and greater cost of transit did not deter the more enterprising. Seven or more Hereford bulls, representing the beat blood of England, have been imported during the war. One of them was resold a few months back at 2220gns. Throe other of the bulls wore by the most famous breed sire Starlight, the death of which was recently reported A son of this bull was sold in F.ngland In J'JIS for £9450, a prlco only excelled by tlio sale of a famous Hereford sire in America In the same year for £IO,OOO.