FARM AND

Taranaki Daily News, 22 December 1921, Page 6

FARM AND

(From Our Inglewood Correspondent.) At Ngatoro, on Monday, Mr. Newport, the local officer of the Stock Department, inoculated 300 calves in the yards put up for that and other purposes by the settlers of the neighborhood. The work, it will be readily understood, was done in compliance with the demands of the law, which requires that all calves reared within certain bounds, wherein the disease known as “blackleg” has been noticed, shall be so treated. Mr. Newport, in relating his experience of Monday’s work, speaks feelingly of the very evident advantages the settlers round Ngatoro have gained through the system of organisation that has grown-up amongst them, which enables them to work together. The yards in which he did the work are built on the side of the Bedford Road, in such a position as in no way to impede traffic, and on such a well designed plan that he was able to complete the inoculation of the 300 calves well within two hours. He says he could have done it in one and a half hours but for some of the lots having to be held in the road on arrival till others were taken away, so as to avoid “boxing.” Mr. Newport speaks highly of the general quality of the cattle handled. The majority of them were Friesians or grades of that breed, for be it known Ngatoro is the main, centre of the “black and whites” in the Inglewood district, and the farmers there are very jealous of their cattle’s repute, and take a pride in turning out animals that shall be a credit to their district and well able to maintain the good name they have established.