FARMING NOTES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10715, 21 September 1912, Page 6

FARMING NOTES

(By "Man 0:1 tho Land.") K()l>l>Kß VAIA'K OK PDTATI). TOP-. Vov tir.no time past ospoi imt-iits and tests have been conducted liy tho Nutriment Department of the institute, for Zymo-toehnieal Industry at Berlin, with tho object of ascertaining tin' nutritive value of pntatn-top.s. The result is that dried tops of potatoes, have been found to possess value as fodder equal to that of good meadow hay. The prevailing idea that potatotops disagree with animals proves, it is stated to hcure-judico, winch may now ho regarded as removed. Owing I to the thickness of its stack, the p>l tato-top must he dried hy snecial proIcelliiro. hut- it is considered possible that tho means employed to dry the roots, potatoes,' or grain may ho. available in this ease, too. In view of tho fact, however, that some two and a half to throe million tons of po-tato-tops, worth from ton to twelve and a half million pounds sterling can thus ho utilised in Germany as fodder, it is confidently believed t'-.i-.t the re-•-x ,>,.. ,J ■-,■>■> l w!l' se-i !h» '■nnrdiod quisite new pl.m v w 11. m- '•' I l,y the agricultural machinery industry.

im.VNDINC: OF CATTi.K. j The value of care in little things is j demonstrated in a striking fa?h;o;i by | some facts recently nut before tin-. New South Wales Miwlrr for Agri- | culture by « deputation fion. the lea- J titer trade. The deputation wished io emphasise the loss to tie State cans- . ed by the fire-branding of hides. They estimated that the cioproeiat ion caused by tin's branding was frnm 1-alr a j crown to tliree shillings per hide, or i €1.00,000 per annum \'v:' the who!'. | [.State. One member of the deputation ! j spoke of brands as "huge as sign- | boards," and exhibited, specimens that had boon burned right thronsrh by W- , tors eighteen inches long. Australian i hides were declared to be the worst [in the world in this respect, The re- . ( presentative of a Califoriiian company ' ! said he had come to Sydney io buy j hides, but after €BOO,OOO worth had i ■ been purchasad, the 'trade V,?A to be i discontinued, owing to the way in • which the hides were damaged. "Mami- : facturors in California gave a dollar more for hides branded low down than for hides marked in the usual way. . English tanners put the depreciation I at a still higher figure, estimating, that ' 1 Australian hides fetch 5s to 7s Gd less on account of branding. The prosit difficulty in tbo way of improvement is the big cattle-grower, who sells cattle on the hoof, and does not'care whether or not the hide is spoilt. He I wants to be able to identify his aniI mnls easily and quickly, so he uses a big brand, and puts it where it wiil be most conspicuous. It Is interesting to see that the deputation held un New Zealand hides practice as a good example to bo followed, mentioning that New Zealand hides always fetch-ed-more than Australian.

THE XKKDSO'FMk.KENK, • Rogarding, t-ho needs of Jiicoiik", tho Agi'ieultuni] Gazette says, wo could almost sum the matter up in four words —lime, drainage, Jni.mus 'and inoculation. Perhaps we have given tluv,a in the order of their relative importance. Lime is necessary on soils not naturally of Hmestono formation, or filled with limestone pebbles. The importance of this is impressed on v.s more and more each year, in fact, we believe to-day that there havo been more failures throughout tho United States on account of insufficient lime in tho soil than from any other cause. Then as to drainage, there is no use Hi planting lucerne, on any soil where water may be found at a, depth of less than three feet. Tho lucerne may grow all right until its .roots strike this water, but then it will die. Fertile soils contain enough humus. Impoverished soils may bo so deficient that special preparation njast lie made before lucerne can possibly succeed. Where stable manuro is not available on impoverished soils wo could recommend preparation for lucerne one or two years in advance, growing such crops as crimson clover, mammoth clover,, cow peas, or soya beans, and preferably turning them under or else pasturing them off,'so as to give the soil tho greatest 'lenefit possible from them.

QUI'.STKJ.N'.S AND ANSWERS Q ' 1 have been lu-ling very poorly latelv, ami liavt- just been told Uiul I am Viillcumr liom uric poisoning. I shall be glad ii you will 101 l n<e just what in io poisoning meant-. Is it- a eerious mattei '■ A. Uric poisoning is caused by tnc retention in t-'ie blood of sabotage, which should leave the body in solution Tiio relation of these siibsUincct- ldue tu a. diieaecd or inactive condition ol lhe krJiievs. When I Ik- kidneys ai'e uurkm" po: loolls. they tiller and extract from liie blood of the aveiage individual about ihic-e pinto ol uimo eveiy day. In tin, qiiaa'i'y ol 010:0 ol.ould be dis tolvod vano-as wa.-le lmilcual produced by the wear and tear of the tissues ol the loilv 'lh.u ••- 0X" 1 niattor, and ib [.neseuoe" in the blird :s pois.eiioua. Hie three pints of normal us me should contain auout ten grains in weight ol uu-v aend. an onnoe ot mva. together with ollici animal and mineral lriu.iei vamng Horn a th i( ol an ounce to i.:.ar!y an

uunce. , ,1 , (I 'then I am to understand that the Mibsiances \ou mention when not eliminated horn the body 111 the natural manner constitute what is known as uric poisoning What are the usual_ sympLome by which the _ pioseuct: ol these puuons is manilcsled: A. Now you are asking a rather huge question. Many complaints which aie commonly called diseJsca arc not actually diseases m thciv.aelvca. l'ur instance, Kheumatisin. Gout, .Neuralgia Lumbago. Sciatica-, (J ravel, Stone, and Bladder Troubles are frequently caused by uric poisons. Indigestion, Anaemia. Persistent Headache, and General De bibty are often solely duo lo the came cause. In fact, s-peak'.ng gouerally, H tin- kidneve were doing thou wc-ik trecly and thoroughly.'none of the complaints mentioned \vould trouble us as the causative poisons would be absent. ] Q. 1 had no idea that fco much do i ponded upon the ollicieiit actum of the ! kidnevs. 1 suppose that when anyone 113 suit'ering fio'm Hheumatism, (-out. i Neuralgia," Lumbago, Sciatica. Crave!. Stone, "liladder Troubles, Anaemia. Do- ! biliiy, L'orsisteisl Headache, or Indigos ! lion, the seientiiic niotliod of eifecting a- ■ cure, in mo.a oases, would be lo direct ly treat Hie patient for ihc kidney*? i A. Kxaetly. In fact, that is the 'only way in" which a radical and permanent 'cu;v would bo tile.ct.L-J. The , kidnoss must be resloivd to health ami 'aclrvitv, fio that they may bo enabled ' I-, reniove the daily production of poi ! H .ni« m the body, or the paUenl nuit.l colliiuue to suffer. I Q. 1 haw- ab.vays been muh-r the ' impre.->:;on lii.it the liver had a great 'deal lo do will) the mainioname (1 our yeiu-ra! heailli, bin ;i mc.-im tl::;l the ; kidneys arc the chiet cause ol ot 1 the disoidors from which we nillVr. : I A. The work dmi-a by toe liv-.-r is ol

llit- utioosL importance, and 1! i.s o'o:ely will) the work done by the kidm-vs. liuhvd. when anything 1.- the matter with Hie liver the kidneys are i!,e!iei:;l!y allrcted. am' the co-ulraiy it) i,ke.a->e' Uo-o. In" the liver va.-iou.s sub .-.tames are acunil.iy made from the blood. Two or three pounds of bile are thus made every day. The liver lukos sugar from the"blood, couvoitr it into another form, ami otoies it up so as lo be ablo again to supply it lo Hie blood, L-radi:a!!y) as" the hitler requires enrichment, iho liver changes uric acid, which is insoluble, into urea v. Inches completely soluble, and the liver alro deals- with the blood corpuscles which have lived their hie and are useful no longer. - Q. As the fum-lion* 'ft! kidneys and liver are .-o intimalely relaOod, I

ealher that if tliero is rea.-ou lo sus- I 'peel that either organ is not doing .its j work <-!tieieii!'y, a cma.'ive ageul should-■ be employed which. w<-;aid act equally u-,)on Hie 'kidneys and hvei '.' "A> Vcs, tliut its the case, r.nd it- was the real:.--at ion ol this important fact-j which led to the discovery of that m- j . vahiah'.e m.dioioo Wa;::ors K;,fe (.'mo. | .Un'.uf thillv wp.ru a:;o, n-itain mvouli- •- , T ;,t -■ ' "'.,!•/ lhr-1. it they lou'd lind a | nicdici'-n: c--.c!'.! Li-.-.ciicaily afi'ect j I omod;;':;;,;.; d>s ,j J'-:- r^: r^~'moru^l.^): ] palr.lr.v.'i'.ts. ttieir e\h.: , 4 were IC'Vofvki};"" 1 ■iod a iae-.iii.iiie new khi -vit as V\\t 1 l'.c-.''3 - Suf: Cure w:;r. proved lo llio re >J - p;.d ii; - o iic::;uv \Vari::r's .'-i fo Citro , ' h..s a ;-i:irvd:oo-:y sl;:r.::!al:'ng'r.i:d l::a! ' i.-f i'Tkcl rpon both the kidneys and ' ;]>,-. ::•.•.:•■. :..:.; l>v :o:tor:ii.r Ihue vital : mv:.:■.:. 1.. !;e-;H!:' ;•.:■.:! r.cl-vilyo.if nooes- ; .:.;::'.v cmos :;!'. di.:.:/:rs d;o lo the re- i '.ration i.i the 1 '■- od ( f 0: i'U'.iy and .. bill.vry poi.-'o:'..- each as l-;!:ean':atism. | Cool,' ;,'ea:\i!e.ia, i.uro.'iago. fr'c'alica, ' i'/o'-.! n:.-u:d:'!s. Asuiemia. Indigestion, ' :;; \;■ .vv, .iaimdic:. (-ravel. ' : i;:-;dd;i- !:-e-.ib!-:s. Cmcra! Debility, and ii,;; lleaibche. r'.voii cou:plaints diag- j i'.o'C.'. :.? U-:i-.;ht\- Jioeiu-'", pr.--bably the -. ,-t f..;..;' cT all iii.--pa.vs. often yield j to 1.-ril:::-.::il l;v Waiiier'fi . Safe- Cure. Ci:;r- : oi!'eo'.i-d by Warner's Safe Cine aiv r.-.-mauoiU, iimply becar.fr:-.' they are

lint !.!!':'.■• As you are r-> ranch interested in tuis f-uhpet voa .diould write !•> the Aus-tralia-iaif office of IT. H. Warner and Co.. Limited, Ai-e'ibounie. who will be pleased to i-end you, fiee of charge, v a pamnhlet beating it fully. Warner's Safe Cure is sold by chemists and storekeepers everywhere, both "in the original form (5s bottles) and in the cheaper "Coreentrated," non.alcoholic form (2s 6d bottles).