BRITISH AND AMERICAN FAT CATTLE

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1001, 16 February 1882, Page 2

BRITISH AND AMERICAN FAT CATTLE

An English writer, or behalf of the in terests of agriculturists at home, while acknowledging that his country cannot rear a full supply of meat for the requirements of the people, asset ts nevertheless that the British Islands make up the finest meat-producing country in the world, from the suitability of soil, climate and herbage. He argueß that the grazing fields of America should be used to bring the cattle up to the condition at which the pastures and market of the' United Kingdom can be utilized',to advantageHe would make the Western ranches tlie__ rearms; ground and the English meadows the fattening ground. The compulsory slaughtering at a port under the pretext; of protecting the farmers and to disseminating disease operates against the" farmer's interests, which is to utilize his lands and advocates the importation of store cattle from America, there being none to be obtained in his-own country. He says a well-bred bullock has made al

his bone and muscle (everything but flesh and fat) at three years old, the age at which he bears transportation best, fattens rapidly and on less tood. He my*/" to keep the animal in the Western prairies up to this age is eepjfiomy. Landed at 1,000 lbs., and ata/„'ost of £ls, the American store cattle/will on erass and stall feeding kic'rease lOOlbs. per . month, and in hVe months attain his lull weight—l,soft "lbs.—and value increased ■■ to m ■(■• :.i Mr'Foßter, the AmencaiTrnThisTer "at " " the court of StPetersburg, hashad a sorry time of it. The day after his arrival in Russiatha court was ordered into mourning for six months on the death of the Empress; it was hardly out of mourning when ordered in again for a year at the death of the Czar; and coming to America before the expiration of that period, he finds all this nation in mourning also.

Great Britain has never sent to America a Minister of more distinguished lineage than the Hon. Lionel Sackville West, whoso mother was sister and co-heiress of the Duke of Dorset, a dignity now extinot, Through marriage the Sackvilles became possessed of the Knole, one of the half dozen largest houses in England. : "m. venerable and most picturesque aspect, this immense mansion, which.has five acres of leaden roof, stands in a park of rare beauty, renowned for the splendour of its timber. The furniture of a single room, which contains, among other extravagances, a solid silver bath, is estimated as worth many thousand pounds. Gates made as follows have proved both cheap and serviceable in America: Obtain three uprights, three inches by U inch, 5\ foot long, Gut shoulders in the ends of the strips, and saw out corr* ending notchefl in the uprights. Thes4%< made inch, or half the width of the strips. The bottom notch ty inches from the end' of the upright, and the upper one 9Jinches from the top end. Fit the strips into the notches.' There is tb'en.'a space of one inch bet seen the strips,' into which put inch strips, bo as to make all solid, and fasten together with carriage bolts, Braces 3 by li inch are inserted, and held in place by bolts or wrought nails. Bore as many holes in the end peices for .if"-, inch eye-bolts as it is desired to have win's, Twist the wire firmly into the bolts on one upright, and secure the other ends to the corresponding bolts on the upright at the opposite ond. In stretching the wires, paBS them alternately on opposite.sides of the oentre piece, and fasten in place' by staples. This will, in a measure, prevent warping, By screwing down the bolts with a wrenoh, .tbe.tWires may/>? drawn as tightly as desired, The binges'are to be put on with bolts, and sort of ing may" be used lhat; is 'convenient Barbed or smooth wire!inay,he ( used. This is a neat 'gate, and, being ifeljt jjdoes not sag badly. , r - , • '. "