Dairy Farming.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3607, 6 September 1890, Page 2

Dairy Farming.

At a recent meeting in uniano . tbe principal. speaker was Professor. Robertson, who gavo a most interesting address on "Dairy ... Farming." He Baid'that a great deal of judgment was required in the profitable fseding. of animals. A sensible, man would laugh: at the idea of feeding cowb on strawberries, or hogs on timothy hay, and yet wty'>- > manypf our.vfarmerß exeroise, just about iaß*muoli' ; dißM6lion "'■■ system of feeding. Animals must bafT made pay for their food or. bo sent.. ,; off as soon sb possible when they fail to do so. A farmer would hardly, care to board a dozen wsL' just for the pleasure of looking at them, andr'yet we Bee men doing. this' 1 every day with their oowa. The waste of manure was another Buhject touched upon, and Professor - ' _ Robertson likened the average agriculturalist to a person outting a hole \ in his pocket to allow his money to drop out and then running to the bank for more. He spoke in onthus- ' iastio terms of eilos and ensilage, 1 stating a number of the advantages | of the system, particularly to dairy farmera. Maize for forage purposes , he looked upon as one of the most important crops grown. As muoh . as twenty five to thirty tons could be | grown to the aore, and two tonß of good ensilage would produce as miioh : milk rs three tons of bay. He con-- '■;, ', demued the use of timothy hay _ cows.; Ho spoke highly ot the ' " diligent hog" as a mediam for oonveying the grain of the tarm ; to tho market.