DAIRY CAITLE.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1710, 21 June 1883, Page 4

DAIRY CAITLE.

Ok all subjects deserving of tlic attention of our farmeis at tho present time, the breeding of dairy cows is one of the firnt iuipot twice. In this they are very far lu'hind, and rare is the daily which can show anything like a fair proportion of really good dairy stock. The lightness of flesh, characteristic of our present dairy stock is, inconsistent with either good milk or beef producing properties and an improved breed of stock is wanted, combining these two properties essential to a succesiful dairy. Pure bred cows ate out of the question, but f>o nre the pro-cut mongrel stock. Purobreds n<s a rule run to beef, though milking well for a time, but by careful crossing the two qualities nriy be combined. From the ordinary dairy cow nnd a well selected faire, inipiovemcnt goes on from year to yenr and the cow satisfies the dairy 'iiiin and the ttfecr the grazier. Mot cover, the cow which does not take on good beet is of little value beyond the pioduut of her milk. One of the bebt Herds we hd\ e known was commenced m ifch a bcoie of ordinal y dairy cows, with which pure-bred hereforcl bulls were used for periods of three years alternately. The Hereford was crossed with the stock of the shorthorn, and the shorthorn with the stock of the Hereford. The blend was peculiar, the hind quarters of the cow being more like those of the Hereiord, \i hile the brisket and horns were of those of tho shorthorn. The stock was Bupeiior to either of the parent breeds in their respective characteristics. The beef was much improved in quality, and increased in quantity. The calves, unlike the stripling production of the ordinary dairy cow, which reaches its best condition as veal, were more valuable for raiting. In the improvement of the dairy stock, lies the grent secret of tho ibuccess of the future lor the dairy farmer and the grazier. — Il'itnr/aiita lh i aid.

[ Thk applications for places at thp entlnoneinent ot the Piimate .it the C.tnkilnny Cithulral reached the huge unmlxM at 21000, asking for between (5000 and "000 places.

Colon j:l Kino Hvkmvn, the repicsentative foi* Dublin County, is said to be the stiongest member of the Biitish House of Commons, and there aic many stoiies in circulation of his deeds of piowess in the many electoial contests, he has pat tiupated m. On one occasion, he armed himself with a huge shellclah and literally "(.'leaned out " the whole high sticelofan Irish town. A iik'KM' test of a new nietliod of rcndciing wood non-inflammable, was made in New York city. The pieparation is a chemical one, the ingredient not being made public. Oeoigia pine charged with it. and subjected for thiity minutes to a heat oi '2000 degrees was only slightly charred. One ot the inventors claims tho chemical will pioteet the wood a number of years. TuntK {•* n dark red line on the matting of the House of Commons, ruled about ,i pace ficmi the benches. Its oiigin is almost con tpmporanoous with theestablish' ment of a I'ailinmcnt. It Wad for the put pose of preventing members from di mas ing their s\\ oid"! on each other. The old use ot the line in, of course, abicgnted, but it is still c'oniidi'icd out of older for any nicmbci in debate to outstep it by si\ iuclien. As showing the fertility of the j>oil in Manitoba. U. S. A, compared with what is genet ally believed to be, we have be I ore us a upturn <<howinjr the following avt>Mg<' tor the whole state : Wheat. 30 bushels ; oats, !\\\ ; bailey, 3S', : potatoes, 2Sl\ : tin ni) s. 1000 ; fla\, 13 :iye. "20 ; peas, 37- 47-,77oaeies were under cultivation and the tctnins show, 14(),3.'}.") acres fieshly biokenand teady for next spring's .seeding. A i'irtvtv chinch in Michigan has been stmck by lightning a dozen times, and now, whenever the pi radio* shown signs of getting long-w imlcd, and passes tiom lii.'j "seventhly"' to his "eighthly," the om.uiist slyly intimates the sound of appioaching thunder on the pedals. The leMilt is that the preacher finishes his semion and starts the doxology in an auiii/ingl*) shoittime. The congregation has nici eased tlie salary of that oiganist. Tin. leniuns of the ofliceis who fell during the Egyptian campaign will be removed to a latge graveyaid near the Tel el Kebii* railway-station, purchased by the BiUish Government, and buried accoiding to the liles of the churches to which the deceased belonged. Ac<joKi>i.\(. to E/tt/i tt itt', spiders, which arc very numerous in Sapan, spin theii welis dining the night between the telegraph vviies and their supports. As the dews ate veiy abundant the webs become condnctois of electiicity and give rise to -.Meat distill banco in the transiniiMou of menaces. A 'i the op miiL' of the Y>iesent century Ilaht.tv had neatly ten thousand inhabitants moie than Leeds ; now Leeds has o\ei font -fold the popul ition of Halifax. In ISO I fiiadford contained le>^s than half the population of Uabfav ; to-day it has ne.uly time times the number. A Li\ i KrooL steamer, the Mentmore, repoits that on the voyage to Baltimore she fell in with icebeigs of the Flemish banks 400 feet above level of the sea, and foi two days she was constantly in collision with fields of ice, ficquently having to back and change her course. A\ investigation respecting the use of tobacco bv, boys of Boston, U.S., in .schools of different giades lias led to the conclusion that the majority of boys of 11 yiMt-i ot ago and upwards are smokers. Cigaiette-smokini: is greatly on the increase also amohg school-gill's. Wiir.v the French Republic shut, up the Jesuit schools and colleges in Paris, many of the Jesuit fathers settled in England. They have now established two colleges, one at Hales place, near Cantei bin y, and the other at Mold, in Flintshire. At these establishments theic aie close upon . "500 students, all of whom aic the sons of Frenchmen ot the uppe r and middle classes. As prolc-sois, mastery teachei s, and working priests, there are now in England not less than 100 French Jesuit Fathers. Tiir. Government has appointed a R( yal Commission to inquire into the condition of the " Crofters," or small tenants, in the Highlands and the ITebiidcau Islands, especially Harris, Skye, and Lewis. Something like famine is appioaching there. The crofters, always too numerous for the poor soil have" giadually been deprived of their common pasturages, which fetch more lent when thrown into the sheep farms and sporting " forrests ;" they have sullcied from bad ciops, like their neighboms, and their income from work other than agricultine has been reduced in ways not quite understood. They are, therefore, in a most miserable condition. Mi i amcron has called the attention of Government to the facts, and recommended that the Heard of Supervision should be authorised to grant out-door relief in excess of its legal powers, The Government promised watchfulness.

Life in thkßosh— TifEX and Now. — It is jrenei.illy supposed that in the bush \vc have to put up with many discomforts and privations in the shape of food Formerly it was so, but now, thanks to T. H. Htn, who has himself dwelt in the bush, if food does consist chiefly of tinned meats his Cmos'iAL Sauck gives to them a most dcloct.ible fl.ivour, making them as well as the plainest food mo-.t or joj able, and instead of h.ird biscuits and indigestible damper his Imi»kovi i) Coiomai Jlakivo-Powdl'R makes the \ cry best bre.id, scones, cakes, and pastry far supunor and more wholesome than yeast or leaven. Sold by .ill storekeepers who can obtain it from any merchant in Auckland. You will do well to furnish your house from Garlick and Cranweil's. They have now the most complete Furnishing Warehouse in Auckland, furniture to suit all classes, good strong, and cheap. They have Tapestry Carpets from 2s 3d per yard, BrusseN from 3* lid per \atd. Linoleum from 3s Od to ss, Oil Cloths from Is 6d to is 6d per yard, good 12 feet wide Oil Cloths at 8s Od per yard. Immense assortment of Iron Hcdsteads from Infants' Cots > to 5 feet wide half-tetter Hedsteads. Double iron Hed'te.ids ftom 2Tis. 480 Hedstrads in stock rosclcct from. Heddings of all kinds and sizes kept in readiness. Dining, Sitting, Drawing-room Furniture, and and a large assortment of Manchester and Furnishing, Goods, including a' lot <of Cretonnes. Hook Catalogues sent free to intending purchasers. Giirliek «nd Cranwoll, City Hall Arqade,,o,u.eejwtreet,'4uckla»ia, '