Miscellaneous.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2692, 12 October 1889, Page 6 (Supplement)

Miscellaneous.

Some men are> naturally good milker*. They have a firm yet genlln hand and a w.iy of winning l the cow's confidence. No man can be a milker who is indifferent to the cow's comfort, or who is continually startling the animal by hasty words or otherwise.

The. farmer holds in hi* hand f.ho threads nf his own prosperity, aud tlio elements necessary to his awn success ; ho possesses the (;orii|):i<s by menus of which his barque can ho steered into port with flying colours; and his compass is his intimate aquaiutance with the soil he tills. lloiirrl's Dairy mm] i.s of the opinion that the whole world does not eat half as much milk, oroam, butter, cheese an-1 buttermilk as it ou/ht to; and a cow cm be kept, in good working c mdiiiou on half the land, for half the money she waß 2} years ago." Also that "we are to see .lairy products produced more cheaply and millions more of people revelling in the greater consumption of dairy products, ere long." In tropical countries, there are in every hive what one can only describe as ''ventilating bees." That is to say, during the hot season two or three bees post themselves on I heir heads at, the entrance of the hive, and fan the interior with the incessant motion of their wings. They are relieved at intervals by fresh bees, who carry on the. process. They are kept to their duty by a sort of patml of bees to ensure their incessant activity. This is a well-authenticated and known faut. The prosperity and increase of wealth of some farmers is the improvement of their soils, laying- a rich foundation, which in after years will yield abundantly and eotiti.iue to bring forth rich harvests long after their neighbors' lands are worn out and worthless. No farmer is a good feeder who does not study the individual peculiarities of his animals. Some require more than others, and too much is as bad as to feed too sparingly. In the same litter of pigs some will be larger than others. Some will fatten readily, while others just as thrifty will grow long and large in frame, with less fat. These last, whether male or female, should be reserved for breeding. Feed has something to do with this, but individual peculiarities of different animals have quite as much.