WAIKATO FARMERS' CLUB (CAMBRIDGE BRANCH).

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2917, 26 March 1891, Page 2

WAIKATO FARMERS' CLUB (CAMBRIDGE BRANCH).

* The above body met on Monday evening when there were presout, Messrs G. K. Clark (chairman), J. Fisher, R. Reynolds, R. Caley, R. Fisher, T. Wells, R. Souter, K. Allen, C. Kobei is, ■). Fisher junr., C. Bull, ami J. S. l!ond. New Member.—Mr Lewis Kdsou was elected a member of the Club. Clover,—Mr R. Reynolds exhibited a specimen of clover (a bundle of it) of remarkable growth. It came from a paddock at Pukekura, where cattle had been feeding for some time past. Nearly the whole of the bundle was six feet long, and one strand measured seven feel nine inches. There was seed in nearly every head, and MiReynolds stated that humble bees had frequently been seen in the paddock.— Mr J. Fisher said the season had been au exceptionally good one for clover, several of his p-iddocks that were quite devoid of it last year had produced it in abundance this year. —Mr E. Allen said he did not know if the land was recovering from clover sickness or whether it was tlu; but he had had quite as good a crop of clover this year as he had when the land was first biokcn up.—Tlu: prevailing opinioA was that the cxtraordiny reason caused the extraordinary growth of Tin-: Dairy Cow.--In accordance with the notice given at 1.-o-i m H-lins.', Mr R. Reynold-; read a paper ou "The Dairy Cow, and. sum.: oi tier pwin' : ; of usefulness.'' The meeting li.'iug a siii.ill one, it w:is at one tinri proposed that the pane;- should be held over, but as (he subject was an iuq.»>rr,-.:it one to Ihe farmers of Waiinto. il was decided to read the. paper and adjourn tin: discussion upon il until lie- :)•::-.!: meeting, as those who v.-re not present could read il. in Till-: Waii-.u-o Timks, ami tl.enlhey would lie prepared to thoroughly di.->. us its cverv phase aud thereby elieit much valuable information.—Mr il. I! Hyatt (who was lecturing in the Oddfellows' Hall in aid of the Uuntly Disaster Fund) wrote :—i regret. I shall not b; able to hear Mr Reynolds' paper on the " Dairy Cow," as I consider the subject of milk is of paramount importance to nil classes ot the community. Milk being a model food as supplied by Nature, aud containing all the substances required for sustaining animal life, a correct knowledge of its production and constituents forms oue of the foundations of sanitary science. Milk is also a frequent vehicle of various diseases, and it is therefore of the utmo.it import-mee that producers—l mean dairy farmers—should be well informed ou this important, subject.—Mr Reynolds then read his paper, which we have been compelled to hold over this issue.