NOTES AND COMMENTS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20914, 20 September 1939, Page 4

NOTES AND COMMENTS

New Dairy Pavilion A dairy pavilion is at present in the oourse of construction at the Frankton saleyards and should he completed very shortly. The building is situated on a site just behind the auctioneers’ offices and appears particularly suitable for the conducting of dairy cattle sales. It will till a longfelt want at the saleyards. For the Fifth Time One of the features of the National Jersey Show at Claudelands last week was the success of Mr J. Jameson, of Masterton, in winning the Challenge Cup for the yearling group class for the fifth year in succession. There were splendid yearlings shown, representing 53 of the 'leading studs of the Dominion, and Mr Jameson's success was particularly meritorious in view of the high standard of quality. Service to Dairying Mr S. A. Ferguson, of Motumaoho, who was re-elected chairman of directors of the Norfolk Co-operative Dairy Company at tiie 24th annual meeting of the company last week, has a long record of service with the dairying industry in the Waikato. He was first elected a director of the company 23 years ago and a year later was elected chairman, an office he has filled ever since. ‘He has been chairman of the South Auckland Dairy Association for many years and also a director of the Auckland Farmers’ Freezing Company, Ltd. Summer Show The schedules for the 1939 Summer Show of the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association have now been posted out and it is apparent that next month’s show will be a particularly successful one. Being a Centennial show, the executive is sparing no effort to make it as attractive as possible from the public point of view and one of the features will he a Centennial parade showing the progress of the Waikato during the past 100 years. Already some work has been done in tidying up the showgrounds, which at present are looking spick and span. What Is a Heifer? After vainly trying to find the correct definition for a heifer, the Suffolk Agricultural Association’s council recently adopted the view that an animal could not he described as a heifer if she had bred two calves. Before the decision was made, the question was asked, hut could not he answered, whether an animal four years old or more could he claimed to be a heifer if she had bred only one calf. Reference to dictionaries failed to solve the problem: three out of four of those consulted described a heifer as a young cow.

Popularising the Potato An extensive propaganda scheme has been launched by the Potato Marketing Board in England which is designed to appeal to thousands of people visiting the holiday resorts of Great Britain, and to bring to their notice the high nutritional value of the potato. A team of eight young ladies has been selected from the teaching staff of the Women’s League of Health and Beauty, and they will tour the seaside resorts, giving physical culture displays. Another activity which is to continue during the summer months will be demonstrations at holiday camps of potato cookery.

Advertising Dairy Produce The Australian Dairy Produce Board has decided to increase the vote lor advertising in the United Kingdom from £'25,000 last year to £30,000 for the coming season, and to ask the Commonwealth Government to increase pro rata its contribution to the funds of the Australian Trade Publicity Committee. An amount of £ISOO was also voted for advertising in the East. The amount expended by New Zealand on dairy produce advertising last year was £'Bo,ooo in English currency.

Ayrshire’s 70001 b Fat v The first Ayrshire cow to produce over 70001 b l'at in a life-time production is Macdonald Dorothy, owned by the Macdonald College, Quebec, Canada. Born in December, 1922, Dorothy’s total yield of milk is 165,6331 b, of 4.24 per cent test, and 7003 lb lat. This cow is by Rising Star of Auchenbrain, and traces back to Auchenbrain White Beauty, which was the grand-dam. The grandsire was Kate’s Good Gift, which was by Lessnessock Good Gift, out of Auchenbrain Brown Kate 4th. A young bull, Auchenbrain Reality (42074), bred in the famous “Auchenbrain” Stud, owned by Mr Donald Wallace, was recently imported into Australia by Mr W. R. Brisbane to head his “Gowrie Park” Ayrshire herd. Agricultural Science

Opening an Australian agricultural show recently, Professor Murray, of the Agricultural College, Queensland, said that many people were sinners in their lack of pride in the agricultural industries. He uiged upon parents to put their sons into the professions of agriculture or veterinary science. He deplored the preference shown for professions other than those connected with the industries that were vital and the base of stability in this country, and he appealed to country people to keep the best brains they had in agriculture, as agriculture was the real basis of prosperity of the community. Those that lived in the country had it in their own hands to live a much richer life than those in other professions. Avoid Disturbing Ewe* Care should be taken to disturb the ewes as little as possible. The person attending them should ride the same horse each day so that they will become accustomed to its visits and will not he alarmed at its approach. Dogs mtist not be taken near the sheep. The presence of a dog, no matter how well trained and quiet, usually leads to stampeding or rushing, and the effect is most harmful. If a sheep has to be attended great care should be taken in’ handling. Young ewes are usually the chief source of anxiety and deserve special watching. in cases of distress, which warrant the sheep being taken in, it should be accommodated in a shed or, if in a yard, a clean yard. When hand-feeding is resorted to the tendency should be to underfeed.