The Landswoman April 1920 | Page 9

tpril, 1920 llll:.. L \~Jb\\ 0)1 \:\' A L· I lJOL (,JI produce~ large . · f 0 in thh liAUllr) than we irnpo.rrt q~a~~lt) Led .,. · t 1 • f W<: uo nol I er <.1 "u 1 11 ' 11 11 o ~au.., V thr· dcman<.l f h . l" l'lr 1 that. whic-h i-. home ~r~w~ <.· P ~bltc whl 0 0 1 11 ' rout • l >ollll of Vtcw of th< t armcr, m who-,c llllf l'f' t I \\I' 111.1 .-c th(CS<: rcn•.tr ks it 1 f h !> · h ' " l lwr f at .1 profit and to u ' ~' to . prodt.l:c . +I J· . · ' P· 00 Ul:(! 1t mort <.fl u~.: ~) · k.\(·r ~IIH.f• 1 can remember the farm(r ~v 1o ">P(';., .., fo1 tlw l::'reat body 0 f h' h h 1 ,.., a mc.:·mllc.: r 1 ha-; iu"i'>lt d th·tt th IC. c 1 y w prolll . • e on 1 le 1 manCJn•. How far th . 111<.1. I c<·s I"> tlc f ·I· f h . . h 1:> true o t 1 lf' \\1)1 ~ o t t· 111HJOT!t) no man j.., abl b 1 0 of onC' fa< l 1 am . . un• th'•t It t• ..,.lt) 1 ut • .. 1:. true o a1 g( 1 llllfllOf'r-.. who ft NJ c.tttlt· for 1.A f · h . . . u.-t 1 n t e '' tn t, 1 1 an< l ol ;,tdl more who .ttlllllJ>l 10 do < 1 . .... > ' ' g-r:u:mg- 111 ..,umnwr. . \ .., a g-<·rH 1 d rult: Ulll • • • .... lll('f JM ... tunng l"t IIOt a '>UC('•· ...... I llOl ..,() llluc.:h IJr ( ,Ill ..... or th I . I \t.:u, --' .~.... b ~cau~c of the· po\ en~ . Jlrllll 'PI 111\0 ol the f\ hf•rb.t"r On. a. good p.t.,tun: well-brt·d c attlt: gain \H ight \\~tl; ' tpldlt}, and do bN_tf·r th.111. '' h••n the) ~r 1 f:'•·w'il on n poor pa~turc \\'lth < .1kr· 111 :tdciition. \\1• 1 1 .\ t'ressary. For "lll.l~mer f<·t'ding for l>•·ef \\'(• mu'>t -..t.trt ,, ith two yu.tllfit..Ltion:-., Mlltal>l( < attle and <:tlu.lll) ,lilt- able pa~turf'.,, \ ounl::' ..,lot k \\ hid1 are about 1 s lO 20 month ... old-havil ~ b£'•'11 (,tl\ed 111 tht> ollllllllln ol two x, \\ f.')...,h, Red Pull-., or tht• Blat k l'oll 1 ·d L1 H•d::. of ~cot land. 1 hc>re 11141), inrltNI, }. .. g 1 .tdc•-.. of Ol1f' of thr 't' \ ,u if.t j, . .., of pun -hn•d ..,tot k 01 cro ....... <>.., bet\\ een th1 111, t h~ l.w ... t of a 11 trlh-.< .... prohabh b1•ing th.tt lwt \\ c c·n th<· ~horthorn and thr· \bc·rd<·<·n. l'h< ... f.' cat tit· an. not onh crood f£'c·dt ..... r! I . . I . t> uu~ \\' 1a~ "' p;,pceta 1: lll'l <'"".tr}, thPy are 4uick to g .u n W<'l g h t. 1 \'Cil tu n• to say, ho\\l'\'t'r, t h:tt it th£') art" plan•d on a poor pa-..turC' • hf·\ nw, lw wcigh<:d werk after wtck without nwldug.an~ protit- ablC' gain while the grass i-.. ) oung and '' ithout making any gain at all whtn tt j.., older if the Wt:<.~tlwr bPCOIHf''> hot and the p.t . . tun·.- dr). It '" worth tlw while of the graziC'r to 1 PIIH'mlwr that <,trh mo~tur­ tng cattlt• pay the be ... t, :uHi that if . . H .. rs or m.1id< n hf'iff.'r.., nn· turned out at tlw ag,. of -.onw 20 month.;; and gr p.t . . turr-. th<'y should conll in in s for 1- el dmg 1 otmg :)tvck. :\,nv \\ ith re:g.trd to the pa ... ture ..,t•lcctt d for '"' J- 11 1 g )Oung.., t oc 1 { f or 1 )t f•l. 1 t s h ou }·' u nc,.cr be l>rt•\\n in thP wint~r-colour indicatin!!' t-. c-h:tr:t 1 t 1 r .uui ., \'a 1 Uf'. It :.hould cont.tin abun.l.tr>u• of cluHr :tnd tht freer ~rO\\ in{,. and cu.tr .... tl urn . . . . e ... -..uch n.., ~o··k-<- 0 f .. ... oot, f) Pg-ra , and foxtail. It ~hnuld b<' dr), nnd wtll prol<-(..led by ..,trong hedge-; ~tgoJin . . t cold ,,ind-. nn.cl drh·ing r.ein-, 1 :tnd it should be \\Cl! -.u 1•phtd h Wit \\.tt.t·r, pref<•rabl~ from a sprintY or a m.tin, cl ::-. pun . ., t >f·mg unhl"alth' 1 ddf'tt•riou-., .tnd -.ornrt.m ..... f>OJo,onou~. 'I hut• . . hould b«- abunc!arH'I' ol "", <·t h b Pr. ag( r ght through thr· .... ummf'r, otlv t wi . . ~ ,, 1 ,+t h l h a ... bf'f'n gainf'd in tl\f• f',1rh pan M "' tltt ,,. ll 1 I I . \ I . .., a ... ,m ll'a! ,,. o~t 1n • ugu .... t, '' l< n tht gr.1 .. .., j.., .. hort I .I \ h. I ,lfl( Uf). pa--tun \\ 11' 1 do· .. not ( ( m ph "ith I h ..... 1 1' 1 01 ld't' I wn .... ... I 1ou 1· u ut m:H I e to < I o "O I )~ m.tnunn~. Tnu• of tho<.r- ,;,ho know thE:' hi ... tot \ of catt\C' from birth, and '' ho arc re.,ponc;ihlf' for th('tr c..ale in lh"' can· will do hf'ller for his ownr r t !'an <•nf' whi< h ic; half fat at tlw c;.am,.. JWriO<.'Jhi\'(')\ f! ds of ti' a . . .,., • ._, do\ ers, and ,t {( \\ p 1 tilt.... ut otlv r '[X'c.: j,...... It ha,.. bt • n till onte .. t.tbh d· mnn ... tr .ll• d du1 ing .t '''rtt .... of "' •r .... 111 ' \ l 1 thuml.wrl.llld. in '-t nt- 1,\nd, ln thf' B tth ,tnd \\ • ... t of Engl,tnd ...,l" i• '', .1110 oth(·t "• th.lt tlw ltnj>hl) nu nt of phu<-phat• . . . , '' hirh mu-..l in spme t.a'te ... l)f• :-uppl• mr11tNI b' !'< t- ,, . . h, j, followf'd by tlw pmdtlt'tion nf mort• 1 lm t, b\ an incn•a . . •• in thf' \\ t'ighl ot lll'rh.tg-•• gnn\ n, and b) a Krt at improv<•nH nt in it-. qu dil\. Tlv· n·- .;ult i ... that < .tttJ, •• tnd ->h•·~·r thrh·,, l..tt~ r. nt.lin- tain bl'ttt 1 hN1lth .tnd prodlll'( 11\<)re tnrut tu th~· ·'" f'. rhPrf' j, JH,l( ticnlty thi..; difii'lPil('t', th.lt n' ll\Udl can he produ<~·d on thP imptoved ,t\ll' ns 1 ~ 1 6