Maij 3, 1920.] Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. 376 



Agricultural Bureau of New South Wales* 



Suggested Subjects for Bureau Meetings. 



It sometimes happens that, owing to some inadvertence, members of branches 

 meet without having any particular subject before them. In such a case, 

 one of the following paragraphs may provoke a useful discussion : — 



Do yoii thinh you could improve yow potato crop hy selecting the best 

 yielding roots before digging, with a view to sowing a stud plot to provide 

 seed of better strain for the future ? — What characters would you select for, 

 or would you only consider the yield ? 



Is the rugging of cows in winter a practice that commends itself to you f 

 If you have had any experience with it, what advantage has it in relation 

 to (1) the general condition of the animal and (2) the maintenance of milh 

 production ? Do you remove the rugs in the daytime, and do you think the 

 results are any better where that is done ? 



What methods do you find most successful for storing maize ? 



When do you start preparations for the planting of young trees, and why ? 

 What month do you prefer for planting out deciduous trees 9 



When do you apply lime in the orcJuird, and how much per acre do you 

 v.se f What do you find the minimum quantity that gives the best results? 



Is there any local co-operative movement in your district f If not, is there 

 any chance of starting one, and what line covid be taken with greatest 

 advantage ? What capital wovld be required and how cotdd it be raised f 

 Have you ever considei'ed the formation of a small credit or financing 

 institution ? 



REPORTS AND NOTICES FROM BRANCHES. 



NOTE. — While gladly publishing in these columns the views of members of 

 the various Branches of the Agricultural Bureau, it is pointed out that 

 the Department does not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed. 



Bimbaya. 



" Should the number of live stock on the farm be increased or decreased, 

 and in what direction — sheep or cattle or pigs, and why " was the subject for 

 discustiion at the monthly meeting of this branch held on 25th March. 



Several members contended that the district was "cow sick" and required 

 a change. It was thought that if sheep were put on for a time the change 

 would be beneficial. Others thought that fewer and better cows, combined 

 with a larger number of pigs, would be more remunerative. Smaller paddocks, 

 so that the sheep or cattle could be shifted frequently from one to another, 

 found much favour. Systematic testing and culling of the dairy herds was 

 advocated as a means of obtaining greatei- returns from a smaller number of 



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