8 June, 1907.] From other States. 357 



q. The station representative is not at libert)- to decide as to which stipulations 

 contained herein are essential and which are not, but is recjuired to observe these 

 directions in all details. He shall report promptly any irregularity or unusual 

 occurrence in connexion with the test which he may observe, and shall, in general, 

 take all possible means to conduct a fair and equitable test of the cows placed 

 inifler his supervision. 



PORTION OF THE HERD. 



FROM OTHER STATES. 



W. E. Bovill, Di'vonport East, Tasmania, writes as follows : — 



" I would like to thank you for the extremely valuable information 

 contained in the Joitrual and hope vou will feel I am onh wishing to 

 supplement that information if I make one or two- observations. 



'' As regards export of wheat, cannot .something be done toi reduce this 

 and export flour instead?* Roughly speaking, every bushel of wheat 

 (60 lbs.) produces a bushel (20 lbs.) of mill offal, with which the English 

 market is glutted; consequently thousands of cwts. of our bran and pollard 

 are ' dumped,' I believe that is the correct phrase, on the English market 

 and the Victorian farmer pays for sending it there, at any rate he has to 

 take al)Out 8d. per bushel less for his wheat than it is worth in Mark Lane. 

 Sc our Danish and Scandinavian competitors for their butter, bacon, &c., 

 get our mill offal at about half or less than that of what we have to pay; 

 we pay nearly all the freight for them and then have to pay freight on 

 the butter, (S:c.. afterwards. 



" I notice that lucerne, rape, «Sz:c., are recommended as feed for bacon 

 pigs. From mv experience this is right enough if the pig is not turned 

 into ])ork with such tucker inside him. Pork killed off rape will knock 

 you over at 20 paces. Lucerne aiid red clover also taint the meat and 

 mangolds are not too^ nice. Rape will even make eggs almost uneatable. 

 Cow grass and white clover are fairiv right, but as the best bacon is half 

 made before the pig is killed, I iind barlev meal is the king of tuckers. 

 Boiled potatoes and pollard with some soaked peas once a dav is grand 

 stuff but barlev meal and skim milk is best of all to finish uj) with, and 

 I can always easily get id. a lb. over the market price." 



* The rjuestion of the export of flour has, we believe, been dealt with in the 

 recent report to the Commonwealth Government by the Conference of State 

 Representatives on the Bounties Bill. — Ed. 



