10 May, 1919.] 



Dairying at Bacchus Marsh. 



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The rich soil, permanent water suiDply, and favorable climatic con- 

 ditions which characterize the Bacchus Marsh district make dairy 

 farming profitable, as is shown by the fact that returns for milk 

 supplied to a local factory have frequently averaged £26 per cow. Even 

 at present there is a demand by the factories for more, and still more, 

 milk, and with the prospects of shipping facilities soon becoming some- 

 thing like normal, the world's markets will again be open to Bacchus 

 Marsh products, consequently there is ev^ery likelihood of payable prices 

 being maintained. 



Federal Milk Company's Factory. Bacchus Marsh. 



With its numerous advantages, it may safely be stated that there is 

 no district in Victoria wherein the dairying industry has become more 

 profitable to the producer than in Bacchus Mar^h, and supporting it all 

 is the system of continuous feeding. Every dairy farmer grows abund- 

 ance of feed for his cows, for he knows that good feeding will yield the- 

 best results. A good dairy cow that is not well fed will not be fully 

 profitable. The better the cow, the higher the profit; but fliere is little 

 profit in any dairy cow without good feeding. 



The farmer who uses the swill pail for feeding calves, or who hangs the 

 pail on a post between feedings without washing it, will soon be looking 

 for a cure for calf scours. The dirty calf pail is one of the chief causes of 

 scours. In the fly season and warm weather extra precautions must be 

 taken in caring for the calf pails. They should be washed thoroughly 

 after each feed, and sterilized either with steam or hot water. After the 

 pails have been sterilized they should be inverted in a clean protected 

 place until time to use them again. 



