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months. This is very satisfactory, especially considering the cold, wet 

 weather experienced during the first four months, and that these birds 

 received no special treatment, but were housed and fed exactly the same 

 as ail other birds en the farm. All the trap-nested birds, whose records 

 come up to the high standard required of stud birds, will be mated with 

 males bred from the competition winners. A new turkey yard of 2i 

 acres has been added to the poultry plant, and a warm shed of straw 

 thatch has been built to accommodate 250 American bronzewing turkeys. 

 These birds have proved very profitable at Wyuna, but need careful 

 handling when young, as mortality is higher with young turkeys than 

 with any other class of poultry. 



Our visit was most instructive and enjoyable, and we would strongly 

 advise all district farmers who have not yet seen the work being carried 

 out at Wyuna this season to pay a visit to the farm, before harvesting 

 operations are commenced. The manager (Mr. Hugh Baird) will he 

 pleased to show any one round at any time, and will explain the object 

 of the various experiments in wheat culture. It should be interesting to 

 an experienced farmer to compare his impressions while inspecting the 

 wheat plots with the actual records that will be available when the wheat 

 is in bags. Any wheat grower will b© amply rewarded for the loss of an 

 hour or two necessary to visit this farm. 



Keep your herd young — very few cows are worth keeping over nine years 

 old. 



Failure to provide suitable exercise for the herd bull is the reason for 

 many weak calves. 



Like all machinery, the milking machine may break down once in a 

 while, but it never gets tired. 



When garget appears give it careful attention at once. Slight cases are 

 comparatively easy to treat, but if neglected they very often result in 

 attacks so severe that complete recovery is not obtained. 



Get the best possible price for your product, but do not forget that the 

 ■cost of producing the product is far more within the control of the farmer 

 than is the price. 



An optimist is a man who sees an opportunity to make money in each 

 of the complexities of the dairy business. A pessimist is a man who sees 

 a chance for failure in each department of the business. 



