FARMING AND FOXHUNTING 



A. H. : Yes, I am sure you are right. Have you 

 been troubled with wire-worm this spring ? 



J. P. : I can say " yes " to that question, although 

 we are not so bad as some, but I have noticed that 

 where we put the corn in after heavy rains, and 

 really planked the land down hard the crop has 

 come up well and strong. Our later sowings put 

 in under these conditions have been quite successful. 



A. H. : Now, Mr. Durston, you are the head 

 dairyman over a big herd of cows. Tell us, will 

 you, how you think the milk of the country will 

 be affected by this ploughing up and shortage of 

 pasture ? 



W. D. : I think, Mr. Hurd, that our cows should 

 give us as much milk in wartime as they did in 

 peace, but that has not proved to be the case in 

 the first six months of the War. This can be 

 attributed to the fact that our cake was inferior, 

 and not being able to get an adequate supply. 

 Our cows are out to grass now and yields are very 

 satisfactory, which will help to balance our winter 

 shortage. Of course, all these extra acres going 

 under the plough will make our grazing land 

 scarcer and also we shall not have as many hayricks 

 for the coming winter, but we hope to have more 

 good oat straw which will be a good substitute for 

 one feed of hay. 



I shall hope to see the governor make more silage, 

 and if I can only get the same ration of cake as I 

 did last winter I don't see the milk supply falHng 

 off much. 



A. H. : How are you off for staff at your dairy ? 



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