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concentrated feeding stuff? that have a " binding " tendency 

 when fed to Hve stock. 



Quantity to Feed. — If sheep are allowed an ad lih. diet of roots 

 and liay, it will be found that the maximum quantity of roots 

 they will eat is approximately 16 lb. a day. Cattle will take up 

 to 1 cwt. of roots per day, but it is not wise to exceed f cwt. a day, 

 except perhaps in cases where concentrated cake is fed lavishly, 

 as with animals brought up under show conditions. 



Preparation for Feeding. — It is usual, especially in feeding 

 cattle, to pulp or slice roots when feeding with hay or straw. 

 The usual practice is to chaff the hay or straw, mix with the 

 sliced roots, and allow to stand for 12 to 24 hours before feeding. 

 This seems to soften the chaff and makes a mixture relished by 

 stock. Eoots may be fed whole, as is the general practice with 

 sheep, but in the case of horses it is always advisable to slice 

 before feeding, especially if the roots have a tendency to be 

 woody. 



Tivfie to Feed. — The usual practice in feeding roots is to feed 

 off turnips first, follow with swedes and finish on mangolds. It 

 is always a sound practice, if possible, to avoid feeding mangolds 

 before Christmas, as new mangolds tend to cause scour. 



* 



In the course of the inspection of statutory small holdings in 



Lindsey (Lines,), the Ministry's District Commissioner noticed 



. _ . , , . a holdinof which appears to merit a descrip- 

 A Lincolnshire ^. i < i mi_ i_ -i. 4. a 



Small Holdin some detail. The holdmg is situated 



°' at Bradley, three miles from Grimsby. It 

 comprises 39 acres of arable land, the soil being a strong loam, 

 and the rent is .£2 2s. Od. per acre. 



Three brothers, all unmarried ex-Service men, live on 

 the holding. The holding was let to the eldest of the brothers at 

 Lady Day. 191C, as bare land at an economic rent. Before 

 joining up, the tenant was a carter in Grimsby, and his entire 

 capital was derived from his savings as a carter. 



The tenant has himself pro\ ided on the holding a small timber- 

 built bungalow, a stable, a cowhouse, a place for calves, a large 

 piggery and an outhouse, concrete being used throughout for 

 flooring. Also an implement hovel roofed with straw, poultry 

 houses, and a road-way to the bottom field faced with ashes two 

 feet thick and a post-and-wire fence to fence off a paddock have 

 been made. Altogether, he has expended about £600 on the 

 equipment of the holding exclusive of the labour of carting. 



