THE JOUBNAL OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTUHE.— .4(ii;er(i5e"!<;/i(s. xxxix 



FACTS FOR 

 DAIRY FARMERS. 



The Champion Breed 



of Dairy Cattle is the 

 BRITISH FRIESIAIM 



DECAl'.SE 



17 of the 18 liiiti.sli 2.000 gallon cows are rriesiaiis. 

 Thr only liritisli 1,000 lbs. butter cow is a Friesiaii. 

 Till' 6 liritisli 10 gallons a day cows are all P'riesiaiis. 

 The only •2,r)00 ^mllon cow is a Friesian. 



The two heaviest steers at the Smithfiekl Show of 1919 were Friesiaiis. 

 Friesianswon every open championship Ibi- Milk and Butter Production 



at the last London Dairy Show. 

 The best 9, and 15 out of the best 20 cows in the last (lovernment Register 



of Dairy Cows were Friesians. 

 Friesians were First and Second in the recent Dual purpose Bull 



competition at Newport Pagnell. 



Information gladly given at— 



STAND 447 at the ROYAL SHOW at Derby, 



or by The British Friesian Cattle Society, 



4, Southampton Row, London, W.C. 1. 



NEW ZEALAND 



A healthy, wealthy, progressive country, with unrivalled natural resources and unlimited possibilities. 



THE POPULATION IS MOSTLY OF BRITISH DESCENT. 



NPW 7F AT SND ^^j*^y^ ^ splendid cUmate, without extremes of temperature — although 

 il £i 11 uu nlinii V j-j^^ Dominion extends over twelve degrees of latitude. The rainfall 



is plentiful and well distributed, and the country well watered, rich 

 and fertile. These natural advantages make 



NEW ZEALAND— The Ideal Home for the Farmer and Pastoralist. 



In the production of Wool, choice Mutton and Lamb, and high-grade 

 Butter and Cheese, New Zealand excels. The Dominion's average 

 yields of Wheat and Oats, Pulses, Clovers and Grasses, and the more 

 familiar "British" crops, are admittedly very high. 



NPW 7Ffil iND ^PP^*^^ ^^^^ Pears, and New Zealand Table Honey have a deservedly 

 WuW LurLUt\W\J Yi\g\i reputation, and other products of the run, the field and the 



forest — Hides and Tallow, Hemp and Tow, Timber and Kauri Gum 



— are of an immense annual value. 



exported last year Wool valued at ^19,559,537 ; Mutton, Lamb and 

 Beef to the value of ;£"9, 2 19,295, and Butter and Cheese valued at 

 ^10,871,118. The total exports amounted to ^52,634,670 in 

 value, and her imi)orts to ;z£^3o, 67 1,439. This Total Trade of over 

 ;^83, 000,000 rested on the industry of a i)oinilation of 1,108,373 

 persons. 



NEW ZEALAND IS A COUNTRY WITH A FUTURE. 



Jj you are interested^ 'write for particulars to — 

 THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR NEW ZEALAND. 415, Strand, London, W.C. i. 



NEW ZEALAND 



