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THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
July 1, 1908 
HILELMAN & CoO... | 
House, Land, and Business Agents, 17 Waymouth St. 
MONEY TO LEND. 
Approved Secur:ties, 4 to 5 per cent. per annum 
Note this ! 
FIRLE, 3 miles from City—9 acres, 6 
rooms, oranges amd paddocks, £1,150. 
A great bargain. 
By HYDE PARK KOAD, and Penny 
Section—Detached House, 4 rooms, 
bath, verandahs, £250. Any terms 
almost, £20 deposit, 12s. 6d. weekly, 
principal and interest at 5 per cent. 
FIRLE—2} acres, lovely orangery full 
bearing, splendid house 8 rooms, etc., 
stables, pigstye. £1,375. 
CITY, close Hanson Street—Detached 
stone house, 4 rooms, ete. £315. 
FOR SALE. 
Terms in all cases cau be 
CITY—Investment, £75 per annum for 
£1,200. Building could be put there for 
£1,500 and land given in for nothing. 
CROYDON —-3 acres close station, rising 
neighborhood. £150. 
NORTH UNLEY—Residence, 8 rooms, 
bath, pantry, cellarette. nclosed area, 
lavatory, stables, trapshed, 1-16th acre. 
Only 1-8th mile walk G.P.O., close 
penny section. £890. 
CROYDON, close Station—Superb free- 
stone Villa, 6 rooms, every modern 
convenience, 50 x 150. £665. 
recognised as the king of fodders for 
dairymen, it forms the main food supply. 
Tho yield per acre would be from 40 to 
50 tons ef green lucerne per annum, and 
the maize crop 30 to 45 tons. Barley is 
grown for greenfeed for the cows, and 
follows the maize crop, The fodder crops 
are sown at different dates to ensure their 
not all maturing at the same time. Thus 
maize may be sown at intervals of not 
less than a fortnight, aud the same remark 
applies to the sorghum, barley, and the 
cutting of the lucerne. Mr, Stanford re- 
cognised that the best results are obtained 
by feeding maize when the crop has just 
come to the glazing period, or when the 
cob is in the doughy stage In the case 
of lucerne it would be of most value when 
the crop was one-eighth in flower. This 
really means that it is then at the maxi- 
mum value from a nutrient standpoint, 
because at this particular stage the protein, 
or most valuable of food ingredients, is 
most evenly distributed over the whole of 
the plant. : 
The cows are liberally fed with chaffed 
green maize, sorghum, or lucerne, as con- 
venient, to which are added chaffed oaten 
hay and bran. Tho ration being given at 
the time of my vis*t was :—Green maize, 
_ 301b ; oaten hay chaff, 5lb; green lucerne, 
_28lb; bran, 6lb, This is an excellent 
milk-producing ration. Mr Stanford as- 
sured me, and I agree with him, that 6lb 
of bran is quite sufficient to feed to a cow 
daily in order to obtain the best results, 
If concentrates, possessing more protein 
or nitrogenous ingredients, are necessary , 
arranged, 
CITY, South Terrace—Well built Villa, 
9 rooms, every convenience, large block 
ground, stables, motor house, concert 
hall, man’s room, etc. Only £1,680. 
PORT ADELAIDE—3 shops and 1 room 
each, brick, almost new, £650. Rents 
33s. weekly, rates only £8 yearly. 
Pays well. 
CITY, East Part—2 cottages, 3 rooms. 
verandahs, £400 ; rents, 14s. 6d. weekly. 
PENNINGTON TERRACE, NORTH 
ADELAIDE — Residence, 6 rooms, 
bath, etc., stables, trapshed. £700. 
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then a little linseed or other food may be 
‘given, such as good lucerne hay, Some 
readers may open their eyes at the feeding 
of 6lb of bran daily; but the careful 
shrewd dairyman is a business man, and 
contracts at a price which will pay him 
to give this amount. If the price of bran 
is too high recourse must be had to lucerne 
hay, which is very rich and almost an 
equivalent to bran in food value, The 
above ration is divided over two feeds— 
morning and evening—and the cows are 
allowed the run of a paddock to pick up 
any roughage, etc 
Wise provision has been made by the 
planting of hedges of African boxthorn. 
This makes excellent shelter, and the dairy 
cows are comfortable during the wildest 
and coldest winter nights. Numerous 
small paddocks are fenced off by these 
hedges, thus affording warmth and pro- 
tection from the winds coming from any 
direction. No rugs are used, and I was 
glad to notice this. Warm hedges, or 
belts of trees, or rough shelter sheds are 
preferable ; although I admit that under 
certain conditions rugs have something 
to recommend them, but, unfortunately 
for the poor cows, I.too often see these 
poor animals with a so-called rug or bag 
on their backs and nothing in their bellies. 
My advice to cow-owners is to rug the 
cows inside by giving them plenty of good 
nutritious food, and then rugs may be 
beneficial in attaining the best results. 
Every fortnight the daily yield of each 
cow is carefully taken, when, if « decided 
falling off in yield is noted by Mr Stan- 
ford, a satisfactory explanation is found, 
or someone will be in trouble. At the end 
of each year each cow’s record is made up, 
and a bonus is given to the milkman who 
has produced the best results from his 
cows, for here each man has his own 
number of cows to attend to. This bouus 
creates a healthy interest and rivalry. It 
encourages the workman to do yood work 
and aecures kindly treatment of the cattle 
under their charge. 
The bails and milkrooms were visited, 
and found to be sweet and clean; and I 
am pleased to say that any metropolitan 
dairies [ have seen under Mr McHachran’s 
charge reflect credit upon the owner and 
the inspector. The milk is almost solely 
delivered direct to customers in and around 
Adelaide by Mr Stanford’s milkcarts,— 
S.A. Journal of Agriculture, 
To learn to milk and learn properly 
is like learning a trade, and very few 
dairymen realise its importance. 
For the proper treatment of cows they 
require kindness, system, regularity in 
milking, neatness, and last but not least 
all the milk should be drawn, 
It is important and necessary that 
every milker should be supplied with a 
suit of overalls for use at milking time, 
and that they should be washed regularly . 
Too many cows are milked when in an. 
unsuitable condition. Milch cows should 
be kept clean, Some cows are allowed and 
often compelled to tramp through mud 
holes, liquid manure, etc. 
