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THE AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
July 1, 1908 
Jd, G. ROWELL, 
Tailor and OQutfitter, 
JUST ARRIVED. 
eihe Latest cee in. 
Suitings, 
— Coatings, 
-Overcoatings, 
‘Trouserings, 
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“Faacy Vestings in 
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great variety. 
and ‘Costumes. 
Call and inspect or send for 
Samples. 
so Fundie St., Adelaide 
A Typical Dairy Farm. 
MILK-PRODUCTION AT FULHAM, 
[By P. A. Surur, Government Dairy 
- Expert.] 
Situated some five miles from Adelaide, 
in the fertile country known as the Reed- 
beds, is an excellent example of a well 
-conducted dairy business, This is the 
holding of Mr. A. Stanford, whose home 
is situated close to the banks of the 
Torrens River. The land is a rich, black, — 
_ loose, sandy loam, upon which are grown 
excellent crops of green fodder for milk- 
production. The crops mainly grown are 
lucerne, maize, and barley. The land is 
all carefully graded, and heavy production 
_ ~8 forced by irrigation. ¢ ; 
daily return of about 14 to 16 gallons. 
In the course of our conversation Mr. 
Stanford expounded the following sound 
rules :— ; 
1. Keep good cows. 
2. Feed your cows judiciously if you 
want to make a success of dairying, 
3. Keep records of each cow’s yield, 
4. Pass the death sentence upen those ~ 
your standard of pro- | 
which do not reach 
duction. 
5. Arrange to keep your heifers from 
your best cows, 
supply. 
7. Gentle handling of your cows by the 
milkman. 
8. Strict attention to cleanliness in 
your business generally, — 
These are remarks from a man who has 
made dairying a success, and only by 
Mr. Stanford has in all 54 cows, and 
‘had, at the time of my visit, 40 at work 
in the bails. These were principally of 
Shorthorn, Jersey and Ayrshire blood, 
and were giving an average yield of 21 
gallons per day. He demands that his 
cows must average 2 gallons per day 
for a pe:iod of between nine and ten 
months, and this is just what should 
be looked for from milch cows under 
the favorable conditions of food supply 
and shelter provided by the owner. 
The yield isin strong contrast to many 
cow-owners or would-be dairymen, who 
are milking about 20 cows for a total 
6. Carefully see to the shelter and water 
strict observance of the foregoing rules 
has he been able to doso. Let anyone 
carefully examine the management of 80 
per cent. of our dairy-herds in this State, 
and he will, I fear, find that frequently 
they do not reach the proper standard. 
T am certain that in most cases it will be 
found poorer dairymen exist than what 
may be termed poor cows, If our dairy- 
men would give their cows a fair show, by 
giving them a bellyful of milk-making 
food, we would find much more prosperity 
among them. 
The method of irrigating adopted by 
Mr. Stanford is pumping from an artesian 
supply, and in another case from the 
Torrens River. At the pumping station 
isa 93 h.p. oil engine and a locally made 
pump. This lifts 15,000 to 20,000 gallons 
of water per hour, and it requires about 
150,000 gallons of water to irrigate one 
acre, which is the area covered daily at 
certain seasons of the year. : 
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The maize is sown in drills 2 feet 6 
inches apart. Until well up, and the rows 
nearly meeting, it is kept cultivated be- 
tween, so as to encourage growth. The 
lucerne crops are flooded from the fluming 
drains running overhead and made of 
galvanized iron, to which is attached 
other piping or canvas hose in order to 
direct the water over any portion of the 
land requiring to be irrigated. The lucerne. ' : 
crops are equal to anything grown in the 
Commonwealth; and as this has been 
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