The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28

n every, way to better their product and
the methods of shipping H.
ROW the Government Established a
Butter Business.
The beginning Of dairying in Yictorin is
Interesting. One If the butter makers talk.
ed TO me about it during my stay in Mel.
fbourne. Said he
Five years ago we made no butter to
speak Of. Our total shipments along In
the 9Os did not amount to more than 5O.oOo
pounds per annum. Then the government
came In and helped the farmers II ar
port which was TO hast for five years For
the hrst year we were to receive from the
goverhment cents per pound for all we
sllpped me second year cents, the third
year 2 cents and the fourth wear / cent.
me result was that the people al once
Degdn 10 study and experiment Mea who
Would not own mich COW under the old
Jaws bonght dairy farms as soon as the
bounty was promised, and now our butter
Is selling at high prices In both Asia and
Europe. In 1884 we sold about $4,000 900
worm and in 1898 more than $SOOOUNl
worth. and we row have market for IA
much as We can make. We have intro.
i dueed Your American machinery for max
lions You seem to know lust what ia
ntted for a country like this"
J learn that the dairy industry in South
government
established dairy classes In its technical
schools ana Is giving a bonus on butter eY-
ports. Experiments are being made on
2tner hnes, SUCH as canned fruits and jams
tor export south australia is trying to fos,
ter SILK culture. Mulberry plantations have
been set out and silk worms introduced.
50 far the, product is small, but the sam
pies Of silk sent to Marseilles have been
pronounced excellent. In every colony |
Uhere are agricultural experts who travel |
aaoont giving lectures on new. things in
tural colleges and experimental farms.
The Adelaide Sewage Farm.
Ono Of the most Interesting farms OF
this kind is operated by the city Of Adj. !
laide. II lies about four miles from the
town and contains altogether $40 acres. II
Is so situated that the sewage Of the city
can be conducted by gravitatlon on the
land, the farm lying below the city. An
the sewage is strained before It Is dis.
irihuted over the land The farm Is worked
on the irrigation principle and the strained
sewage is carried over II by means OF ce-
ment concrete carriers and wooden rrourhs
Ihe helds vary In area from eight to TWEEN
Y-hye acres. Many of them are used for
pasture the rich fertilization producing
ne hnest OF grass, At present the cattle
nised on the farms are sold entirely for
heir meat. A dairy was established and
vas doing very We'll, when the people oh.
octed 10 the milk and butter on account
y lhe sewage useu IN enflchlng THE land,
although IL Is said there was no evidence
VI III effects therefrom. | am told thar
attic double In value after being on tae
arm six months.
An Up-toDate Farming Country.
] have spoken Of Queensland as being
me Of the frontier colonies of Australia.
Nevertheless It is one of the hest markets
or our agricultural machinery. and it has
IS up-to-date farm implements as you win
ind anywhere. 1t has reapers and bind.
rs, steam threshers and also six-furrow
flows drawn by twelve horses 10 break up :
Is land. It's larger sugar plantations have 2
team railroads and no money is spared r
When improved machinery is needed. ,
The Qneenslaaders are now improving
heir stock, They have many shoFt-hofns 5
nd other good cattle. and this nntwith. :
landing the ranches are often far In the n
undreds and even thousands of miles TO h
he markets. There are laws which keen a
be cattle roads open and which provide !
hat they have the right ~ feed half
lille on each side while passing through {
he country. The law also requires that n
he cattle move at least six miles day.
ON the cattle ranches the stock Is
ounded up aud reelassl6ed every year l
very i've years they have what Is called 4
"bangtail muster TO count the Gait e. n
4 this time they clip the hair on the end
4 me tail Of each animal for about two c
irhes. hanging It, as II We're. Sqch cut.
ny viii show for about two years. Books
re kept OF the number 81 bangs. and Ia n
10 roundings every hoof. horn and hide el
lust be accounted for. a
~ Frank C. Carpenter. y