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GOOD CALF-REARING—
of winter. The aim should be to have continued growth without feeding them so heavily that they become fat. When yearlings become fat there is difficulty in getting heifers in calf.
In-calf Heifer
One of the most common faults is the wintering of in-calf heifers with the mature dairy herd, particularly when available feed is limited, and having the heifers competing with the cows for the feed. Well grown heifers often slip back badly in condition under this management and it is wise to draft out springers and winter them separately.
To summarise, I would emphasise the importance of good rearing from an early age, combining cleanliness and correct bucket feeding with rotational grazing. Calves must have the pick of the pastures, not be confined for weeks in a dirty worm-ridden calf paddock from which so many ills, deaths and pitiful looking calves originate. Far too little attention is given to calves and it is felt that it is more good luck than good management that calves on many farms ever reach the producing age.
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FORESTRY &
THE FUTURE
A fforestation provides for the future. By the time he has grown up, these thousands of acres of valuable timber will have contributed their wealth. The trees were not planted by accident, nor will there be anything haphazard about their harvesting and milling.
The Forest Service is ensuring that our forest acreage is increased to provide for the needs of future generations, that highlands and lowlands are protected from erosion and flood, that our forests are preserved against the ravages of fire and indiscriminate felling.
Forestry is more than a great primary industry… it is also soil research, plant research, insect research, and timber research. It means surveying, roadmaking, trucking, milling and exporting, the protection of watersheds, the preservation of tourist and recreational areas. Forestry is for you and your children.
Forestry is your investment
Issued by the New Zealand Forest Service. 1350
