RE]VIIHDEHS FOR FEBRURRY. 



LIVE STOCK. 



Horses : — 



At Grass. — Supplemctit dry grass, if ))ossi))lc, with some greenstuff. Provide plenty of pure 

 water and shade shelter. 



Instable. — Supplement hard feed with some greenstuff, carrots, or the like, and give a hran 

 mash once a week at least. 



Avoid over-stimulating foods, suck as maize and barley. Give hard feed in quantities only con- 

 sistent with work to be performed. Stable should be well ventilated and kept clean. Remove 

 manure promptly to a sufficient distance. Exclude flics. Wlien at work, give water at short intervals. 

 Always water before feeding. 



Cattle : — 



For milking cows the footl should be of a succulent nature. Water should be pure, plentiful, 

 and easily accessible. Provide shade sheltei- and salt licks. Keep milking sheds and feed boxes 

 scrupulously clean. Remove attractions foi' flies. Care should be taken that the remainder of the 

 cows required to calve next spring should he served this month. 



Calves. — If succulent feed not available, they should be given milk until green grass a)i])cars. 

 Their condition will thtis be maintained and cnaldc them to winter well. 



Pigs : — 



If hard fed. some green vegetable food should be added. Give an oimce of Epsom salts in the feed 

 occasionally ; also a handful of charcoal. Water baths are appreciated in hot weather. Keep, 

 free from lice by bi-ushing occasionally wifli an oil brush. 



Sheep : — 



Froni the middle of month all in-lamb ewes and good merino sheep should be kept in good heart 

 until the break up of the season. Oats or shoit oaten hay. thinly S))read in a circle, is found best. 

 Salt laid near good water assists the digestion of dry grass. Disturb sheep as little as possible during 

 the dry months. 



POULTKV : — 



Male biids should be kept separate from 1 lie liens. Keep water in cool ]>la(t'. Give di)\d)le 

 quantity of green feed. To assist young hens in the moult add a little linseed meal and sidphur 

 to (uash three times a week. The more range they get now will also be beneficial. Gathei- eggs 

 twice daily. Get rid of all old hens. S])ray perches and houses with solution of crude carbolic 

 acid and soap suds (about 2.V per cent, acid) ; kerosene will also destroy the mites. 



CULTIVATION. 



Farm : — 



.\s soon as liarvesting operations are (■oni])lcted. thoronuhly tultivate slublile and fallow lands. 

 Cart out, spread, and plough in stai)le manure on land to l)e sown with winter fodder crojis and 

 ])otatoes. Dress and grade all seed giains ready for sowing. Sow rape and swede turnips, and if 

 ground is workable and contains sufficient moisture, sow the following mixture: — 1 bushel stout 

 AVhite Oats, 1 l>ushel t"ai)e Jiarley, .1 luishel \'etches, atul .1 bushel Tick Beans per acre, for greca 

 fodder to cut during early winter montlis. 



Orchard : — 



Spray frequently for Codlin Moth. Scaiili (»ut and destroy all larvie. Cultivate the surfa^ e 

 and irrigate when necessaiy. Fumigate evergreen trees for scale. Continue budding. 



FldwekGarde.v : — 



Cidtivate the surfaic and water thoroughly during hot weather. Stnumer-pnuio roses by 

 thinning out the weak wood and <utting bark lightly the strong shoots. Thin out and di-l"id 

 dahlias and chrysanthemums. Layer carnal ions. Plant a few bulbs for early blooms. 



VK(iKT.\ni.K Garden : — 



Continue t(( plant out seedlings from the ,s»cd-be<ls. Sow seeds of cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, 

 peas. turiii[), and French beans. I\ee|i all \acaut plots well dug. 



ViSEVAKD : — 



Scarify again, if a crust has formed loose suiface insuri-s good ([uality fiiiit. Season for " Vcnui " 



or summer bud graft, a trial of which is recommended lo those field giafting. 1 k out for Oidium, 



more to be feared than usual after the wet spring. On first sign :i]>ply sulphur. 



OiUar-i. — Pre|)are all plant and casks for the coming vintage. An ounce to a bucket of Bisulphite 

 of Potash in the water used lo swell press platforms, tubs. Sir., will help to keep it sweet. Keep cellai-s 

 as cool as possible ; opening doors at niglii and closing during the day will lulp in this direction. 



