REMmDERS FOR JUNE. 



LIVE STOCK. 



Horses : — 



Those stal)lcd win be fed liberally. Those doing fast or heavy work should be clipjjed ; if not 

 wholly, then trace high. Those not rugged on eoming into the stable at night should be wiped down 

 and in half-an-hour's time rugged or covered with bags until the coat is dry. Old horses and weaned 

 foals should be given crushed oats. C4rass-fed working horses should be given hay or straw, if there 

 is no old grass, to counteract the purging effects of the yoimg growth. Old and badly-conditioned 

 horses should be given some boiled barley. 



■C-4TTLE : — 



Cows, if not housed, should be rugged. Rugs should be removed in the daytime when the shade 

 tempernture reaches BO degrees. Give a ration of hay or straw, whole or chaffed, to counteract the 

 purging effects of young grass. Cows about to t^alve, if over fat, should be put into a paddock in 

 Mhich the feed is not too abimdant. Calves should be kept in warm dry shed. Cows and heifers 

 for early autumn calving may be put to the bull. 



Pigs :— 



Su))|i]y iijcnty of bedding in warm, \\ell-ventilated styes. Keep styes clean and dry. Store 

 ])igs should be placed in fattening styes. 8ows in fine weather should be given a grass run. Young 

 pigs over two months old should be removed from lucerne ruii. 



Sheep : — 



Whcrcvei- iiossihlc. castrate all ram lambs JTitended for export soon after they are a few days 

 old. Leave tailing till later. Ewes should have succulent fresh feed. Class out all inferior-fleeced 

 and ill-shaped ewes; ear-mark and dispose of these. Lamb-raising flocks should be classed similarly 

 to merino flocks. Ap])ly early to brecflers for ram-* rccpiired for next season. 



Poui.TRV : — 



Forwai-d ])ullets should now be ])laced in winter scratching shed, fed liberally and given fresh 

 water daily. Supi)lies of shell, grit, and charcoal should always be available. Rest the breeding 

 )iens; dig them uj) and si)rinkle lime throughout. Sow a mixture of English grass and clover; this 

 not only removes taint in soil, but provides excellent green fodder for stock. Where possible, lucerne 

 should now be sown for summer feed. Meat (cooked) and maize are aids to egg production fluring 

 cf)I(l weither. Feed hot mash at daybreak. Clean drains. 



CULTIVATION. 



Faum : — 



Plough potiito land. Land to be sown later on with ]iotatoes, mangolds, maize, and millet 

 should be manuifd and well worked. Sow malting barley and finish sowing of cereals. Lift and 

 store mangolds, turnijw, &c. Clean out drains and water furrows. Clean up and stack manure 

 in heaps protected from the weather. 



( ti;( M AKi> : — 



l'"inish ploughing ; jilaiit young trees ; spra,y witii red oil or pctinlcntn for sialcs. iiiitc^. aphis, &c. ; 

 carry out drainage system ; clean out drains : continue ]iruuing. 



A'K<M;TAm,E (iAUDEN : — 



I 'ie|>are beds for crops ; cultivate dee])ly ; practice rotation in ))lanting out; renovate asparagus 

 l)i(ls ; plant out all seedlings; sow radish, peas, broad beans, leeks, spinach, lettuce, carrot, &c. ; 

 plant i'hul)arb. 



Fi.owEK Carden : — 



Continue digging and manm'ing ; dig all weeds and leafy growths ; plant out shrubs, roses. &e. ; 

 plant rose ciittintrs ; prune deciduous trees and shrubs ; sow sweet ]K'as and plant out seedlings. 



\'lNEVAUI> : — 



Thoriiugldy picpare for |.l:iutii.tion land already .subsoiled for tiie purpose. Remember that 

 the freer it is kept fiom weeds tinin tliis forward, tiie h-ss tniublc will there be from rut worms next 

 spring. I'runing and )ihiughing siiould l)e aitiveiy i>ro( ceded witli. in iiiirtiierii districts |)h>ugh to .i 

 depth of seven or eight inclies. .Manures slioidd l>e applied as early as possible. 



Cflliir. — Rack all wines which ha\e not been previously dealt «itli. I'oitlly >wcet wines to full 

 strength. 



