Journal of Agriculture. Yictoria. [lo Oct., 1911, 



REIVIINDERS FOR ]^OVE|VIBER. 



LIVE STOCK. 



Horses. — Continue to feed stable horses well ; add a ration of greenstuff. Ruy 

 at night. Continue hay or straw, chaffed or whole, to grass-fed horses. Feed old 

 and badly-conditioned horses liberally. If too fat, mares in foal should be put 

 on poorer pasture. 



Cattle. — Except on rare occasions, rugs may now be used on cows on cold and 

 wet nights only Continue giving hay or straw. Give calves a warn, dry shed and a 

 good grass run. Continue giving milk at blood heat to calves. 



Pigs. — Supply plenty of bedding in warm well-ventilated styes. Keep styes 

 clean and dry, and feeding troughs clean and wholesome. Sows may now be turned 

 into grass run. 



Sheep. — Prepare for dipping. Powder and paste dips are most effective, par- 

 ticularly where lice are prevalent. Ascertain exact contents of bath before adding 

 dip. Keep sheep in bath not less than half a minute. Submerge heads. Dip big 

 sheep first, lambs last. Commence early in the day ; sheep can then dry before 

 nightfall. Do not dip sheep when heated or full. Clean out baths occasionally. 



Poultry. — Provide plenty of green food and shade. Watch for vermin; spra)r 

 perches with kerosene and houses with a solution of 3 per cent, crude carbolic acid 

 mixed with a little lime and soft soap. Keep water clean and cool. Discontinue- 

 feeding maize and reduce meat ration. Some Epsom salts should be placed in water 

 weekly. Fresh skim milk, if available, should be given. 



CULTIVATION. 



F.\RM^— Plant main crop of potatoes. Cut hay, maize, si'age. Weed early 

 potatoes."" Sow maize and millets. Weed tobacco beds, and water, if dry. 



Orchard. — Ploughing, harrowing, and cultivating to be continued. Weeds to be 

 kept down. Secure, pinch, and spray grafts with water. Spray frequently for 

 codlin moth, pear and cherry slug, and peach aphis. Plant out citrus trees. 



Vegetable Garden. — Hoe and mulch surface. Suppress weeds. Water where 

 dry and hoe afterwards. Disbud and pinch back tomato plants. Sow celery, French 

 beans, peas, lettuce, cucumber, melon, &c. seeds. 



Flower Garden. — Water and mulch. Cultivate and keep down weeds. Thin 

 out weak wood from roses. Prune all flowering shrubs that have tinished flowering. 

 Lift and store bulbs. Plant out dahlias and chrysanthemums. Liquid-manure 

 herbaceous perennials. 



Vineyard. — Cultural work, such as scarifying and hoeing, should be actively 

 pushed forward, so as to provide as good a " mulch " as possible during summer. 

 Proceed with tying up, stopping, and topping. Avoid excessive topping, summer 

 pruning being usually more injurious than useful in warm, dry climates. Cincture 

 Zante currant vines when fiower caps are about to fall. Apply second sulphuring, 

 just before blossoming, wherever Oidium vi^as prevalent last 3ear. 



Cellar. — Same as last month. 



SOY BEANS SEED fOR DISTRIBUTION. 



The Department of Agriculture has imported a supplv of Sov Beans (Vellow 

 variety), and is now prepared to distribute the same amongst intending growers. 

 Price — 5s. 9d. per bushel (60 lbs.). Quantity required to seed one acre — ^ bushel. 



Applications, accompanied by Postal Note or Cheque covering cost of quantity- 

 required, should be forwarded to the Director of Agriculture, Public Offices,. 

 Melbourne. Freight payable on delivery. 



See article on '' The Soy Bean "' in the September Journal. 



