10 May, 1918.] Reminders. 319 



Continue to sow seeds of hardy annuals, including sweet peas, 

 althougli tlie main crop of sweet peas should by this time be well above 

 ground. Where there has been any overplanting, the young plants will 

 readily stand transplanting, and this will greatly assist those that are 

 to remain. Annuals should not be crowded in the beds. They require 

 ample room for suitable development, and thus the seeds should be 

 sown thinly or the plants set out a good distance from each other. 



All herbaceous perennials that have finished blooming may now be 

 cut down. Included amongst these are phlox, delphiniums, &c. If 

 these are to remain in their present situation for another season it is 

 always an advantage to raise them somewhat, by slightly lifting them 

 with a fork, so that too much water will not settle around the crowns ; 

 they may also be mulched with stable manure, or the manure may De 

 forked into the soil around the crowns. 



HEIVIHSIDERS FOH JUNE. 



LIVE STOCK. 



Horses. — Those stabled and in regular work should be fed liberally. Those 

 doing fast or heavy work should be clipped; if not wholly, then trace high. Those 

 not rugged on coming into the stable at niglit 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. Grass-fed working horses should be 

 given hay or straw, if there is no old grass, to counteract the purging effects of 

 the young growth. Old and badly-conditioned horses should be given some boiled 

 barley. Paddocked horses should be looked at from time to time to ascertain if 

 they are doing satisfactorily. 



Cattle. — Cows, if not housed, should be rugged. Rugs should be removed 

 and aired in the daytime when the shade temperature reaches 60 degrees. Give 

 a ration of hay or straw, wliole or chaffed, to counteract the purging effects of 

 young grass. Cows about to calve, if over fat, should be put into a paddock in 

 which the feed is not too abundant. If in low condition feed well to tide them 

 over the period and stimulate milk flow. It should be borne in mind tliat the 

 cows most liable to milk fever are those that have been low in condition and are 

 rapidly thriving. The treatment described in the Year-Book of Agriculture, 1905, 

 should be almost invariably successful. It will generally be found most profitable 

 to have cows calve in autumn. They will then pay well for feeding through the 

 winter, and will flush again with the spring grass. Calves sliould be provided 

 with warm dry shed. Cows and heifers for early autumn calving may be put 

 to the bull. Observe strict cleanliness and regularity with regard to temperature 

 and quantity of feed to avoid losses and sickness incidental to calf rearing. 



Pigs. — Supply plenty of bedding in well ventilated sties. Sows in fine weather 

 should be given grass or lucerne run. Bulletin on the Pig Industry is now 

 available. 



