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not be waited for so as to rid the garden of the pests, because a great 

 deal of damage is done before the hot winds come. They should be 

 sprayed in any case. 



Rose mildew will also need combating. This may be done by dusting 

 the bushes with sulphur while they are wet with the morning dew. 

 The ground may also be sprinkled, as the fumes check the fungus. 



Leaf-rolling or leaf-eating insects will need to be sprayed with 

 arsenate of lead or Paris green. 



The surface should be kept well hoed so as to conserve the moisture, 

 especially after the frequent waterings that should be given. 



Chrysanthemums may be planted in soil that has been dug over two 

 or three times, and each time digging in manure. The soil must not be 

 too rich, but must be well drained. 



Bulbs that have lost their foliage may be lifted, but do not cut the 

 foliage, as this means loss of sap and energy. 



Asters, zinnias, salvias, balsams, amaranthus, celosias, &c., lobelia, 

 bedding begonia, iresines, alternantheras, &c., may now be planted out 

 for summer and autumn flowers. 



REMINDERS FOR NOVEMBER. 



LIVE STOCK, 



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

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

 Feed old and badly-conditioned horses liberally. If too fat, mares due to foal 

 should be put on poorer pasture. Turn out workers due for a spell at grass. In 

 view of sand trouble this year horses which have been paddocked all the winter 

 should not be put to work until properly conditioned and any sand accumulation 

 got rid of. A course of three or four bran mashes, after a twelve hours' fast, 

 followed by 1 to li pints of linseed oil, is helpful. Repeat in two or three days, 

 if necessary. Colts to be gelded should be operated on before hot weather sets in. 



Cattle. — Except on rare occasions, rugs may now lie used on cows at night 

 only. Continue giving hay or strav.-, if possible, to counteract the effect of green 

 grass. Be prepared for milk fever. Read article in Year-BooJc of Agriculture, 

 1905, page 314. Give calves a dry shed and a good grass run. Continue 

 giving milk at blood heat to calves. Be careful to keep utensils clean, or 

 diarrhoea will result. Do not give too much milk at a time for the same reason. 

 Feed regularly with regard to quantity and time. Give a cup of limewater in the 

 milk to each calf, also place crushed oats or lucerne hay in a trough so that they 

 can eat at will. 



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

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

 turned into grass run. Sows suckling young should l)e well fed to enable them 

 to produce plenty of milk. Give young pigs pollard and skim milk in separate 

 trough as soon as they will take it, and keep them fattening from the start to 

 get them off as early as possible. Give a tablespoonful of bone meal, or half 

 that amount of mineral phosphate per 100 lbs. live weight in food daily. If 

 pigs are lousy dress them with kerosene emulsion or sulphur and lard, rubbing 

 well into crevices of skin, and disinfect styes. Pig breeding and feeding 

 should be very profitable for a long time to come, and it should be safe to 

 launch out now. 



Sheep. — Prepare for dipping. Ascertain exact contents of bath before mixing. 

 Powder or paste dips have the most lasting effect, particularly where lice 

 have been bad. Hold sheep in the bath not less than half a minute; if badly 



