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Journal of Agriculture. 



[lo March, 1909.- 



the chance of the himbs getting a check. They come when he has- 

 jjlenty of spring feed, as well as in the warmer weather. Mr. Mountjoy^ 

 who is a neighbour of Mr. Stewart's, and goes in mainly for wool growing, 

 also believes in late lambing. 



Mr. Stewart's coarse cross-bred ewes are a splendid class of ewe for 

 raising export lambs from. His fine comeback ewes, being mated with 

 the Leicester rams, give him good wether lambs, and he finds it profitable 

 to hold the best ewe lambs over for future breeding. 



Four Shropshire and three Border Leicester rams are in use on thir, 

 farm. They are level made sturdy looking sheep all on the one patterrt 

 in shape, irrespective of their breed. The lambs by the Shropshire rams- 

 .were the best when hanidled at the time of visit,, in January, but the fact 

 that these had the best framed mothers must be taken into account. 



GROWING PUMPKINS ON FENCE. 



The accompanying illustration shows how pumpkins, melons, and 

 vegetable marrows may be grown on a fence where ground space is not 

 available. A section only Oif the pumpkins, &:c. , grown in this way by Mr. 

 A. B. Weire, Bay-road. Sandringham, is included in the view, but the 



total weight of the four Turks' Caps \'isible is between 40 and 50 lbs. 

 Tw^o seasons ago a i)umpkin weighing over i cwt. was grown in the same 

 manner. 



