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value of meat and wool close attention should be given morning and evening 

 to save every lamb possible, and any ewes that may be east. If the ewes are 

 vvell-wooUed sorts, they will need ervtcliiiig for Hy. at the same time clear 

 wool from around teats, and away from the eyes also. If the ewes are 

 attentive mothers any Iambs that are found dead after these precautions, apart 

 from weather conditions, foxes, &c., are .iust as well gone. Give purgative 

 drenches at first sight of ewes appearing ill in any way. Give warm salad 

 oil to any lambs that are dull in appearance. Ewes after difficult parturition 

 or retention of after-birth can often be saved by flushing out with J oz. Lysol to 

 3 pints warm water. Reserve fresh pasture, or better still, sow a mixed green 

 crop to turn ewes into later on, hut not while carrying the lambs, this is too often 

 injurious. On line inoruinjjs when attending; ewes, if feed is plentiful and ewes 

 strong castrate as many ram lambs as possible, they are easily caught when two 

 or three days old. Place them between the feet on the ground, no holder is 

 necessary. In districts where conditions make second dipping a necessity, see 

 that it is done before tlic wcatlicr becomes too un.settled. 



Poultry. — Do not feed maize this month — soft food aids moult; add a 

 teaspoonful of linseed to e;ich bird's ration once daily. The more exercise the 

 liens get the better they moult. Remove nil m-ile birds from pens. .Add to 

 drinking water one packet Epsom salts to twenty birds. Keep a sharp look out 

 for chicken pox. Forward pullets should now be in their winter quarters, with 

 plenty of scratching litter, and fed liberally — including ration of animal food. 

 Grit shell and charcoal should always be available. 



CULTIVATION. 



F,4RM. — Dig potatoes as they mature. Cart out and spread stable manure. 

 Finish preparation of land for main cereal crops. Sow Chou Moellier seed in 

 beds for transplanting. Sow the following mixture per acre for green feed 

 during the winter months for the dairy herd: — IJ bushels, Oats; J bushel, 

 Cape Barley; J bushel, Tick Beans; | bushel, Vetches. Sow Giant Drum- 

 head Cabbage for transplanting (1 lb. sufficient for 1 acre, in rows .^ feet 

 apart) ; provided the soil is in good frialile condition, plants from seed sown 

 last month should be planted out. Sow wheat and oats according to locality; 

 also rape for winter feed or green manuring. Prepare clean seed-bed for 

 lucerne; and sow Hunter River, Arabian, or Peruvian seed, free from dodder, 

 in drills 7 inches apart and at the rate of 12-16 lbs. of seed per aero. * Sow 

 permanent pastures with grasses and clovers. 



Orchard. — Prepare land for planting; plough deeply and sub-soil. Plant 

 legumes for green manure. Plant out strawberries. Clean up Codlin Moth 

 from trees as soon as all fruit is gathered. 



Flower Garden. — Plant out evergreen shrubs, trees, and Australian pl'nts, 



divisions of herbaceous plants, seedlings. Layers, and rooted cuttings. Feed 



chr3'santhemums with licjuid manure weekly until flowers begin to open. Pre- 

 pare land for future plantings of roses and shrubs. 



Vegetable Garden. — Plant out seedlings from the seed beds. Dig all vacant 

 spaces roughly. Sow onions for early crop; also peas and broad beans. Clean 

 out asparagus beds wherever the seeds are ripening. 



Vineyard. — Consideration must be given to manuring; early application is 

 strongly urged. Peas, &c., for green manuring should be sown as soon as pos- 

 sible. 



Cellars. — Cleanliness is emphatically- urged. Carefully remove all fer- 

 mentable refuse — skins, lees, skimmings, &c. Such odds and ends favour 

 multiplication of Vinegar Flies (DrosopMla funeiris). If present destroy 

 these with formalin or insecticide powders. A little bisulphite or sul- 

 phurous acid in washing water is recommended; also free use of lime on 

 floors, &c. 



