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necessary to dig a deep hole for planting. A hole in which the roots 

 of the plant can be comfortably arranged, without crowding or cramp- 

 ing, will be quite sufficient for the purpose. 



Continue to sow seeds of hardy annuals, including sweet i)eas, 

 although the main crop of sweet peas sliould be well above ground. 

 Where there has been any overplantiug, the young plants will readily 

 stand transplanting, and this will greatly assist those that are to remain. 

 Annuals should not be crowded in tlie beds. Tliey require ample room 

 for suitable development, and thus the seeds sliould 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, ?o that too much water will not settle around the crowns; 

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

 forked into the soil around the crowns. 



REjVIINDERS FOR JUNE. 



LIVE STOCK. 



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

 ■doing fast or heavy work sliould bu clipped; if not wholly, then trace high. Those 

 not rugged on coming into the stable at niglit sliould be wiped down and in half- 

 an-hour's time rugged or covered with bags until tlic coat is dry. Old horses and 

 weaned foals should be given crushed oats. Orass-fed working liorses should be 

 given liay or straw, if there is no old griiss. to counteract tlie purging effects of 

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

 barley. Paddocked horses should be lookc<l at from time to time to ascertain if 

 they are doing satisfactorily. 



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

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

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

 young grass. Cows about to calve, if over fat. sliould 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 that 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-Hook of Afiriculturc. lllO.'i, 

 shonlii lie 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 slmukl be prnvided 

 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 liedding in will ventilated sties. Sows in fine weather 

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

 available. 



