10 Aug., 1917.] Reminders. 511 



All seedlings should be planted out, especially seedlings of cabbage, 

 cauliflower, lettuce, and onion. Seeds of ]>eas, carrots, parsnips, radish, 

 lettuce, tomato, and broad beans may be sown. 



Where they can be sheltered and protected from frosts, young tomato 

 plants may be planted out for early fruiting. One method of managing 

 these early plants is to place the young plant a few inches below the 

 surface, and then a box, 8 or 9 inches deep, with top and bottom re- 

 moved, over the plant at ground level. This can then be covered 

 loosely with a piece of glass whenever necessary. 



Potatoes, artichokes, and asparagus crowns may be planted. 

 Asparagus beds should be kept free from weeds; they should have a 

 loose surface, and a light top dressing with old manure would be 

 beneficial. 



In the frames, cucuinbei, vegetable marrow, melon, pumpkin, water 

 and rock melon seeds may be planted. These are best planted in pols 

 placing three or four seeds in each pot. They then suffer no check 

 when being transplanted into beds. 



REIVIINDERS FOR SEPTE|VIBER. 



LIVE STOCK. 



HoBSES. — Still continue to feed stabled horses well; feed green stuff if avail- 

 able. Continue rugging to encourage tlie shedding of the coat; good grooming 

 will also be beneficial. Continue giving hay or straw to grass-fed working horses. 

 Feed old and badly-conditioned horses liberally. In foal mares due to foal early, 

 if worked, should be turned out to paddock. Feed stallions doing stud duty 

 liberally. Equivalent amount of cracked Indian corn (maize) may with advan- 

 tage be substituted for oats, if latter grain is scarce. 



Cattle. — Cows should still be rugged, but coverings should be removed 

 frequently, in order to enable the animal to get rid of the old coat; or, better 

 still, a good curry-combing may be given. Continue hay or straw. Look up 

 treatment for milk fever in Year-Book of Agriculture, 1905, and treat cattle 

 accordingly. Give calves a good warm dry slied. Give the milk to young 

 calves at blood heat. Have feeding troughs or buckets clean. Don't over-feed. 

 Feed regularly with regard to quantity and time. Provide a good grass run, or 

 fine hay or crushed oats in a box or trough. Give a cupful of limewater per 

 calf per day in the milk. The problem with many at the present time is how 

 to rear calves without milk. This can be done very well by starting them on 

 new milk for a fortnight, and then gradually substituting the milk with one of 

 the calf meals on the market. To these it would be advisable to add two or three 

 tablespoonfuls of cod liver oil. The following meal is in general use in Ireland : — 

 Two parts, by weight, of oatmeal, 2 parts maize meal, 1 part pure ground lin- 

 seed, all finely ground. Scald with boiling water, and allow to stand for twelve 

 hours. Start with new milk, then gradually substitute skim and J lb. daily of 

 the meal mixture per head per day, gradually increasing to 1 lb. or more. In a 

 month milk may be dispensed with altogether. The crushed oats, fed dry, have 

 been found to give excellent results. 



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

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

 turned into grass run. If pigs are lousy dress with kerosene emulsion or 

 sulphur and lard, rubbing well into crevices of skin, and disinfect sties. Con- 

 sidering the present high price of pork, there should be a good margin of profit 

 in fattening pigs. Worms are very prevalent at present, and may be treated by 

 giving 2 tn 10 grains of Santonin in form of pill, or from half to one teaspoonful 

 of oil of turpentine in milk or castor oil. 



