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stored for late fall use, when it is somewhat dangerous to allow 

 the flock to run in the rape patch on account of frost. One of the 

 great troubles in raising cabbage is the cabbage worm. Their 

 attacks may be prevented by taking flour and salt, equal portions, 

 mixing -well and applying to the heart of the plant with a dredging 

 box. A novel remedy for ridding rape of cabbage lice is to saturate 

 soft bricks or burnt clay with lamp oil and fire them. at night. The 

 originator of this remedy declares it will kill the millers that lay 

 the eggs and thus make an end of the lice. 



THOUSAND-HEADED KALE. 



This is a plant which is not. yet very well known in this coun- 

 try, but should be better known than it is. It is one of the great- 

 est croppers among the many desirable forage crops known to the 

 British flockmaster. It belongs to the cabbage family, grows to 

 an enormous size and furnishes one of the most appetizing and 

 healthful rations for sheep known. It grows to a great height 

 and is covered with numerous small cabbage-like heads of a very 

 succulent and nutritious nature. The writer has grown it in this 

 country with great success, and where the land is rich it is not 

 unusual to see a kale stalk fully as tall as an ordinary man. It 

 has another great recommendation outside of those enumerated 

 and that is that it is safe to feed under almost all conditions, 

 whereas in wet weather some of our most valuable forage crops 

 are dangerous to feed on account of bloat. It is grown very ex- 

 tensively in England and is thought a great deal of for bringing 

 along young stock, but it is not to be recommended for in-lamb 

 ewes. 



ENSILAGE. 



Ensilage may be fed to sheep with advantage when fed with 

 moderation and discretion. Bad results follow too heavy feeding 

 at the start. Moldy ensilage should on no account be fed. Frozen 

 ensilage should not be used, as it is sure precursor to trouble.' Once 

 a day is often enough to feed ensilage to the breeding flock no 

 matter how good it might be. Ensilage must not be fed to sheep 

 without some roughage. Sweet, sound ensilage, fed in moderate 

 quantities, is a very good sheep food, especially where no othel* 

 succulent rations are available. It is a little too heating and 

 fattening for breeding ewes for best results, especially when fed 

 in unreasonable quantities. There is no doubt but what it has 

 a very valuable tonic effect and aids the digestion where roots or 

 such like succulent rations are not provided. 



