November, 1913 



THE (JAKDKiS AND FIELD. 



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on tho mixed faniiinir principl* can, 



on tho approach of the hot season, 

 ft^cd tUnvn the }ii\)\vtlus that would 

 otherwise become drv and intlam- 

 maliK-, because in his rotation of 

 croi)s he lias sullieiont succulent 

 green stuff coiniu";- alonjr for the 

 stock. Bv workinjj liis sheep on 

 the stubbles he is able to clear the 

 loui; fjrass and weeds from the 

 headlands, and also have everv- 

 thinfT eateu close down around 

 the house and farm buildiu>.;s. In 

 ever\- case, however, the safest 

 kind of fire break, and the cheap- 

 est, is made bv ' 1 ^" 'bin ; around 

 the area two parallel strips about 

 a chain wide and setting fire to 

 the .sjrass between. Some ploujifh 

 one side strip and do not clear the 

 orrass, which certainly saves grass, 

 but to be on the safe side it is 

 better to sacrifice the strip of grass 

 and have a cleanlv burnt out strip 

 of at least a chain wide. 



— In case of Fire. — 



Assuming, however, that even 

 these precautions are taken with 

 regard to providing fire breaks as 

 a basis from which to fi^ht fire 

 with fire when crops and grass 

 are threatened, it has to be re- 

 membered that the produce of the 

 harvest is bv means out of danger 

 although in the stack yard. In 

 manv cases the risk of stack burn- 

 ing is as great as w^hen the crop 

 was in the field. In this connec- 

 tion there remains a method of es- 

 tablishing a fire break baSe from 

 which to oppose a rapidlv ap- 

 proaching conflagration that can 

 be adopted even as late, as after 

 an alarm has been given. It was " 

 contained in a letter sent to the 

 Leader by a practical correspond- 

 dent, who vouched for the fact that 

 the adoption of this means has al- 

 ready on one occasion saved him 

 from absolute ruin. In cases where 

 protective breaks have not been 

 previously ploughed, he writes, 

 and in the event of a fire bueaking 

 out suddenly and threatening a 

 crop or stack yard, it is impera- 



I\ REAUINBSS FOR a HOT SUMMER' 



The Now Pnrafiold Poultry Station Iiuh been covered with 

 '• KINGS COM PO",— The Idenl Roof C olinR Preparation. A 

 4S lb till will cover 7'20 sq. feet with two coats — Pri . e 7/6. Olitain- 

 al>le from all hard ware stores or tho Hole agentf. 



KING «& OO., 



W A YM O U TH ST 11 10 K V . 

 Country Agents wanted, write today for full Pariioulars. 



tive that the danger be immediate- 

 1\' counteracted by starting an- 

 other fine out from the point to 

 be protected, in order to run and 

 meet the one approaching. In such 

 a Case there is danger in the ten- 

 dency of the protecting fire strip 

 to run back upon the property 

 sought to be saved. The means of 

 avoiding this is to attach about 8 

 feet of fencing wire to a. barndoor 

 or large sheet -of galvanised iron, 

 and pull it bv the wire attachment 

 as a drag round the stack yard 

 or crop, while a second hand fol- 

 lows applying fire along its edge. 

 vSav it is a stack yard that is to 

 be protected, then the grass is 

 lighted along the edge of the drag 

 furthest from the point to be pro- 

 tected, bv one man told off to 

 light the grass following the drag 

 as it is steadily drawn along, 

 while another follows in the wake 

 to beat out anv sparks that raav 

 threaten to light the grass in to- 

 wards the stacks, leaving, of 

 course, the other .side to bum 

 outwards to meet the aDproachin<T 

 dang»sr. This expedient has proved 

 effective, not only in our corres- 

 Ii'ondent's own case, but also in 

 others that he is informed of, so 

 that bv its means mrich loss has 

 been prevented, even in the face of 

 a rasfinir fire iie^rine down in full 

 blast u]ion the crops and home- 

 steads. For beatint out the fire, 

 in.stead of using branches or wet 

 sacks, the best kinds of fire-beat- 

 ers are made fixing a piece ol 

 bullock hide about p foot sqaiare in 

 the slit end of a wooden handle, 

 and using it on the fire as a gar- 



Thai Tou ean Hav« Yttur 



Worn and Di««arded 



SILVERWARE RE-PLATED 



and mad* Look Like New hj Seodrng il ke 



S. WALUS, 



78, Flinders St., Adelaide 



Coaekbnilders' and Bieyole Builders' Niokel-Platiat 

 a Speeiality. 



KAnaFAorioK GvAtLAWwmmm. 



NOTICE OF REMOVAL.— Ou and after October 9th 



business will be carried on al 72 Flinders Siree 

 west late premises, 



dener pats the earth on one of his 

 .seed beds with a spade, and it is 

 well to have a suiiplv of this class 

 of beaters prepared b'eforehand aud 

 keiit in '.neadiufss. — Leader. 



The Advantages of Dis- 

 horning Cattle. 



The advantages of dishorning, 

 or, more properly, of preventing 

 the growth of horns, are so appre- 

 ciable, that it is surprisintr that the 

 practice is not more extensively 

 adopted, says " The London 

 Field." From a comnaratively 

 early age till the time they reach 

 the shambles, horned cattle are a 

 source of annoyance and risk to 

 the interests of their owners. Even 

 on the Pastures animals' are fre- 

 quently iniu'red from being attack- 

 ed by some infuriated or mischiev- 

 ous companion : but it is when 

 thev~ are confined in the sheds, or 

 in the course of p iournev bv roa<l 

 or rail, that the horn nuisance is 

 most \Hsibly revealed. When ani- 

 mals are tied up in stalls the pre- 

 sence or absence of horns mav be 

 of insisrnificant account, but under 

 all other circumstances horns are 

 undesirable in the highest dejnr'ee. 

 The preference which fra/iers show 

 for hornlpss cnttle is the strongest 

 and most convincinor evidence of 

 this fact that the breeder could ob- 

 tain, and it is an extraordinary 

 fact that he manifests so little 

 recrard for tbe wrshps of his cu.s- 

 tomers, and, indirectly, for his 

 own pocket. TTorulpss cattle, it 

 has be»n noticed, are, as ? rule, 

 more docile and contented than 

 horned stock, which sp^^m to har- 

 bour the imnression that, havin? 

 been provided ^'nth weanons of 

 warfare, it is their d"tv as well as 

 their privileee to make use of 

 them against their fellow-crea- 

 tures. 



— Gra^incr \^nth other Stock. — 



This remark does not anplv to 

 +he spme extent to breeding stock, 

 but holds p-ood. as most e"raV;iers 

 WU affirm, in the case of two or 

 three-year-old bullocks, which are 



