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and turnip weevil as well as other in- 
sects feed on it. 
Thus it is one of the worst because one 
-of the commonest of pestiferous weeds, 
whose familiar yellow flower is seen in 
many parts of the country, and much 
money has been spent. not always fruit- 
fully, in the endeavor to exterminate it 
by altering rotations, extra cultivation, 
and other means. It is pointed out that 
the rough-leaved charlock should be 
distinguished from the smooth, the rough 
leaves being an important factor in the 
-extirmination of the wood by spraying. 
The seeds of charlock owing to their oily 
nature, are long lived, ana this vitality 
has been a source of trouble on every 
farm. When ley is ploughed prepara‘ ory 
to oats, the seeds that have been buried 
come to the surface and germivate. In 
the ordinary course of ploughing, the 
stubble buries these seeds at a depth sufi- 
cient to keep them dormant, but they 
return to life when brought to the surface 
again. 
Tne best method of dealing with the 
pest is by spraying, and this is success- 
fully done in an English farming district, 
the requisite conditions being—Proper 
mixing of the sulphate of copper. which 
shouldbe tinely crushed and of purity of 
98 per cent., clean water, the solution 
being put through a canvas bag into the 
‘spraying machine; fine weather at the 
time of application, and the application 
of the spray either when the plant is 
from 3 to 4 inches high or in the flower- 
ing stage. 
The method of preparing the solution is 
as follows :—Take, say 151b of sulphate of 
copper and a few gallons of cold water in 
a wooden tub: dissolve and dilute with 
water to 5U gallons, which is equivalent 
to 3 per cent solution. The cost of this 
solution per acreis 4s 64, and, allowing 
that 20 acres are sprayed in a day witha 
twelve-nozzle machine, the total cost per 
acre is 5s and 3d for material and labor. 
To apply the solution, a machine used 
in Lancashire is suitable for attaching to 
w farm cart It consists of a wooden 
barrel placed on the body of the cart and 
large enough to hold 50 gallons of water. 
A pump is screwed to the bottom of the 
cart with an outlet tube connected to the 
base of the barrel. The apparatus for 
distribnting the spray is lashed securely to 
the cart, being connected by means of a 
rubber tube to the outlet side of the 
pump. Two men are required to apply 
the spray evenly, one to work the pump 
and the other to lead the horse, a strip 
of land about five yards wide being 
sprayed at each round. That, of course, 
is a primitive form of sprayer, but it can 
be had especially made for the purpose, 
and a yood plan would be for farmers to 
combine to purchase one, 
Results of spraying in Lancashire in- 
dicate that in suitable weather. when the 
plant is sprayed in its young state, more 
than 75 per cent of the charlock plant 
has been completely destroyed, and where 
actual death has not resulted growth has 
been sufficiently retarded to enable the 
corn to push ahead. To complete the 
operation and make an entire success of 
it, it is better to repeat the spraying 
about a fortnight after the first. It ap- 
pears to be immaterial whether sprayed 
in the flower or in the youn, stage Re- 
sulis appear to vary. Those with 
smaller farms can apply the spray at the 
rate of 3 acres a day from an ordinary 
knapsack sprayer. 
The richest part of any manure is that 
which water will wash out. 
The value of a good horse is greatly en- 
larged by having a good form and striking 
appearance. . 
The horse that contracts bad habits 
realily is generally one that can be 
taught the most useful traits with least 
trouble. 
_ The purer bred the stallion, the more 
impressive he will be and the more 
likely are his colts to be what you are 
breeding for. 
Colts from sires that are ridden, 
driven, and worked are uniformly more 
tough and active than these from sires . 
kept in the stable and fat. 
To have the horses get their greatest 
benefit from their feed, give them sufii- 
cient time to masticate it before putting 
them to work after a meal. 
If you want so get the full capatity out 
of your horses without injury use modera- 
tion at the beginning of every task 
imposed upon them. 
Strength, endurance and speed are not 
all developed by violent usage, but rather 
by a judicious umount of exercise given 
80 as to develop but not strain. 
King James I. had a good eye for 
horses, He paid £500. for the first 
Arab horse brought to England. lt was 
called Markham Abraham ani as a sire, 
introduced an Arab strain to the studs of 
England. 
Every pint of drainage from the 
manure heap represents the waste of 
money, and after rain has fallen on an 
unprotected heap, the luss may run intc 
shillings. 
