June, 1910. 
tuber is taken from the ground and per- 
mitted to dry, If kept perfectly dry the 
tuber usually undergoes no destructive 
changes; but if left in the soil or placed 
in a damp atmosphere, destructive chan- 
ges occur, and eventually the whole 
potato becomes a mere mass of corruption 
— Treatment. — 
As soon as the disease is recognised 
every part of the affected plants should 
be removed, leaving not a particle be- 
hind, Then the ground should be opened 
up and lime applied to kill the plant- 
microbe. Once the disease has shown it- 
self, potatces should not be again planted 
for the succeeding crop on the same | and, 
but two or more crops of, say, maize or 
brown millet, should be taken off, It 
should be noted that no plants of the 
same order should be planted on the in- 
feoted ground, espocially not tomatoes. 
(Lo be Continued.) 
———S 
Miscellaneous Items. 
A turnip given to each horse once & 
day helps to put a shine on tie coat. 
* * * * * * 
Plenty of food and adry bed are the 
first requirements of strong, healthy 
lambs. 
* * * * * * 
It is always best to graze sheep by 
themselves, for neither horses or cattle 
may be reckoned as doing their best when 
grazing with sheep. 
* * * * * * 
Inexperienced feeders hrve sold lambs 
supposed to be fat, which more experi- 
enced feeders purchased and finished, and 
thereby reaped the bigger profit. 
* * * * * * 
It is difficult to name the right quan- 
tity to give a horse. Some animals can 
do with more than others, and some can 
take more at certain times than at other 
times. j 
* * +. * * * 
In atest to determine the amount df 
salt consumed by a sheep it was found 
that each animai ate srom 15 lb. to 19 Ib. 
a year, or for a flock of 100 ewes it was 
1500 lb. to 2000 lb, 
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