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Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 August 1915, Page 4

MAIL NOTES.

.\laii;- ai L"vHj o.;t (Miiee * | und'T : — t'ei Wellington (daily), 8 i.'ii . | I.JC p.m., uud 6.15 p.m. Eor Painicrston North (daily), 10.30 u a.m. aud 7 p.m. 1 Eor Wanganui, New Plymouth «*nd /, districts (daily) -10.30 a.m. C For Napier and Hawke's Bay ''is- e trict, Master bou aud Watrarapa '.lis a trict (daily), 10.<30 a.m. For Auckland, per Main Trunk 'connecting at Paluieretou North), daily 1.30 a.m. i For Weraroa (daily) H a.m. aud ) l t a.m. For Oliau and Mftnakau (daily), 8 j a.m. < For Otfcki (daily), 8 a.m. and « 1 p.rn ] Koputarou., Moutoa, lokoiuaru, i into n and Longburn (daily), 10.30 a.ui. j For Foxton (daily) 10.45 a.ui. *id ( 7 p.m. j For Sliauuon, 10.30 a.m. mid 7 p.'fl. & j ; For Te Horo, Waikanae, Paekfckariki ( i Plimmertou and JoLusouville (daily), jj 4.30 a.m. I For Australian Colonies, United ( j Kingdom, Continent of Europe, So ith \ Africa, India; China, .Japan, eto., as , |i specially notified i I For United States of Arnericr. 'an- ] f ! Ada etc.. as specially notified. j J . SEUDS REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACRE. Uarley, 2J to 2} bushels; beans, 2 to 2J bushels; buckwheat, or brank, li bushels; callage (drumhead), to t>:aiifrplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; c-yrut in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, 1. jo 17 lbs; furze or gorse, lor teed, 20 to 24 bs; do. for single-line lencing, to sow ono mile. 3 to 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turniprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 ' b; do., drilled, 4 lbs, linseed, for flax, 2§ bushels; linseed, lor seed, li bushels; lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., diilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold wurtzel, 5 lbs; oats, 3 to -1 bushels; parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or cole, 1 I rye, 2} to 3 bushels; rye grass (if drilled, one-fourth. lcos), 2 to 2i bushels ; sainfoin, giant. 5 bushels ; tares, winter, 2} bushels; do., spring, 2 to 2.J bushels; irilolium incarnatum, 21 .lists; turnip, 2 to 3 1b.,; turnip stubble. 1 lbs; wheat, 2i to 2i uushels. LAY IMG DOWN A LAWN. When it is desired tu form a la mi, iiie ground should be trenched aa directed for the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. It the plot can be prepared in .March, a season nay be gained by Kiwing the gra.ss -eed during that moul.li; the surface innst be thoroughly pulverised and trodden down iirnih. lhe following is a good mixture, it procurable: — ! Crested Dog-tail, 2l bs; l'e.stuca leuuiI'oiia, -libs; Kestuca duruscula, 21bs;

Lt>lillin tenuilolia pereiine. 20lbs ; WJiife clover .21b.',; T'rifolium minor, s|bs; Poa Nemoralis and Semjiervireus libs of each. This mixture will uflice for half an acre, and will form a very good lawn, and ii kept cut close an.swei'i most soils. Special mixtures fur laying down lawns may also be nad iroin any seedsman. Some of our native poas and other grasses would answer .idmirably lor lawn purposes. II the ground is of a retentive nature, .-.owing the seeds ohould tie deferred till August. Commence to cut a« soon as the machine will act. Some >reler the scythe for the lirst time oi cutting. 801 l previous to mowing; this will save the knives oi the mower. TWLLYE O'CLOCK AT NOON N />. MEAN TIME. As compared withAdelaide ... ... ... 10 0 a.m. Aden ... ... ... 3 31 a.m. Alexandria. ... ... 2 28 a.m. Amsterdam ... ... 0 50 a.m. Berlin 1 23 am. Berne 1 0 am. Bombay 8 21 a.m. Boston 7 16 pm. Brindisi 1 42 am. Brisbane ... ... 10 30 am. Brussels ... (3 24 im. H3WCT«an*»Taa» f arrnaJ/C