IMPOUNDING CATTLE, ETC

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 September 1915, Page 4

IMPOUNDING CATTLE, ETC

All Lie;,parsing <al.!.lo may ue ;.u pounded by the occupiei of the '...nd on winch Llioy aie Li e.-. pairing; but hi the easy ul unieneeu iand, the oce.ipier is not entitled to claim any damages except fees fur driving or .'or giving notice of tho detention of "such cattle, as provided in tho Second Schedule. LAYING DOWN A LAWN. When it is desired to form a lawn, the ground should he trenched as directed lor the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If tho plot can he prepared in March, a seaouii n:ay be gained by mowing tho grass oeeii iluiing Uiul inoniu, liio auil.tvo must be thoroughly pulverised -tiid trodden down firmly. The following is a good mixture, ii procurable: — Crested Dog-tail-, 21 I>k ; Festuca lenuifoiia, -libs; duniscula, 2lbs; Lol iu in tonuifolia perenno, 20lbs; White clover ,21bs; Trii'oliunr minor, Bibs; I'oa Neiuorali". nnd Sompervirens ■lib;; of each. This mixture will iiEfice for half an acre, and will form a very good lawn, and ii kepi cut close answers most soilts. Special mixtures for laying down lawns may also be nad irom any .seedsman. tieine of -jur native pons and other glasses wo.ild answer admi''a"ftly lor lawn puYposes. 11 the ground i.s of a retentive nature, sowing the seeds .should no deferred till August. Commence to cut as ooun as tho mac'iine will act. Some kcler the scylhe for the first time of cut I in; 1 ,. Uoll pro\ious to mowing: this uili -ave the knives ol the mower.