Farm Notes

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43344, 30 June 1908, Page 1

Farm Notes

. ■ .. ..‘.-Never buy a saddle horse without '.. . getting on him. Attention to the feet of young *•. terse* stock is of the utmost ; ; importance. Many a horse stands up all night ■ % because its stall is not made v. / i comfortable.to lie down in. t /-■ It takes a long time to replace a ! ' ; - forest, though it may be destroyed in a few hours. , ' , Brush out the heels of the horse at night. If dirt is allowed to cake ■ sqratches and, grease heel may ' result. - The largest fruit and vegetable ;canning in the world is conducted .at Maryland. United -/7, States. ’ ; ' School .gardening gives mental . . training as well as muscular exercise and mental training of the best kind.

v Now that chickens are bred from good layers they need more and more'stamina to help them to fulfil their best and usefulness, *

Sheep always do well in dry weather, but wet jackets and wet lying are almost sure to be followed with increased mortality. - ,'lf sheep and cattle have to travel miles for water it takes more out of them than a temporary shortage of food, besides the travelling cuts up the country. - ow oats in- a young orch arm** r You will /surely regret it ;if you do, for the oats, will steal the moisture from the young trees. • The one exception to this rule is in the case of a very damp field where there is too much moisture. The. world’s estimated annual production of concentrated nitrogeneous fertilisers at present is approximately Nitrate of soda, 1,800,000 toDs; sulphate of ammonia, 850,000 tons; nitrate of lime, 5000 tons; and calcium cyampnide, 13,000 tons ; or a total 0f:2,668,000 tons.

Hsve you considered the very important fact that lt'is through us you are getting your Drapery at, less than Auckland rices, Gahagau’s Economic.