SEASONARLE HINTS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1909, 7 February 1885, Page 2

SEASONARLE HINTS.

Howes thai are working regularly should be kept clean and we]} grgpmej} with a stojit brush. To produce a v heu ttiy ' skin aijd blight coat I wq ; 4o too much rasping with a cijrry 'cqmb'. '' Horses wgrked in mudj'sgftea'rth,' and dusft should' haVe their leg? washed (Jaily? Kfejj ■*' at thjs tijne' gf year are annoyance to horses, Remembefpftat keeping the stable perfectly clean by removing the manure daily will greatly lessen the virulence of the fly plaguo. ■ Fly nets should be used by all working horses while in harness in districts where flies are troublesome. Grass feeding alone ia not sufficient for horses in regular work.' They require daily rations of grain railed wet with chaffed hay. If stabled entirely, chaff up with the'hay or straw i|sed/ajgi:; tion of green fodder,' jtjqlj ijjj maze." '..] sorghum, gr cjqyer; op give 'them spoja sliced carrot. it is convenient to feed horses in the paddock, If 80 a' •feed box should be used, to which hai been nailed side pieces with notohed pro-, jections to fix on to the top rail of a fence or gate. This plan.will save much waste. Cows:—As the pastures dry.up do not., allow the flow of milk to reduce, but makeup for the deficiency of grass by ir supply . of green fodder and oaten hay. ' Cows' should always.liave access to cool'shade to escape the burning noontide heat, Pure water, which has not .been sunwarmed, is of. great importance, especially for milk: '* ingcows,' Some writers recommend drjLi. earth as a summer litter in preference' tos straw. ■ ;OT#! ijL\. .'•' Sheep,—lt is better not to delaywming after the lambs are four months old. The ewes should bb put into a dry pasture 'p\it qf hearing'pf the lambs, which should have fyitfi wethers or old .ewes''without' lambii';'. The great point is to keep the.lambs ~ growing rapidly until winter!'". If not ' going forward thcy-ivill bo going back. Some good pasture;.snpuld. therefore have. been specially reserved Jcfothe weaning" lambs. As soon ; .as' grass bogins to fail," begin to feed pats.and roots in small quantities. At. present prioes it should pay well in the Squtliernilistricts to feed oats to sheep. A tablespoonful of oats to each lamb is enough tovbegin' with,'to be increased gradually as the winter comes on. Have a Httlb hay iii the racks; the old sheep willsoori teach them to pit the dry flsj: do for bother if shqrn ]atp inl|ccenjberorear]yinJini)ary.' OJiangl your sheep as'frajuentlyVs' npssjbfe'frbhj paddock' to paddock; Ewes 'should ljo in goq'<):improyjng cqiidifeiqii when tljey gq~ to the ram, for they will then tajjetho rani readily, few will mjss, and the bu.si* ness will be. oyer in half the time,'■.•'Tjjfoi' mi shado for sheep iu summpr hqP?y necessary to their perfect health,'; : Pigs,—To mcot tho oarly demand'push forward young pigs quickly; with good feeding. Feed sows well to; produce a good flow of milk. Young pigs should have a separate feeding place or they will be robbed by the larger ones. Provide a bed of sand in the yard or pen,; If the stock is not what is desired, begin'at once to improve it by securing the use'of a boar of pure blood, • ','

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