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Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 July 1916, Page 4

Alexandria 2 28 a.m. Aiiisteraaiu ... ... 0 50 a.m. iierlm 1 1 ui. tferue ... 1 0a m. Horahay ... 5 81 a 'u. boston ... 7 46 pm. brindisi 1 42 am. Brisbane •• 10 30 a in. iirussels 8 84 «m. LAYING DOWN A LAWN. When it is desired to form a laffn a t<he ground should be trenched as directed for the vegetable garden any time during the autumn. If the plot cau be prepared in March, a season nay be gained by sowing the gross seed during that month; the surf Me must be thoroughly pulverised <<nd i trodden down firmly. The following is a good mixture, if procurable:— Crested Dog-tail, 21Fb; Festuca tenuifolia, 41bs; Featuca durusoula, ,21bs; Lolium tenuifolia perenne, 201bs; White clover ,21bs; Trifolium minor, 81bs; Poa Nemoralia and Sempervirens 41bs of each. This mixture will suffice for half an acre, and will form a very good lawn, and iT kept out close answers most soils. Special mixtures for laying down lawns ma.v »lso be nad from any seedsman. t3ome of our native poas and other grasses would answer admirably tor lawn purposes. It the ground is oi a retentive nature, sowing tho seeds should De deferred til l August. Commence to cut as soon us the maciune will act. tiowe are>er Liie scythe tor tho first tune of cutv.ng. iioll previous to mowing; this will have the knives 01 the mowor. IMPOU.rt»ING CATi'LE, filO. All trespassing cattle may be im pound jd by the occupier of the land on whick they are trespassing; but ru the case of unfenced land, the occu pier is not entitled to claim any darn' ages except fees for driving, or 'O' giving notice of the detention A oucb cattle, a 6 provided in '.ho Secoiio Schedule. SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW a N ACRE. Parley, 2 l to 2] bushels; beans, 2 to 2} bushels; buckwheat, or biank, 1} bushels; cabbage to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; ovrot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, I. co 17 lbs; furae or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 'bs; do. for single-line fencing, to sow one mile, 3 to 4 Ibe; kohl rabi (turniprooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, i lbs; linseed, for flax, 3} bushels; linseed, for seed, 1} bushels; luoerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold wurtzel, 5 lbs; oats,-3 to 4 bushalp; parsnip, 10 lbs; rape or cole, 1 pit; rye, 21 to 8 bushels; rys grais (if drilled, one-fourth lees), ¥ to Si Ostein; sainfoin, giant. 5 bushels; tared, winter, 31 bushels; d 0.,, spring, 3 to 2} bushels; trifolium incarnatnra, S4 lbs; turnip, 8 to 8 lbs; turnip #tnbbl«. 4 lbi; wheat. 21 to 21 bashtrii