ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
New Chum (Waipawa).—The only thing that will remove the tar stains from clothing is spirits of turpentine. Soak the tar ' spots well with turpentine, and as soon as the tar gets dissolved wash well with hot water and plenty of soap. Soft soap is preferable. Strawberry es (Nelson).—The principal sorts of strawberries grown by forcing in England are La Grosse Sncree, Vieomtesse Hericart de Thnry, and the Noble Strawberry. Inquire of any of thp leading seedsmen in Wellington. Jockey (Wanganui).—Don’t attempt to make blistering ointment, the chemist will make it up for you better than you can do it yourself. Clip the hair closely from the parts to be blistered so &3 to seonre ready contact between the ointment and the akin. This done, rub in the blistering agent thoroughly, employing considerable friction. Grower (Hawera). —Vines may be manured at any time. • The nutriment contained in a coating of manure laid over the roots in the autumn and lightly forked over in the early spring, would be pretty well all washed down to the roots by the time it is wanted. A surface dressing of rich soil or decayed manure, just pricked in when the roots are beginning to move (that is when growth commences) is also excellent, bat the soil should not be disturbed at all. ,
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 995, 27 March 1891, Page 20
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220ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. New Zealand Mail, Issue 995, 27 March 1891, Page 20
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