Farmer and stockbreeder . the hay to be spotty with mould : if there is muchthat is in this case, or if the insides of haoks orwindrows are wet, there will be general moisture,and the mould will go through stack as a resultof water-heat. In a year like this, when the haywill not make itself, but has to be made, there iseure to be scamped work where there are wet piecesbut because hay has been badly weathered there isno more reason why it should be mouldy any morethan where it has not been rained upon : it is purely^ question of dryness. There are two royal maximsm haymaking : turn the last bot
Farmer and stockbreeder . the hay to be spotty with mould : if there is muchthat is in this case, or if the insides of haoks orwindrows are wet, there will be general moisture,and the mould will go through stack as a resultof water-heat. In a year like this, when the haywill not make itself, but has to be made, there iseure to be scamped work where there are wet piecesbut because hay has been badly weathered there isno more reason why it should be mouldy any morethan where it has not been rained upon : it is purely^ question of dryness. There are two royal maximsm haymaking : turn the last bottom piece at everymove, and find the last wet wad in the last windro a fair amount of heatirxr w»,o«. ;1 impliesis that all exterLf S^re should beLt^rfd*:^ ...er«., ,j,k of umv^nmSing uTZiSJt^being dried sufficiently, and often bip h«^t srsr. iki lu s/oS J. M * ^^^^^^ ^^^^e m the is *?oETt1,ri^arSion fro ^--^T^Your best pla«covering is made from / °i ^he best Dhuric ari^ ar,ri ^ preparation of tar siil-. A Suadon Middle White b© specially careful at tiie corners where the mowerbacks up thick lumps, and where the side rake runsslow on the turn and does not thoroughly featherit.—W. J. M. MAKIGOLD (H. B.).-Whether this particularkind of mangold is poisonous I do not know, but theseeds of the field marigold are, therefore, it isassumable that seeds of this plant may be. Ordinaryammals do not appear t6 eat marigold.—W. J. M. COMPENSATION (N. C. M.).-Do not knowpresent rates, but you can get all these from yourlocal police.—W. J. M. * TURNIP SICKNESS (Ex-Service Man, Bir-MiNGHAM).--The specimens you send are affected bvturnip sickness, or finger-and-toe, or anbury, asthe shme fungus Plasmodiophora brassier is various-ly known It is to be feared that your holding willbe much lessened m value to you for some years, asthe land being so badly affected as to cause the dis-ease also m the mustard, will be unfitted to growcruciferous crops for a long time. If you w
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