The journal of the Ministry of Agriculture. . and pigs make rapid growth on it when it is supplementedby a medium grain ration. It is usually sown broadcast for thepm-pose at the rate of 5 lb. per acre (Dwarf Essex being thevariety recommended) between early spring and June ; onlight, sandy soils it may be advisable to sow in drills, using3 to sjlb. seed per acre. Pigs would then be turned on the rape when it is about 8-10in. high ; this is usually about six weeks after sowing. Withfrequent rain, and if the rape is kept fairly well down, new shootswill develop. A plan recommended is to sow at
The journal of the Ministry of Agriculture. . and pigs make rapid growth on it when it is supplementedby a medium grain ration. It is usually sown broadcast for thepm-pose at the rate of 5 lb. per acre (Dwarf Essex being thevariety recommended) between early spring and June ; onlight, sandy soils it may be advisable to sow in drills, using3 to sjlb. seed per acre. Pigs would then be turned on the rape when it is about 8-10in. high ; this is usually about six weeks after sowing. Withfrequent rain, and if the rape is kept fairly well down, new shootswill develop. A plan recommended is to sow at least two plotsand change the pigs over from one to the other, thereby givingthe new shoots a chance to develop. Rat poisons such as squills and barium carbonate can beused with good effect and without risk to other animals or Uvestock, if applied with all due care, butmany poultry farmers, pig keepers andstock owners are reluctant to use any formof poison to destroy rats under poultryetc. A Simple Apparatusfor Gassing Rats. runs, pig-styes,. 12- A F C IIII U w > The simple apparatus here illustrated can often be used tofumigate the rat runs in banks and hedgerows, and under II78 Rat Destruction. MAR. fowl houses and styes, and has the additional advantage ofcheapness, being easily made from old material. In order tomake the apparatus the procedure is as follows: Takean old paint drum (A) of about 12 in. in length and 8J diameter, fasten the lid to the side with a link hinge, andpunch a hole in the lid to admit the point of a pair of smallbellows {d). In the base of the drum punch a hole 2 in. indiameter and in this hole fix a piece of metal piping (B) 9 length. A strip of metal 2 J in. high should be rivetted on theinside of the drum at (c) to prevent the cotton waste {e) andsmall sulphm- (J) choking the orifice of B. To facilitate carryinga small handle can be fixed to the side of the drum as shown. When the apparatus is to be used the lid should be openedand s
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