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Show WATERING PLANTS. Proper regulation of moisture Is the greatest factor In securing hoalthy plant growth. While plants can -withstand great extremes Jn temperature, corresponding' extremes in moisture will surely tend to ruin if not kill even the strongest. Water should be given only when neoded, and then in s,uch copious quantities that tho soil is thoroughly soaked. When potting plants space should nlways bo loft at the top for pouring in water. An inch and a half will suflico. Consider the kind of plant you are watering Soft-stemrqcd .kinds, especially, espec-ially, thoso with large leaves, will require re-quire much rqorc wator than hard-wooded, hard-wooded, slow-rgrowing kinds While tho former easily recover from drought, th'o hard-wooded suffer permanently per-manently from oxtromes. - Tho character of the soil should also regulato watering. Heavy clay soils sour cosily, whilo vory light loam soils ' dry out quickly, and unless carefully I watched plants in them will wilt In either case itiis bettor to water thoroughly thor-oughly and less frequently than to i water sparingly and often. Tho seasons and time of day should ' also be watched. Plants not in active 'Growth shpuld bo watered sparingly until they havo regained their foliage. Watering In tho evening just bofore dark greatly aids fungous diseases, as the foliage" remajns wet through the night , ' k To prevent th cows from lying down and gettins dirty between cleaning clean-ing nnd milking, a throat-lrtoh of rope or chain should.be fastened across tho fgcnrtbirtnn under the cow's neck. , J |