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  2. POULTRY.

    The first step towards success in poultry-keeping (says a writer in the "Farmer and Stockbreeder") Is breeding only from selected stock. Many ...

    Article : 1,444 words
  3. THE DAIRY.

    The question whether lucerne for hay or maize for ensilage is the better crop for dairymen is receiving attention in different parts of the world. As no ...

    Article : 739 words
  4. BEEKEEPER.

    IMPORTANCE OF VENTILATION. It is generally agreed by experienced apiarists that a badly ventilated hive upsets the work of the whole colony, ...

    Article : 157 words
  5. THE VINEYARD

    There are many methods of drying raisins (states an expert). To make an attractive sample of dessert fruit a good deal of care is necessary. It is ...

    Article : 501 words
  6. THE LADIES.

    Dress designers are unanimous in their decision that this is to be a velvet season. This softly draped gown shows the [?] fabric in happiest guise. It ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 88 words
  7. THE DAIRY.

    Much has been said and written in, regard to the best food for a brood sow carrying her young. There are two extremes in the feeding of a sow, both ...

    Article : 590 words
  8. BEEKEEPING ESSENTIALS.

    To make a success of bee keeping, three things are essential. First, the right type of bees; secondly, a suitable locality with plenty of Ironbark and ...

    Article : 212 words
  9. SEED POTATOES.

    "It is most extraordinary" (says the New Zealand Government potato expert) "that in these days, when so much importance is being attached to ...

    Article : 563 words
  10. WIT & HUMOR.

    Pater : I wish Mary's young man would come round after supper. Mater: That's all he does come after. "Ah once a Bohemian always a ...

    Article : 597 words
  11. SHALLOW COMBS.

    The shallow or half-depth frame is gradually taking the place of the broodframe size comb for use in crates or supers. In a ten frame hive it is well ...

    Article : 256 words
  12. HOMELY FARE.

    The tomato season this year has been a somewhat chequered one. The local supply was at first scanty and rather poor in quality. An improvement set ...

    Article : 1,062 words
  13. FRUIT TREE STOCKS.

    The severe winters of 1911 and 1912 (states a recent issue of the "Michigan Farmer") have caused the destruction of thousands of young trees in ...

    Article : 390 words
  14. HORTICULTURAL EVOLUTION.

    In the January issue of the English "Garden," one of the old school of British horticulturists (Mr W. Truclove) deals in an interesting manner with ...

    Article : 483 words
  15. FOR DRYING HAY.

    A drying frame has been used with success in New Zealand for making meadow hay, as well as oaten hay. It is made of two pairs of 6ft. long poles. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 227 words
  16. WEED SEED.

    One of the chief objections that can be made to the practice of purchasing manure from livery stables or other places where it accumulates is the ...

    Article : 378 words
  17. DISTRIBUTION OF FRUIT.

    The middleman's charges for handling fruit appear to be as high in America as in Australia. Reference is made to the matter in a New York horticultural ...

    Article : 273 words
  18. LEG-ROPING DEVICE.

    Mr. F. Goodear, of Macedon, finds the device illustrated an excellent one for preventing cows from kicking while being milked. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 60 words
  19. POTATOES FOR COWS.

    It has been observed that when potatoes in a raw state are supplied in any quantity to cows, they act injuriously on the quality of the milk and the ...

    Article : 143 words
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