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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 344 words
  3. THE FARMER MUST THINK.

    The successful farmer must do a good deal of thinking. The man who blunders away in his work never seems to do things right, for he may have to undo to-morrow ...

    Article : 137 words
  4. THE GARDEN.

    BUDDING KNIVES (to "Bud"): Saynor's knives are of excellent quality, as a rule, but the best knife in our opinion is a "Kunde." With the Saynor one has frequently to lift the bark ...

    Article : 444 words
  5. THE LARGER THE BETTER.

    "If fat stock shows are a fair criterion of market demands in age and type of cattle," says an American writer, "their records indicate that at the beginning of ...

    Article : 159 words
  6. FARM AND GARDEN

    ANGORAS (to "Inquirer"): According to Mr. G. H. Martin's Angora Bulletin, prepared for the Department of Intelligence, the Angora has a decided fertilising influence That has to be ...

    Article : 376 words
  7. THE COOKING TEST FOR POTATOES.

    So far the full measure of information that is possible in respect to potato growing has not yet been acquired by the people of Victoria, although it is worthy of ...

    Article : 316 words
  8. THE SALE OF LINCOLNS.

    The trade for Lincoln sheep (says "The Field") does not seem to have suffered so much in comparison with last year as was at one time feared would be the ...

    Article : 142 words
  9. THE CARE OF SHEEP.

    It is supposed by many that sheep are more easily managed than most other farm stock. They fancy that sheep can very well take care of themselves, and any ...

    Article : 89 words
  10. WHEAT IN THE WEST.

    Last season there were 250,000 acres under wheat in Western Australia, yielding an average of 11 bushels. The average price was 2/6, the total value being ...

    Article : 118 words
  11. DRIED MILK.

    An important scientific experiment has been carried out in connection with milk as a food for horses, by Mr. James R. Hatmaker, an American residing in Paris. ...

    Article : 454 words
  12. FOR NOVEMBER.

    The calendar of operations for the month of November will depend largely upon climatic conditions prevailing at the time. in gardening, as in other directions, one ...

    Article : 1,934 words
  13. THE GARDEN OF SLEEP.

    Much has been written lately of the acts of desecration perpetrated by visitors to the old churchyard of St. Michael's, at Sidestrand, near Cromer, in England. "The tower in ruins," which still "stands guard o'er the deep," is in danger of falling into the sea. Continually, portions of the cliff disappear, and with it the graves "of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 118 words
  14. A WATTLE TREE DESTROYER.

    A very serious insect pest at the present time menaces the wattle plantations of Victoria, and this is a matter that concerns not only those who are ...

    Article : 454 words
  15. FUNCTIONS OF SALT.

    Common salt performs three functions in the animal's body. First: It furnishes gastric juice with its needed acid. Second: It furnishes soda for bile and blood. ...

    Article : 65 words
  16. GRASS AS A CURE.

    A famous veterinary surgeon declares that grass beats all the drugs in creation as a cure for sick horses. Horses should have a fow quarts of grass daily ...

    Article : 152 words
  17. PASTURING CATTLE

    The methodical habit of the Danish farmer is displayed by the way his cattle are made to feed in the pastures. Instead of turning the herd loose in the field, he ...

    Article : 73 words
  18. GOATS' MILK.

    The French Societe Nationale d'Acclimatation and the Paris Municipal Laboratory have been malting extensive tests of goats' milk. The results demonstrate that the ...

    Article : 113 words
  19. SYDNEY MARKETS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 550 words
  20. Advertising

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  21. TO TELL THE WEIGHT.

    Measure round the' animal close behind the shoulder, then along the back from the fore-part of the shoulder-blade to the bone at the tall. Multiply the square of ...

    Article : 161 words
  22. REARING CALVES.

    "In the rearing of calves, I have always, regarded it as a mystery," a contributor writes to a contemporary, "why oil meal, hay tea, and other foods rich in protein ...

    Article : 330 words
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  24. CAPITAL LETTERS.

    The art of letter-writing should be practised by everyoneo. To read a letter in which the views, objects or opinions of the writer are clearly and concisely ...

    Article : 537 words
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  26. PLANT BREEDING.

    Great progress has been made of late in America, as well as in our own country, in the matter of plant-breeding (says "Farm Life"). There is no way by which ...

    Article : 314 words
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