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  2. THE WORLD'S PRODUCTION OF WOOL.

    This diagram gives at a glance the proportionate wool production of the leading sheep raising countries in the world. The position occupied by Australasia will, in a measure, explain the reason for the great depression in the value of wool, and particularly of merino wool, during the last few years. That Russia should rank second as a wool-producing country will ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 168 words
  3. HOW TO COOL A CELLAR.

    A groat mistake is sometimes made in ventilating cellars end milk homes. The object of ventilation ii to keep the cellars cool and dry; but the object often fail of being ...

    Article : 306 words
  4. FALSE CLAIMS.

    There are certain substances commonly advertised as being "perfectly effioacious" in preaervingallfood preparations, or "absolutely effectual" in destroying disease germs, or as ...

    Article : 135 words
  5. A SHROPSHIRE FLOCKBOOK.

    For the purpose of encouraging the breeding of Shropshirea and of establishing and publishing a flookbook, an association was recently formed in South Australia of those interested in ...

    Article : 395 words
  6. FEEDING WHEAT TO PIGS.

    In North Dakota, U.S.A., some experiments have been carried out which confirm those tried in Victoria and New South Walee some time ago. Several pigs were fed upon whole ...

    Article : 165 words
  7. THE GARDEN.

    The grocers in Adelaide make ft boast of the cheapness of the dried herbs which they roll in very smell bottles at 7½d. each. Not more than two to three onnoes ...

    Article : 168 words
  8. THE DAIRY.

    Messrs. W. Thyer &Uo., who are the proprietors of the Adelaide Creamery, sitatued in Waymouth - place, about a fortnight ago erected new and improved machinery to ...

    Article : 657 words
  9. ANT NESTS.

    The red ante which make their homes upon garden paths are a great nuisance to many people. There are two good plane by which they can be driven away and killed. ...

    Article : 178 words
  10. THE POULTRY-YARD.

    Under the auspices of the South Australian Poultry and Log Society Mr. D. F. Laurie read a paper on "Poultry in General" at Ware's Exchange Hotel on Wednesday ...

    Article : 369 words
  11. SALSIFY.

    This neglected vegetable is really well worthy of cultivation. It is reputed to be a palliative for rheumatism, and is certainly very nice. It is generally washed and boiled ...

    Article : 188 words
  12. ORCHARD&VINEYARD

    Some people cannot understand why the dried apricots of Renmark and Mildura are so much nicer than those of California, whilst the latter retain their beautiful clear colour better ...

    Article : 129 words
  13. NOTES AND COMMENTS.

    The farmer is never safe until his crop has been harvested, sold, and the solid gold put into hi puree. Since last week the North has been visited by thunderstorm and heavy ...

    Article : 259 words
  14. KILLING SNAILS WITH BEER.

    In a German newspaper called Wochenblatt fur Landwirthschajt, a farmer writes that on Midsummer night, 1894, he caught 177 snails in pots that had been sprinkled with beer. A ...

    Article : 151 words
  15. A NEW IDEA.

    From one of its Californian exchanges the Mildura Cultivator learns that some promising experiments are being conducted in America with the idea of transporting fresh fruit to long ...

    Article : 158 words
  16. POULTRY LICE AND TICKS.

    Ticks are the most difficult things to get rid of, because they will hide in the crevices of walls, fences, trees, and anywhere near where the fowls go to roost. They come down ...

    Article : 220 words
  17. ONION SEED.

    These will soon begin to ripen. As the heads are tall and heavy it is advised to pub a stake or two at each end of the row and pass a strong cord on each Bide, tying the ...

    Article : 215 words
  18. SHIPPING ORANGES TO ENGLAND.

    Mr. W. Wadlow, of Exeter, who hasinterestad himself in the question of shipping fruit to England, received by the English mail last week advice of the safe arrival in London of a oase ...

    Article : 167 words
  19. THE PRICE OF WHEAT.

    Sir—I see you have again statistics of the produce of wheat and wheat rye showing that the product of wheat has very slightly increased, and expressing your surprise that an ...

    Article : 227 words
  20. A NEW REFRIGERATOR.

    The Onkaparinga Batter Company, following the example of all the most important dairy factories in New Zealand and Victoria, have just had a complete refrigerating plant, ...

    Article : 529 words
  21. Advertising

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    Advertising : 31 words
  22. PUMPKINS AND SQUASHES.

    The Hubbard Squash and the Bed Pumpkin are widely different, and there is no difficulty in distinguishing one from the other; bub there are squashes that are so nearly like ...

    Article : 185 words
  23. MR. B. BASEDOW ON THE SUPPOSED PYRALIS.

    Sir—Kindly allow me a rew remarks in reference to Professor Perkins's "reassuring report" regarding pyralis. By the-way I may state that the insect really belongs to the ...

    Article : 507 words
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