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  2. THE GARDEN.

    AMATEUR, Sunbury.--A division fence may be planted either with almonds or cherry plums, or with some of each, choosing the almonds for the nigher and dry portion, it there should be any. This practioc[?] ...

    Article : 184 words
  3. Hints on Horse Breeding.

    A paper dealing with the subject or horse breeding was lately read before a meeting of the Western District of Midlothian Agricultural Association by Mr. A. M'Neilage, secretary of ...

    Article : 1,359 words
  4. THE DAIRY.

    In commenting upon the mixing and ripening of cream before churning, Hoard's "Dairyman" says:--"Not long since a farmer's wife complained to us that she did not get the yield of ...

    Article : 232 words
  5. THE POULTRY YARD.

    Don't start out wife the idea that you know it all. Men have died that knew more than you probably ever will. Don't buy what you-cannot pay for. Don't think you are going to run ...

    Article : 411 words
  6. Garden Calendar.

    Regulate the various plants according to their requirements; the tropical or heat-loving varieties and the temperate or half-hardy ones must each have suitable quarte[?]s. The houses ...

    Article : 1,055 words
  7. The General Purpose Cow.

    The largest demand for cattle, is for those believed to be good both for beef-making and milk-giving the next largest, for cattle believed to be especially good as beef-producers; the ...

    Article : 482 words
  8. Working the Hens.

    The necessity for keeping poultry-houses clean and the work required for the purpose has discouraged many from this profitable branch of husbandry, but my hens do the work ...

    Article : 241 words
  9. Ducks as Scavengers.

    Ducks do not refuse any kind of food that can be appropriated, and though they will consume large quantities of food, yet they can be kept at a small cost in the summer season. ...

    Article : 128 words
  10. Advantages and Disadvantages of Ensilage.

    Addressing a meeting of the Kendal Farmers' Club lately, Dr. Voelcker said his views on ensilage had not materially altered since 1884, but, if anything, he was more favourable to it ...

    Article : 422 words
  11. The Care of Milk.

    The practical dairyman should know the composition of milk and what he wants to get out of it. In 100lb. of milk there is about four pounds of butter, 3 12 pounds caseine and one-half pound of albumen; in the remaining ...

    Article : 282 words
  12. Pigs.

    There are three methods of keeping pigs properly upon the dairy farm. The first is to fatten the larger kind of stock for bacon; the second is to produce pork; and the third to ...

    Article : 1,278 words
  13. Dairy Short-stops.

    You can't make good butter without a thermometer. You can't raise a good dairy herd by breeding your good cows to a scrubber bull. ...

    Article : 125 words
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