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  2. FOR THE MAN UPON THE LAND.

    A foot of sediment cannot collect in the cistern if it is made to overflow from the bottom, for this action will keep it in good shape. The drawing shows the pipe ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 88 words
  3. COWS MILK FOR FOALS.

    The method of preparing cow's milk for an orphan foal depends upon the kind of milk used. Mare's milk contains more water and more sugar than cow's milk. ...

    Article : 183 words
  4. STRAW AS FODDER.

    The noticeable feature of the composition of straw is the extremely high percentage of fibre. As a result, when we feed animals largely upon straw they have ...

    Article : 286 words
  5. SULPHURING FOR OIDIUM.

    An officer of the California Agricultural College mentions the times at which sulphur is best applied to the vines in that State, and though the slowness ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 261 words
  6. TUB FOR LIQUID MANURE.

    Where possible, this is the most useful arrangement, particularly if the. tub can be fed with rainwater. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 25 words
  7. POTATO VINE LIFTER.

    These lifters are made of wood or metal, and are attached to the sides of the cultivator. They hold the vines up while the potatoes are "hilled." and thus ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 45 words
  8. A POST PULLER.

    One of the hardest jobs in moving a fence is pulling the posts. An American farmer solved the problem with the puller, illustrated. He took a pair of front ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 143 words
  9. THE SONG OF THE LAZ FARMER.

    My neighbour has been working hard to raise a lot of corn and lard; his oats were thick, his corn is big, he's curled the tail of every pig. His calves and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 206 words
  10. WHERE THE ROOTS GO TO.

    Gardeners who have trouble with roots from trees in their flower beds may be interested in the following remarks by a writer in the "Rural New Yorker":-"I ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 321 words
  11. SLIDING BARN DOORS.

    Each door here slides on an inclined track, and is counter-balanced by a piece of iron of equal weight. It is easily applied to any barn, and leaves a clear ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 45 words
  12. TREES AS PATIENTS.

    There has probably never before been a war is which not only sick men, but sick trees, have had to be attended to. In the recent retreat of the Germans, which ...

    Article : 214 words
  13. BARK FOR ROOFING.

    A New South Wales forester some time ago suggested, in view of the scarcity of galvanised iron, that bark should be used for roofing-in wheat stacks. To ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 426 words
  14. THE AGE OF A HORSE IN VERSE.

    Two middle nippers you behold Before the colt is two weeks old; Before eight weeks two more will come; Sight months, the "corners" cut the gum. ...

    Article : 179 words
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