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  2. DAIRYING.

    When you go oat to buy a cow what do you look for? In other words what kind of a cow meets you! Idea of a profitable one to Purchase? ...

    Article : 580 words
  3. THE IMPORTANCE OF TESTING COWS.

    The question is often asked—Does It pay to take time to weigh and teat milk? If an increased production of milk is not obtained by keeping a ...

    Article : 386 words
  4. THE POULTRY YARD.

    Upon good sanitation, even more than scientific feeding, depends the health and development of poultry, and it is safe to Bay the lack of ...

    Article : 414 words
  5. THE BEEKEEPER.

    Mr. R. Beuhne, president of the Victorian Apiarists' Association, gives the following information:—The average life of a queen is two ...

    Article : 424 words
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  7. DAIRY AND BEEF CALVES.

    The difference between a dairy and a beef calf must be kept clearly in mind in raising calves for the dairy. The feeding of the dairy calf should ...

    Article : 294 words
  8. TO ASCERTAIN THE AGE OF EGGS.

    There is a simple method of ascertaining the age of eggs based upon the fact that the air space at the broad end of the egg increases with ...

    Article : 147 words
  9. THE HOUSE FLY.

    The common house-fly has a particular mission to fulfil which is that of scavenger. When the fly is hovering apparently aimlessly around a ...

    Article : 238 words
  10. FATTENING COWS WHILE IN MILK.

    A dairy farmer writes:—"I believe the rule is to let cows became dry and then fatten them, but is this the best way? By the time a cow is milked ...

    Article : 357 words
  11. PRESERVING EGGS FOR WINTER.

    The water glass method is now so widely adopted that all other methods, such as pickling In limes, packing In salt, or greasing, may be put to one ...

    Article : 135 words
  12. MILK STRAINING

    Although every care may be taken (says a writer in the "Journal of Agriculture for Victoria") to keep milking yards and cow-sheds clean, the cows ...

    Article : 250 words
  13. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF RAIN.

    Some time ago the following interesting calculation was made showing how a heavy rainfall clears the air. The following ware tho results ...

    Article : 295 words
  14. EGGS.

    The average weight of a hen's egg is 2oz., containing nearly 200 grains of solids, divided as follows:—Ten parts shell; 60 parts white; 30 ...

    Article : 139 words
  15. LEGHORNS v. MONGRELS.

    The West Virginia Experiment Station reports the following summary ol an Interesting experiment:—Fifty white Leghorns were ...

    Article : 232 words
  16. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

    To brighten patent leather shoes or boots, take a piece of soft cloth, dip in a little spirits of turpentine, and rub over the leather. This will ...

    Article : 214 words
  17. FEEDING HORSES.

    Farmers generally do not give the feeding of thier horses the attention they should. The cow and sheep are carefully examined and discussed but ...

    Article : 199 words
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