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  2. Echuca v. Albury.

    Sir,—I ascertained a few days ago that a great number of German families from Adelaide intend to settle down near Albury, with intention of farming and cultivating the vine ...

    Article : 254 words
  3. Poultry.

    Sir,—Thanks for your reply to mine of the 16th, respecting clocking hens. I will now give you the system I have adopted all through the past season. I take the hen, give her a cold ...

    Article : 103 words
  4. Wine Returns.

    The following are the yields of some of the principal vineyards in the western district in 1867, with the quantities obtained in the preceding year:—At Gnarwarre, Mr. P. ...

    Article : 219 words
  5. Destruction of Insects.

    Sir,—I know thousands of persons owning gardens who will feel glad to know what will kill insects that infest their trees, &c. Therefore I have pleasure in sending you the ...

    Article : 92 words
  6. YEOMAN NOTES AND QUERIES.

    Sir,—Will you, or some of your correspondents, kindly inform me which of the Australian colonies, and what part of it, you consider the best suited for sheep-farming in a small ...

    Article : 127 words
  7. Giddiness in Fowls.

    Sir,—Can you inform me of any cure for the above complaint? I have some very fine fowls which are continually turning round, especially when feeding, and in progressing ...

    Article : 538 words
  8. Berramonga.

    This vineyard, owned by Messrs. Swanston and Willis, is one of the oldest in the Geelong district. It is situated on one of the spurs of the Barrabool Hills, about seven miles from ...

    Article : 612 words
  9. Slugs.

    Sir,—I should feel obliged by your giving me some information as to the best plan for ridding my garden of a great pest. During the last six weeks my vegetables, consisting ...

    Article : 128 words
  10. Argentine Sheep-Farming.

    Sir,—I have read with much attention your article, as also the letter which appeared in The Australasian, relative to sheep-farming in the Argentine Republic, and I now write you ...

    Article : 145 words
  11. Gardening Operations for the Week.

    THE KITCHEN GARDEN.—All operations, such as manuring, digging, trenching, &c., ought now to be in a forward state, in consequence of the long continuance of ...

    Article : 702 words
  12. Steam Plough.

    Sir,—As you have taken such interest in the proceedings of the steam plough and cultivators, and as I read in your last week's issue a letter from Mr. Joyce, partly ...

    Article : 144 words
  13. Grass on Unbroken and.

    Sir,—I have seventy-five acres of land selected and fenced. The land is of medium quality, rather stiff. I have not the present means of cultivation. I wish to know whether ...

    Article : 104 words
  14. Preserving Eggs.

    Sir,—In The Australasian of 20th April I saw a plan for preserving eggs for winter. I did this, collecting the eggs in January and February, 1866, oiling them with salad oil and packing in ...

    Article : 139 words
  15. Substitute for Red Cabbage.

    Sir,—You will oblige myself and a Jew friends if you will allow me to ask through your paper for the proper method of pickling green cabbage with red beet, so as to produce ...

    Article : 45 words
  16. Jerusalem Artichckes v. Potatoes.

    Sir,—Would you be so kind at to state the relative value of Jerusalem artichokes and potatoes for pig-feeding? [Not being able to find just now any ...

    Article : 95 words
  17. THE VINEYARD.

    The present month is the least busy in this department during the whole year. Presuming that the fruit has been all gathered, very little can be done until the leaves have fallen, when ...

    Article : 343 words
  18. Wanted a Mode of hardening Tallow for Candies.

    Sir,—Would you, or any of your subscribers, be kind enough to tell me of a simple way of whitening and hardening fallow for candies? By so doing you would greatly oblige ...

    Article : 32 words
  19. Prunin Fruit Trees.

    Sir,—You would, I think, greatly benefit a number of the readers of your paper (myself among them) by inserting therein a few practical notes on the pruning of the varieties of ...

    Article : 53 words
  20. Dam Construction.

    Sir,—I beg to any, in reply to the inquiry of Mr. John Allison, that experience in the constraction of some scores of dams, varying in height from 5ft. to 20ft. induces me to ...

    Article : 56 words
  21. Amaranthus Interruptus.

    Sir,I beg to enclose a portion of a wood, and [?] fool obliged by your [?]tting me know its [?] you or any of your subscribers, [?] any remedy (beside the ...

    Article : 147 words
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