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  2. FARM NOTES.

    There is not much prospect of the supply of bananas falling short in Australia. We learn from the "Morning Post" that Messrs. Swallow Bros. will shortly have ...

    Article : 844 words
  3. TO MEND BROKEN FENCES.

    Mr. N. A. Neilson, of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, his invented a very useful and simple contrivance for mending broken strands in a wire fence. The plan adopted is to fasten the loose ends of the broken wire in keys which also holds the ends of a wire that bridges the fracture. The latter wire is then drawn up by means of the plan shown in Fig. 1 or by a roller. As the wire is tigh[?] the broken ends are brought together and can be fastened with a splice or twist. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 75 words
  4. FREE SELECTION SHOTS.

    Any one of the many qualities which go to make up an animal is transmissible, and is just as sure to be perpetuated through succeeding generations as colour. It often ...

    Article : 1,199 words
  5. A NON EGG-EATING NEST.

    The only real cure for the egg-eating habit is to put the nests in almost total darkness. It is fortunate that hens delight in just such places for nests, and will ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 142 words
  6. A CHEAP AND USEFUL GATE.

    Perhaps the most useful gate for divisional fences on a farm or pastoral estate is the one shown in our sketch. The best of this gate is that it can be easily made, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 470 words
  7. A CONVENIENT WOOD HOLDER.

    It consists simply of a portion of a hollow log sawed off squarely about a foot long and placed on one end for holding the wood while it is being split into small sticks. Such ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 84 words
  8. PEN FOR SORTING HOGS.

    A sorting pen is most convenient when a herd of pigs is to be divided. The one shown is built alongside a partition fence; a and b represent the two compartments. The hogs ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 124 words
  9. GRAFTING THE APPLE.

    The common apple in grown almost entirely by what is termed root-grafting, although it may be grown by budding and cleft-grafting. Root-grafting is done during ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 262 words
  10. THE "LUCKY" GATE-FASTENER.

    There are always a number of old horse shoes lying about every farm-yard. The accompanying illustration shows how they may be utilised in fastening gates. Two old ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 60 words
  11. HOME-MADE CLOD-CRUSHER.

    The [?]od-crusher shown in our sketch, taken from the "Farmers" Gazette," is made in the following manner. Three lo[?] as even in [?]i[?]e and as [?]ound and [?] as possible and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 27 words
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