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  2. TO PURIFY WATER.

    Mr. A. N. Pearson, chemist to the Victorian Agricultural department, delivered an address recently before the members of the Butter Factory Managers' Association, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 775 words
  3. A SU[?]STAN[?] FARM GATE.

    Our illustration shows a farm gate that cannot sag, cannot "leave its moorings," and given, moreover, a substantial and finished air to the surroundings. It is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 107 words
  4. A MOVABLE FENCE.

    Mr. J. Nicholson sends us the accompanying sketch of a hurdle found convenient for grazing sheep or other quiet stock in small aress about a paddock. If made of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 244 words
  5. A HORSE RING.

    Rings are frequently inserted in the sides of farmyard buildings, so that a team can be hitched there. The horse commonly rubs his headstall against the building, to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 97 words
  6. FOR BREAKING THE COLT.

    Put a strong halter on the colt, and tie in a double stall with steady work horse. Put on only the harness at first, and let them remain thus for a day or two. Fasten ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 110 words
  7. FRUIT WAGGON.

    The convenient and easily- constructed waggon for marketing small fruits shown in our sketch is taken from the "Farmers' Gazette," U.S.A. The designer of this ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 191 words
  8. DEVICE FOR LAMB FEEDING.

    Where it is desired to push on lambs for market it is often necessary to give them some extra feed while running oa the pasture with their dams. To do this a space must be ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 101 words
  9. HANDY BAG HOLDER.

    A correspondent of the "Farmers' Advocate" gives the following directions for making a bag-holder:—"Take a piece of scantling, 2[?]and 27in. long, and from ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 210 words
  10. THE MAXWELL WEEDER.

    This implement is an American invention, where it is in general use for weeding maize and other crops. It has been thoroughly tested and e[?]d by prominent ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 37 words
  11. UNIQUE EGG CARRIER.

    Something entirely new in a carrier for eggs, a description of which is published here for the first time, is the invention of F. H. Champlin, of Hampden Co., Mass. As ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 380 words
  12. ROAD-CROSSING FOR STOCK.

    Where a roadway runs through a farm it sometimes occasions trouble to move cattle from the field on one side of the road to that on the other, by the cattle breaking along the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 177 words
  13. A CABINET NEST.

    This consists of a box, 40in. square. 18in. deep, with two upright partitions 18in. wide, equal distance apart. Small cleats are on each side, for the nests to slide on. The ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 256 words
  14. HANDY LAND MEASURE.

    When measuring land, it is sometimes necessary or desirable to do the work more accurately than it can be done by pacing. The accompanying cut from the "Farm and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 218 words
  15. SHEEP PROOF STONE WALL.

    In [?] country the cheapest fence that can be made is [?] a stone but such fences are seldom sheep-proof, as the sheep soon learn to climb over them. A ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 89 words
  16. TRAP FOR SMALL GAME.

    This trap can be made by any farmer's boy; (a) is a trap-door held up by two cords attached to lever (b). which rests on fulcrum (c); (e) a trigger, is a abort stick ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 120 words
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