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  3. ON THE LAND.

    Only a few years ago fruit was a luxurynow it is an every-day commodity. The dietetic value of fruit is realised to an extent that was never anticipated—in fact, as an ...

    Article : 1,593 words
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  5. ITEMS.

    A potato crop at Wagga has produced a return at the rate of £260 per acre. A great revival has taken place in the tobacco-growing business in the Texas ...

    Article : 163 words
  6. THE NORTH COAST.

    The story of the Richmond River district is one of continual progress, increasing settlement, and added prosperity. It owes this mainly to the capacity of the country, wealth ...

    Article : 2,040 words
  7. QUANTITY AND QUALITY.

    The question of whether the quality of cows' milk is influenced by the quantity yielded has been the subject of investigation by Professor Wilson of the Royal College of Science, ...

    Article : 242 words
  8. TOMATO—FRUIT OR VEGETABLE.

    R. N. MacLean writes:—The question, "Is the tomato a fruit or a vegetable?" is frequently asked. In searching various learned authorities on the subject I gather that the ...

    Article : 181 words
  9. THE COUNTRY PARTY.

    Mr. Robert Gibson, secretary of the Murrumburrah branch of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, writes:—I am sorry to see that the president of the Grenfell branch of the ...

    Article : 850 words
  10. ARTESIAN BORES.

    Investigation is being made by the Public Works Department into the cause of the rapid deterioration of bore casings about Coonamble, and arrangements are being made ...

    Article : 107 words
  11. HAVE NETTLES A VALUE?

    A large Moscow manufacturer of cotton goods has succeeded in obtaining from the ordinary nettle a fibre which may act as a substitute for flax. ...

    Article : 135 words
  12. THE FARM LABOURER.

    Edward O'Donoghue (Weismantels) writes:— The somewhat diverting controversy regarding farm labourers' treatment moves me to give you my own experience of farm work, ...

    Article : 252 words
  13. DISTRICT ITEMS.

    BLACKTOWN.—Market-gardeners and horticulturists are quite dismayed with the effects of the weather. Black aphis is rapidly increasing on the young shoots of citrus fruit ...

    Article : 168 words
  14. RHODES GRASS V. PASPALUM.

    In the "Queensland Agricultural Gazette" for December Mr. Thomas Purcell, Dunmore Farm, Atherton, gives his experience of a three-years' test of these two grasses. ...

    Article : 431 words
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  16. JUDGING BY TAPE MEASURE.

    Experiments in connection with the measurements of cows are being conducted in an experimental station of the United States Department of Agriculture. Among some ...

    Article : 203 words
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