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  2. THE GARDEN.

    MELONS, PUMPKINS, &c., POLLINATION OF (in answer to "Constant Header"): Neither the agency of the bees, nor yet "inoculation" by hand, are indispensable. You will obtain plenty of fruit under good culture ...

    Article : 343 words
  3. ELECTRIC CHICKENS.

    Electrically-grown chickens will be a feature of the poultry market in the future. It is now a fact that chicks "treated" with high-frequency electricity grow faster and ...

    Article : 628 words
  4. FARM AND GARDEN.

    Dr. Wilson, one of the Scottish Commissioners who visited Australia last year, has forwarded, says our Melbourne representative, to the Victorian Agricultural Department some seed of 12 ...

    Article : 153 words
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  6. RHODES GRASS.

    Rhodes grasses is coming into favor with remarkable rapidity in many parts of Australia. In fact, wherever it is being tried the growers are loud in its praise. The manager of the ...

    Article : 155 words
  7. LIME CARRIED OFF BY CROPS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 130 words
  8. TREE PLANTING.

    Some amount of thought must be given to these now, for planting time will soon be with us. and the question as to what we intend to do must come up for decision. It is quite possible, ...

    Article : 1,165 words
  9. AMOUNT OF RAIN NEEDED TO PRODUCE A PAYABLE CROP OF WHEAT.

    Regarding the number, of inches of rain needed for the production of a payable crop, some valuable lessons have been learned during the past season. ...

    Article : 291 words
  10. SELF-SUCKING COW PREVENTIVE.

    The accompanying illustration shows one of the simplest and most effective devices for breaking cows of the habit of either sucking themselves or sucking others. The plan, as ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 70 words
  11. SYDNEY MARKETS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 585 words
  12. SOME ROPE HITCHES FOR THE FARM.

    A rope is one of the most useful articles that are constantly needed about the farm; but too many farmers are not familiar with the many uses to which the rope may be put. The various sailors' knots may often be used to great advantage. To sling a plank for painting or other purposes make a Dight of rope as shown in figure 1, bringing the rope entirely ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 394 words
  13. TOBACCO-GROWING.

    Mr. Temple Smith, tobacco expert, connected with the Victorian Department of Agriculture, has recently visited the district near Rochester and while there he inspected the tobacco crop of ...

    Article : 246 words
  14. CHINESE MILLET AND RICE.

    A. Japanese farmer in North-western Victoria is at the present time devoting some attention, to experimenting with new crops for the purpose of finding out their respective ...

    Article : 320 words
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  16. WHEAT-GROWING IN NORTH AUSTRALIA.

    Minor controversies are heard from time to time on the subject of the possibilities of the Northern' Territory as a wheat-producer, writes our Melbourne correspondent. Some have ...

    Article : 281 words
  17. EXPLOSIVES IN CLEARING LAND.

    At a meeting of the Bonville Branch of the Agricultural Bureau, Mr. H. B. Faviell gave a demonstration in clearing land of stumps and standing timber with explosives. A stump was ...

    Article : 314 words
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  19. A TROUBLESOME SHEEP DISEASE.

    The Inspector of Stock at Cobar, in the Maren number of the "Agricultural Gazette," directs attention to. a disease in sheep which is becoming widespread in the Cobar district. This ...

    Article : 441 words
  20. THURSDAT'S HOMEBUSH FAT STOCK SALES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 94 words
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