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  2. ON THE LAND.

    Winter pruning of all varieties of trees and plants will be one of the chief gardening operations during the next couple of months. The exact time to start work ...

    Article : 1,231 words
  3. CARE OF BROOD MARE AND FOAL

    The mare that has done any kind of reasonable light work right up to the time of foaling is more likely to produce a vigorous foal than one that has ...

    Article : 285 words
  4. IMPORTANCE OF LIME.

    Lime may be said to be the leavening or enlivening element in the soil, for if this constituent is lacking, no crops can be successfully grown, no matter what ...

    Article : 515 words
  5. THE TINWARE IN THE DAIRY.

    Pails, strainers, and cans made of poor quality of tin and badly constructed, are responsible for a considerable quantity of bad-flavoured milk and cream (writes J. ...

    Article : 558 words
  6. BABY BEEF.

    The more I raise cattle the more I am confirmed in my belief that the day is not far off when comparatively few cattle that are more than 18 months old will ...

    Article : 131 words
  7. QUEENSLAND CHEESE.

    There are two things about cheese which perhaps you don't know (says a winter in the "Maitland Mercury." N.S.W.). One is that Australia is an importer of cheese, ...

    Article : 364 words
  8. TO TELL THE AGE OF AN OLD HORSE.

    Thus Hindekoper, in an exchange:— "An old and neglected, but careful, means of approximating the age of old horses is by means of the 'knots' in the ...

    Article : 213 words
  9. THE COW AS MACHINE.

    If it be true that the cow is the most complicated piece of machinery ever built, then the man who takes upon himself the care and management of this animal ...

    Article : 434 words
  10. THE APIARY.

    The preparation of beeswax for the exhibition bench is ably treated on in the "Irish Bee Journal" by Mr. M. H. Read, hon. secretary of the Irish Beekeepers ...

    Article : 586 words
  11. BRITISH FARMER AND TARIFF REFORM.

    We have frequently drawn attention to the fact that a portion of the English agricultural Press is strongly opposed to colonial preference, while silent in ...

    Article : 456 words
  12. TO THE EDITOR.

    Sir,—I am very glad to know that your correspondent in Maryborough han done such a lot of good for all those engaged in the poultry "industry." At the same ...

    Article : 313 words
  13. THE POINTS OF A PLOUGH.

    At a meeting of South Australian farmers the other, day, Mr. R. Siviour said that when purchasing a plough the principal points to be taken into ...

    Article : 140 words
  14. THE PRICKLY PEAR.

    In the "United States Daily Consular Report," Mr. O. H. Baker, Consul-General at Sydney, furnishes information concerning the prickly pear in this country, and ...

    Article : 264 words
  15. CONGESTED UDDERS.

    When it is noticed that the udder is attacked with congestion, which soon runs into the inflammatory stage, characterised by increased heat, swelling, tenderness, ...

    Article : 276 words
  16. LESSONS FROM BUTTER TESTS.

    The lessons that could be leart from butter-test trials were two, said Mr. Ernest Mathews in the course of an address at the Cornwall Dairy Show; first, ...

    Article : 369 words
  17. POULTRY.

    Correspondence is invited from the poultry fraternity. Questions will be answered through this column only at first opportunity. Use a nom de plume, if necessary. Address "Poultry ...

    Article : 49 words
  18. THE KENNEL.

    Correspondence is invited from canine fanciers and others interested in this column. Letters will be treated confidentially, and questions will be answered (through the column) at the earliest ...

    Article : 109 words
  19. PICKLING PIGS' FEET.

    For pickling purposes (says the "National Provisioner") the hind feet are spoiled by gambreling, hence the fore feet alone are used. These should be ...

    Article : 112 words
  20. COMING SHOWS.

    Bundaberg (annual.).—June 17.18. Maryborough (annual).—June 24.26. Lowood and Tarampa P. and A. Association (annual).—June 24. ...

    Article : 1,174 words
  21. MYSTERIOUS MILK ADULTERATION.

    A dairy farmer at Grimsby (England) recently had an experience which is not unknown to Queensland dairymen who send their milk by rail. The matter ...

    Article : 337 words
  22. COMING SHOWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 32 words
  23. THIN VERSUS THICK SOWING.

    At a recent meeting of the Kybybolite branch of the South Australian Farmers Bureau the secretary read the following paper on this subject:—"To arrive at a ...

    Article : 485 words
  24. TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    "J. P." "My Irive lids are eleated all round, do you think it necessary to use quilts;"—Most decidedly. Bees must be kept warm and snug during winter, and ...

    Article : 302 words
  25. COURSING FIXTURES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 25 words
  26. RAISING CALVES.

    A winter in the "Rural Now Yorker" gives the following reply to an inquiry in regard to the proper feeding of calves:— ...

    Article : 571 words
  27. DARLING DOWNS COURSING FIXTURES.

    Clifton.—July 1, August 12. Allora.—June 17, July 29 (Waterloo Cup), August 19, September 2. Warwick.—June 24, July 15, August 5, 26. ...

    Article : 1,006 words
  28. THE GRAIN CROP.

    Throughout the surrounding districts thousands of acres have been turned over by the plough, and are waiting for the aim to transform them into green ...

    Article : 643 words
  29. VARIATIONS IN QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF MILK.

    As is well known, milk consists of water, casein, albumen, fat, milk sugar, and mineral matters. The exact amounts of these different constituents in case of ...

    Article : 550 words
  30. RAISING CALVES WITHOUT MILK.

    Farmers and dairymen must use good bulls, raise the heifer calves, develop the young heifers, and give the best of care and feed to the resulting cows. But he ...

    Article : 753 words
  31. Advertising

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    Advertising : 39 words
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