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  2. THE LAND HANDY BUGGY JACK.

    "The accompanying sketch (says the "Leader") illustrates a simple and convenient 'jack' for raising the wheels of buggies or other light ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 157 words
  3. THE MODEL COW STALL.

    The illustration herewith is from a cut issued by the Wisconsin Experipent Station, in which State the "Model Cow-stall," so popular in ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 298 words
  4. MILK PRODUCTION.

    Cows of a docile, placid temperament are for more likely to give a remunerative return for the money spent upon them than are nervous, fidgetty animals, which ...

    Article : 790 words
  5. REARING THE SKIM MILK CALE.

    A farmer on the North Coast line writes as follows:—"I am a comparative new chum in Queensland, having arrived two years ago Six ...

    Article : 704 words
  6. STUMP SPLITTER.

    The usual method of removing stumps of trees from the ground is to split them by the use of a wedge or a blast of dynamite. The ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 189 words
  7. CUTTING SEED POTATOES.

    In the principal potate growing sections medium to large seed is used for planting,, and cut to two eyes. In the famous Greely distrist of Colorado outting is done by ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 158 words
  8. HARNESS MENDING CLAMP.

    The accompanying sketch, extracted from "Handy Farm Devices," shows a handy harness mender which can be easily made on the farm. It ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 152 words
  9. WHAT HISTORY TEACHES.

    Science shows that the mineral plant foods cannot be exhausted by crops under field conditions, and has shown some of the compensating causes which regulate ...

    Article : 231 words
  10. THE BULL AS A CART HORSE.

    "Oxen," says Mr. Bravendar (1850), "have been much in use at plough in many parts of Gloucestershire, as well as in waggon teams. ...

    Article : 117 words
  11. FOUNDATION COWS.

    One element in milking cows is their persistency; some milking 20lb. to 251b. a day will make better annual records than others ...

    Article : 563 words
  12. RUSTY MILK CANS.

    last season (says Mr. R. Crowe, superintendent of butter exports in Victoria, in his annual report) 1 had occusion to em[?] the amount of damage incurred ...

    Article : 242 words
  13. Advertising

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    Advertising : 286 words
  14. RARE PROFITS FROM SOWS.

    Pr[?] of production is a most desirable quality in all utility stock, and as this trait is largely hereditary it is from highly productive stock that brecding ...

    Article : 323 words
  15. AGRICULTURE IN UNITED STATES.

    The annual report of the United States states that the most prosperous year known for agriculture was 1909. The value of farm ...

    Article : 723 words
  16. HOME MADE ROOT SLICER.

    The accompanying illustration shows how an old hand saw, after its teeth are worn out, can be [?]lised for a new pur[?] A hole is drilled through, near the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 72 words
  17. SPOKESHAVING FRAME

    One of the most useful devices on a farm is a spoke[?]having frame. Make a bench 18 inches high of a good 2in. plank, C. level off the edges so that it will make a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 174 words
  18. SHALL THE FARMER WORK?

    Certainly—with brain and hands. Who succeeds without work. The question is how much physical labour should he perform? We all know that mental labour ...

    Article : 174 words
  19. CARE OF THE BULL.

    When the bull is a year old—it is better to do it sooner—put a copper ring of ample size through the septum of the nose; have the hole made ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 995 words
  20. BANANA EXPERIMENTS.

    Sir,—With reference to your remarks upon the banana experiments now being carried out at Buderim Mount by the Department of Agriculture, which ...

    Article : 353 words
  21. PROTECTING CHICK FEED HOPPER.

    Where it is necessary to keep chicks or younz fowls in the same yard with adults, it is just as necessity to provide some means for the chicks to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 194 words
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