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  2. ON THE LAND.

    The island of Trinidad seems to have been severely injured by the invasion of the Frog Hopper blight (says the "Louisiana Planter"), and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 217 words
  3. USE OF FERTILISERS IN JAPAN.

    Mr. F. H. King, in an article in the "Orange Judd Farmer," writes: —"Japan is now supporting a population in her four main islands ...

    Article : 376 words
  4. FATTENING POULTRY ON THE FARM.

    The average Queensland farmer is content to endure chickens on his farm as a sort of necessary evil. He does not realise that if he is to keep hens at all ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 899 words
  5. PRICKLY PEAR SELECTIONS.

    Sir,—In connection with Mr. Denham's reply to the recent deputation, it might be well worth the department's while to consider whether priority, as far as prickly ...

    Article : 299 words
  6. INGLEWOOD TO TEXAS.

    Sir—In your issue of the 19th, in dealing with the early start of the building of the railway lines approved last session of Parliament, and which had all the ...

    Article : 328 words
  7. TOOL FISHING APPARATUS.

    The object of this invention is to provide an apparatus arranged to insure an automatic release to the gripping jaws by the action of the tool to be fished out. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 81 words
  8. MEASUREMENT OF STANDING TIMBER.

    On this subject, Mr. L. M. Daniel, Elsternwick, in forwarding the accompanying sketch to "The Leader," writes: —"Selectors and others frequently want ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 239 words
  9. TESTING THE COWS.

    A recent bulletin issued by the Missouri Experiment Station contains the following instructions:—The milk of every cow varies in fat contents from milking to ...

    Article : 306 words
  10. SHOW RING VERSUS UTILITY.

    "Yon cannot carry two lines in breeding. If you seek for the show ring you sacrifice utility."—Dr. G. M. Twichell, in "Hoard's Dairyman." ...

    Article : 368 words
  11. THE MEAT TRADE.

    Sir,—On September 7 of last year you were so good as to publish a letter of mine touching principally the retrogression of late years in the breeding of good, pure ...

    Article : 681 words
  12. DAIRYING AS A BUSINESS.

    Any farmer who has the proper amount of energy about him can make a success of dairying, and he will find that it is much more ...

    Article : 226 words
  13. SMALL CHEESES.

    A leaflet issued by the British Board of Agriculture dealing with cheesemaking for small holders will appeal to farmers who do not make ...

    Article : 1,448 words
  14. Advertising

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    Advertising : 336 words
  15. POWER FARMING IN AMERICA.

    Power is the big word set out in the frontier West—for power, hitched to ploughs, harrows, seeders, and harvesters, is the thing that ...

    Article : 1,260 words
  16. METHODS OF PICKETING CATTLE.

    A correspondent of the "American Agriculturist" describes a rather unique way of tying cows out to grass. A 25ft. pole is pivoted on a crowbar about 3ft. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 131 words
  17. FREQUENT WATERING OF HORSES.

    Perhaps it may seem odd, but the most important item in the welfare of the horse, his digestion and his general condition, is not food at ...

    Article : 280 words
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