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  2. AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL NOTES.

    These Notes are issued every week, under the. personal supervision of the Hon. W. C. Grahame, M.L.A., Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the Department. No. 276. ...

    Article : 728 words
  3. FOR WOMAN'S EYE.

    A morning frock of navy blue serge is shown in our illustration—the revival of the panel fronted skirt with pleats at either side will be welcomed. Long ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 750 words
  4. IN FULL CRY,

    IT was dark—darker than he ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 3,111 words
  5. SEED MAIZE.

    Interesting and convincing evidence of the value of acclimatisation is afforded by the Assistant Plant Breeder of the Department of Agriculture in a ...

    Article : 579 words
  6. An Illustration.

    "What a large head you have?" described the loquacious barber to an Irish customer, "Why, it's twice as large as mine." "But Of suppose you're [?] ...

    Article : 79 words
  7. SHELL GRIT.

    As the birds will now be coming into full laying much more shell grit will be consumed, and abundance should always be available or the egg yield will ...

    Article : 154 words
  8. When in Search of a Wife.

    Now, John, listen to me, for I am older than you, or I couldn't be your mother. Never do you marry a young woman, John, before you have contrived to pop in at the ...

    Article : 188 words
  9. GREEN FEED.

    Towards the end of this month sowings of Hungarian millet, cowpeas, and maize might be commenced in some coastal districts to provide a succession ...

    Article : 52 words
  10. Home Cookery.

    Ground Rice Cake for the Nursery—Beat the whites of four eggs to a froth, stir in 3½ ozs. of lump sugar, rolled and finely sifted. Then whisk the yolks of the eggs for half an ...

    Article : 407 words
  11. BEES AND BULLETS.

    The "Natal Mercury" publishes an interesting account of the difficulties confronting the British forces in East Africa, furnished to a representative ...

    Article : 227 words
  12. THE STEMS OF PLANTS.

    Last week we indicated in this column, on the authority of a Canadian professor of botany, the length of the roots of plants, and the immense ...

    Article : 687 words
  13. TOMBSTONE SIXPENCES.

    The ancient ceremony of di[?]ributing sixpences from a tombstone to widows took place at St. Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, recently. The ...

    Article : 73 words
  14. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

    "The proposal of the American bishops to revise the Ten Commandments seems at first glance somewhat startling. Strange things often come from America. ...

    Article : 108 words
  15. A "HEN" DECEIVER.

    There has been invented a machine called a "hen deceiver" for the purpose of prompting industry amongst the ladies of the farmyard (says a ...

    Article : 97 words
  16. POULTRY.

    If the breeding stock has been selected and mated in accordance with advice given by the Poultry Expert from time to time, little will remain to ...

    Article : 635 words
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