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  2. AT FAULT.

    Evening papers must be sold, the public in these times likes its news highly spiced, or to use a phrase of the day is greedy of "intensified intelligence." Consequently the ...

    Article : 4,852 words
  3. THE FARM.

    The quantity of butter imported into England during each month is about 12,500 tons. The average weekly importation during the month of January last was 3117 ...

    Article : 1,967 words
  4. LADIES' COLUMN.

    MAMIE.—Use a little borax in the water to soften it. Certainly that kind of water generally known as "hard" water is injurious to the skin, but the ill-effects will ...

    Article : 410 words
  5. THE APPLE SCAB.

    The apple scab (Fusirladium dendriticum) shows itself only in the spring. There first appear pale green sports, definite in outline on both sides of the young leaves, but more ...

    Article : 279 words
  6. THE CODLIN MOTH.

    There is not a pest so widely known nor so thoroughly hated in the whole of the island or Australians as the codlin moth, and any remedies which have been found to be ...

    Article : 396 words
  7. SCARCITY OF CATTLE IN AMERICA.

    The following extract from the New York World, of 29th March, speaks of the dear beef in Chicago and the decrease in cattle. The paper says :—"Chicago telegrams ...

    Article : 747 words
  8. ODDS AND ENDS OF FASHION.

    Flannelette is becoming more popular each year, and is fast superseding calico as a material for general underwear. The demand having caused manufacturers to make ...

    Article : 678 words
  9. THE PEACH LEAF CURE.

    The disease known as Exascus deforman, or peach leaf, becomes noticeable as soon as the leaves appear in spring. The young leaves become enlarged, discolored, ...

    Article : 50 words
  10. BUSH-ROOT FUNGUS.

    Another troublesome disease is what is known as bush-root fungus (Lycepindon germinatum). It does not strictly confine itself to fruit trees alone, but also attacks ...

    Article : 145 words
  11. THE REMEDIES.

    Arsenate of lead.—Take 11oz of acetate of lead, 4oz of arsenate of soda, 50 gallons of water, 2 quarts of treacle and then mix, when it is ready for spraying. A strong ...

    Article : 764 words
  12. SHOT-HOLE FUNGUS.

    Another very troublesome parasitical fungus which attacks fruit trees is the shot-hole fungus (Phyllesticta circumscissa). This fungus attacks the leaves of plums, ...

    Article : 127 words
  13. MILDEW.

    Another very troublesome disease is the mildew on the apple and on the peach. This disease, which occurs in the form of whitish felted patches on the leaves and twigs, ...

    Article : 74 words
  14. OYSTER-SHELL SCALE.

    Amongst the injurious insects those which Mr Blackmore noticed which demand the immediate attention of Tasmanian orchardists were the depredations of the ...

    Article : 896 words
  15. FUNGI AND INSECT PESTS.

    The Fruit Conference brought to Hobart a large number of gentlemen who were thoroughly conversant with all diseases contracted by fruit trees, shrubs, etc., but none ...

    Article : 701 words
  16. ORIGIN OF THE WORD "D'OYLEY."

    The word "d'oyley" is used constantly, and yet few known the quaint story of its origin. In the time of William the Norman Robert D'Oyley was one of his followers, and ...

    Article : 168 words
  17. USEFUL RECIPES.

    GERMAN BISCUITS.—Rub together well one pound o flour, half a pound of butter, half a pound of sugar, and two teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar, and two teaspoonfuls of ...

    Article : 298 words
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