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  2. THE Farm & Garden.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 109 words
  3. CROPS ON KANGAROO ISLAND.

    A correspondent writes from Kingscote: —"The wheat crops in this district will average about 16 bushels to the acre, but hardly any wheat is grown in these parts. ...

    Article : 170 words
  4. KEDZIE'S ARSENITE OF SODA.

    Dr. J. H. Henderson, of Fern Hill, Crafers, writes:—"In the interesting account of the visit of the Mount Lofty Gardeners' Association to Mr. Grasby's extensive ...

    Article : 111 words
  5. THE WHEAT HARVEST.

    An anomalous position exists this season with respect to wheat. Notwithstanding the existence of a good deal of bleached grain, South Australia is enjoying what ...

    Article : 2,043 words
  6. CODLIN MOTH.

    "S. Dixon" pyrites:—"In The Argus of Tuesday is a most important announcement —that a small fly at Sutton 'Grange, in Victoria, is laying its eggs in the codlin moth ...

    Article : 117 words
  7. EXPERIMENT WITH SORGHUM.

    The Brisbane Courier of February 15 says:—"Experiments have been carried on at the Mackay Sugar Station, with American varieties of sorghum. Six varieties were ...

    Article : 234 words
  8. MARCH 6—12.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 120 words
  9. RIVER AND PASTORAL NEWS.

    Bourke has established, its supremacy as the central Australian horse market; and, judging from appearances, means tokeep it. There will be a large offering on April 20 ...

    Article : 437 words
  10. FARM AND GARDEN CALENDAR FOR MARCH.

    Kitchen Garden.—Plant early maturing varieties of potatoes to harvest before frost comes; also everything of the cabbage family, all sorts of cnions for seed bearing. Plant eschallots acid ...

    Article : 699 words
  11. MULE BREEDING.

    Of late years several successful attempts have been made in breeding mules in this district. Mr. J. N. Smith, of Fords, who bred a good stamp of a donkey on his farm, ...

    Article : 108 words
  12. A DANGEROUS WEED.

    The Department of Agriculture have received word that the weed "Hypericum perforatum," commonly known as St. John's wort, is growing strongly in a ...

    Article : 192 words
  13. RURAL NOTES.

    The value of scrub laud for wheatgrowing is now fully recognised, and during the recent hot spell those who are fortunate enough to possess uncleared land have ...

    Article : 257 words
  14. HEAVY FLOODS AND STOCK MOVEMENTS.

    We have just experienced one of the largest floods ever seen in the Diamantina. In some places the river was 40 miles wide. This is the first real opportunity the ...

    Article : 219 words
  15. SOUTH-EASTERN STOCK AND PRODUCE.

    For the week ended to-day 58 vans of stock, of which 47 were of sheep and 11 of cattle, were sept from the south-east to market. From Mount Gambier 11 vans of ...

    Article : 94 words
  16. MUNDOWDNA AND LAKE TORRENS SHEEP STATIONS AT AUCTION.

    A large number of pastoralists and capitalists gathered at the saleroom of Elder, Smith, & Co., Limited, on Wednesday afternoon, on the occasion of the auction of ...

    Article : 165 words
  17. BORDER PASTORAL NEWS.

    Brunette Station, near Camoweal, Northern Territory, has passed into the hands of the Hon. H. C. White, Huvilah. The price paid has not been made public. ...

    Article : 217 words
  18. MOTOR HARVESTING.

    Although the appearance of the petrol engine on the wheatfield may still be regarded as a novelty, and more in the nature of an experiment than of utility, there is ...

    Article : 196 words
  19. FARM AM STATION.

    The wheat standard has new been fixed in all the exporting states. Fallowing is a comparison:—South Australia. 61½ lb.; New South Wales, 61 lb.; Victoria, 60½ lb. ...

    Article : 687 words
  20. DESTRUCTION OF SHEEP.

    Mr. D. Norman, jun., suffered a serious loss at the Caves farm last Sunday morning (says The South-Eastern Argus of February 16), when 20 fine crossbred sheep ...

    Article : 190 words
  21. CENTRAL YORKE'S PENINSULA AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

    A meeting of tne members of Central Yorke's Peninsula Agricultural Society was held in the institute on February 13. The Vice-President (Mr. C. Parsons) occupied ...

    Article : 130 words
  22. HORSE MARKET FIRM.

    Good draught horses continue to realize high prices. Canning Downs draughts, 16, averaged over £20 to-day, and horses of the same class brought iater £26 10/. ...

    Article : 38 words
  23. Advertising

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    Advertising : 98 words
  24. PROLIFIC ONIONS.

    Mr. W. Naylor, of Williamstown, a suburb of the Mount, has taken 26 tons of Brown Spanash onions from half of his two-acre crop there. The remainder, which is ...

    Article : 78 words
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