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  2. Agricultural Land Commissioners' Courts.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 259 words
  3. Does Food Affect Size of Eggs

    We all know that the size of eggs varies with the breed of fowls, but does it vary any with the richness and quantity of the food fed to them? Have our wide-awake ...

    Article : 275 words
  4. Letting Out Cows.

    A custom prevails in several parts of Britain, but more especially in North Britain (writes the Agricultural World) of farmers letting out their herds of cows for the ...

    Article : 177 words
  5. Restoring Natural Fodder.

    The Agricultural Department has received letters from the owners and lessees of grazing forms lately concerning the dearth of grass for their stock, and asking for samples ...

    Article : 222 words
  6. Water for Vegetables.

    It is a good thing to remember that the major portion of most fruits and many of what we term vegetables is water, and that to have them properly develop there ...

    Article : 266 words
  7. Dispelling Hailstorms.

    According to Messrs. F. Gastine and V. Vermorel, in the "Journal de l'Agriculture," France, shooting at the clouds in order to prevent the formation of hail was started some years ago in Austria, in the Tyrol and in Syria; and the practice is widely spreading in several provinces of Italy. More recently it has obtained warm adherence in France, particularly in the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 242 words
  8. Mackay Show.

    The Mackay-show was officially opened at 1 p.m. yesterday by the Hon.D. H. Dalrymple (Minister for Agriculture). The attendance was fair, but the weather was ...

    Article : 38 words
  9. Prevent Potato Scab.

    Scabby potatoes won't pass in a critical market (says the Massachusetts Ploughman). In fact, the hired man hardly wants to eat them at home, and the hired ...

    Article : 300 words
  10. Best Garden Prize.

    An error occurred in the official declaration as to one of the prizewinners of the Wellington Point show as reported in our last issue. The first prize (gold medal of the association) ...

    Article : 59 words
  11. Sugar During June.

    The past month has given wonderfully warm weather, for the time of the year, throughout the sugar districts (says the Sugar Journal). There seems nothing much to add ...

    Article : 189 words
  12. Notes for Farmers.

    News has been received in Sydney that the prohibition of the importation of New South Wales citrus fruits into West Australia had been removed by the Government. ...

    Article : 476 words
  13. Tea in United States.

    Shortly after James Wilson-became Secretary of Agriculture (says the Chicago Journal), he became convinced that tea culture in the Southern States could be ...

    Article : 412 words
  14. Grading Strawberries.

    Variation in plants is an important factor in fruit growing (says the OrangeJudd Farmer). Plants grown from seeds have a father and mother the same as ...

    Article : 583 words
  15. Tobacco Growers.

    A Wangaratta telegram to the Australasian, dated May 31, says:—A conference of tobacco-growers was held here to-day to meet Mr. J. M. Sinclair, the Government ...

    Article : 331 words
  16. Agricultural Training.

    The greatest value of an agricultural training is not in the specific things taught (says an American authority). It is found rather in the developing of ...

    Article : 289 words
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