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  2. CATTLE BREEDING IN NEW SOUTH WALES.

    The late Mr. Frank White, whose property adjoins his brother, and is carried on by him, laid the foundation of his pure breda chiefly with cows from Mr. ...

    Article : 1,991 words
  3. DISEASED CALVES.

    SIR,—I observe in last week's Leader that "Selector" complains of his young calves dying after passing blood in both urine and dung. Having had this disease in my young stock more ...

    Article : 205 words
  4. CORRESPONDENCE.

    SIR,—I do not profess to be a horseman, and perhaps that may account for the wonder felt when I hear of the enormous loads that horses are made to draw in and around this city of ...

    Article : 179 words
  5. FARM HOMESTEAD.

    SIR,—Many thanks for your diagram and plans for a farm homestead ; tho only exception which I could offer aa an improvement being that See. A should be divided in the middle as a front ...

    Article : 333 words
  6. WEST BOURKE PRIZE ESSAYS.

    The following are the essays to which were awarded the first and second prizes of £10 and £5 respectively, offered by Mr. W. J. Clarke for competitive papers upon the recent agricultural ...

    Article : 6,542 words
  7. CUTTING DOWN SCRUB.

    SIR,—Can you tell me if there is any particular season at which, if scrub, such as dogwood, &c., were cut down it would die off and not spring up in scions again; and if so, what ...

    Article : 95 words
  8. ITALIAN BEES.

    SIR,—In your issue of the 20th inst. you give an extract from an American paper in very high praise of the Italian bee; can you inform me if there are any such bees in this colony, and, if so, ...

    Article : 76 words
  9. PUTTING IN WHEAT.

    SIR,—In your farming notes for May I read with, interest that you recommend the grubber for putting in wheat, and leaving harrowing and rolling until the crop is well above the surface. ...

    Article : 474 words
  10. FLUKE.

    SIR,—Will you be so good as to give the best remedy for flukes in the liver of sheep, and how to prevent the wool from dropping off them. It is ruining the country. ...

    Article : 104 words
  11. MR. M'IVOR'S LECTURE.

    SIR,—I derived much pleasure from reading Mr. M'Ivor's lecture on agricultural chemistry, recently given at Ballarat, and consider a collection of such, published in book form, would be ...

    Article : 107 words
  12. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SURVEY.

    SIR,—Would you be kind enough to inform me how the land is surveyed in South Australia —whether is it taken up by the selectors and then surveyed for them, or is it let by ...

    Article : 182 words
  13. THE RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION BILL.

    SIR,—As the Cabinet will be engaged preparing measures for the consideration of Parliament, it might not be out of place to discuss the merits of the various cases of districts seeking railway ...

    Article : 701 words
  14. SHEPPARTON AND PINE LODGE.

    A great change has taken place in the weather during the past fortnight; copious showers of rain fell, and farmers are now working almost day and night ploughing and harrowing. I say ...

    Article : 532 words
  15. TRANSPLANTING ONIONS.— GRAFTING VINES.

    SIR,—I would feel obliged by your answering the following questions:—1st, I have a quantity of onions which were late sown, and are now growing vigorously, would they by transplanting ...

    Article : 236 words
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