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  2. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

    During the past week the weather has not been so favorable as could have been wished. Heavy rain has fallen, to the detriment of hay-making, and favoring the ...

    Article : 647 words
  3. THE PRODUCE MARKET.

    The movements of the flour and grain markets are still sluggish, and the amount of business transacted is very unimportant. The approach of the harvest has exerted its ...

    Article : 391 words
  4. THE APPLICATION OF MANURE.

    SIR,—A short time ago I saw in your paper a letter from a correspondent on the importance of utilising urine, earth-closets, and such like by placing the whole of the same in a heap, and ...

    Article : 145 words
  5. VILLIERS AND HEYTESBURY AGRICULTURAL SHOW.

    The agricultural show of Wednesday, 6th inst. was in many respects a decided success. The weather was fine, and the attendance good, and a keener interest than usual was manifested in the ...

    Article : 1,614 words
  6. GREEN MANURING.

    SIR,—I have grown some rape seed for green manuring as recommended in the columns of The Leader. How many pounds per acre will it be necessary to sow? If it is sown in January will ...

    Article : 148 words
  7. THE GARDEN.

    The weather is still the theme of common remark, for no such extraordinary season have we before experienced. The rainfall of Monday and Tuesday last was as heavy as ...

    Article : 1,518 words
  8. ALDERNEY CATTLE.

    SIR.—As the colour of Alderney cattle was much talked about at the late exhibition, one party saying he would defy any man to say there every was a pure bred Alderney which had not a black ...

    Article : 315 words
  9. CORRESPONDENCE.

    SIR,—In justice to laborers, and so called swagmen, I hope you will afford this the same publicity as accorded to "Cultivator's letter, and to an article on "The Agricultural Labor ...

    Article : 687 words
  10. RUSTED WHEAT AS HAY.

    SIR,—I have some very rusty wheat which I am having cut for hay, will it be hurtful to cattle? and what effect would salt have on it if I put some through the stack? ...

    Article : 107 words
  11. A SUSPECTED POISON PLANT.

    SIR,—My neighbor has had a considerable number of young sheep die two years in succession, and thinks it is some kind of poisonous herb in his pasture. I enclose some of the herb he ...

    Article : 219 words
  12. MILK, AND THE BEST MEANS OF PRODUCING IT.

    It is not to be wondered at that American dairymen succeed as they assuredly have done in the prosecution of their business. They associate themselves, and meet a stated intervals for the ...

    Article : 1,936 words
  13. IDLE BEES.

    SIR,—Would you or any of your subscribers oblige by giving me some information respecting a hive of bees which, comparatively speaking, has ceased working for the last two months? The ...

    Article : 164 words
  14. ABOVE GROUND TANK.

    SIR,—Having a fairish sized garden, it has occurred to me that I would be doing a good thing if I could adopt a method of watering fruit trees flowers, &c., when there is little rain. I have ...

    Article : 214 words
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