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  2. FOR THE MAN UPON THE LAND. "The men who build the Nation are the men upon the Island."—Essex Evans.

    Much care is necessary to prevent injury to the bark of orchard and other trees. Even slight bruises may prove a source of serious injury, and such wounds, if on the ...

    Article : 174 words
  3. NITROGEN FIXING BACTERIA.

    Much and widespread disappointment has occurred in the last two or three years among those who tried to increase their crops by soil inoculating (says an ...

    Article : 165 words
  4. TWIN FOALS.

    Twin living foals are rare enough in England to make their appearance a notable event. The picture on this page represents a hackney mare, Gyda, with her twin filly ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 115 words
  5. THE COWPEA.

    Though this crop is yearly becoming more recognised both as a fodder and as a soilrenovator, it does not yet occupy the place in the rotation which its merit ...

    Article : 184 words
  6. FARMERS AS SALESMEN.

    "Proverbially the farmer has been a poor merchant. He has taken what the trade was willing to give him, and always regarded himself as subject to the most ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 411 words
  7. WINDLASS FOR HANGING PIGS.

    The attached sketch of a handy device for hanging a carcass of a beef or a heavy hog is reproduced from the "Prairie Farmer." Three poles from twelve to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 94 words
  8. LOW ORCHARD STEP LADDER.

    Here is a plan for making a handy step ladder for picking fruit. The top is made of a 2x8 plank three feet long. The legs are five feet and made out of 1x3 pine ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 69 words
  9. MARKETING FRUIT FOR BEST RESULTS.

    Marketing fruit is a business by itself, and if properly done requires the undivided attention of those who engage in it. Thus say the commission men when ...

    Article : 292 words
  10. PICKING FRUIT FROM WAGGON

    A correspondent in an American exchange reports that he has been successful in picking fruit from a waggon. He used a double box with two planks on ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 80 words
  11. HOME-MADE COOKING UTENSILS.

    As handy a saucepan as one can have for the kitchen is made from an empty tin of suitable size. Take a piece of tin about one inch by three and a quarter ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 130 words
  12. NOTES ON PIGS.

    The piggery should be well disinfected and kept dry. Lime is cheap. Slops allowed to stand for any length of time begin to breed disease. ...

    Article : 229 words
  13. SWINE PLAGUE.

    An outbreak of swine plague occurred recently in Germany among a herd of twenty-six hogs. For the purpose of preventing the further spread of the disease ...

    Article : 69 words
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