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  2. Field and Station Correspondence.

    Either on the authority of gentlemen to whom we are privileged to refer, on personal knowledge, or by caferance to authorities, we do our best to answer correspondents who write to the QUEENSLANDER for ...

    Article : 89 words
  3. MACHINE TO PLOUGH AND SEED FORTY ACRES A DAY.

    WE have examined with some interest the model of Locher's steam-plough, now on exhibition at the Fair. The original machine was built at Oroville, and on trial worked well ...

    Article : 1,595 words
  4. The Miner.

    A CORRESPONDENTT writes to the Times:— A few days since the Commissioner registered all claims for a week on account of the flood, although I don't doubt the Commissioner's ...

    Article : 2,508 words
  5. NEW ZEALAND.

    SINOR I last wrote you, the colony has been visited by a heavy loss in the sudden death of two of the foremost men in their profession this side of the line— Messrs. Patterson and ...

    Article : 1,536 words
  6. TICKS IN ANIMALS.

    SIR: Through seeing in the QUEENSLANDER frequent notices of deaths amongst horses, &c., through those destructive pests, ticks, I am induced to make known the fact that sulphur and ...

    Article : 152 words
  7. THE CULTURE OF SILK.

    SIR : I send you herewith a "Guide to Serieiculture," which I have just received from the Silk Supply Association, London. The book is full of practical information on the subject, and ...

    Article : 198 words
  8. SUGAR GROWING IN QUEENSLAND.

    ("CONTRIBUTED" TO THE COURIKR.) SUGAR-GROWING is progressing so fast, and the feeling that on the success of this interest the future greatness and prosperity ...

    Article : 1,665 words
  9. DESTRUCTION FOR COCKROACHES.

    SIR: In reply to " Inquirer," issue of 22nd ultimo, I beg to submit an easy method of killing cockroaches: Sprinkle some plaster of Paris (it costs 4d. per lb.) over the bottom of a ...

    Article : 138 words
  10. GRAFTING UPON THE PEACH.

    SIR: I shall feel much obliged if you will kindly answer the following questions for me:— 1. What is the right time for sowing rhubarb seed? ...

    Article : 139 words
  11. FEED FOR PIGS—WHEAT PER ACRE IN GREAT BRITAIN.

    SIR: What is supposed to be the best food for pigs in this country ? Would you please give the average return per acre of wheat in England? Is it heavier than in Australia? ...

    Article : 104 words
  12. ECONOMY OF MANURES.

    DRY earth is a powerful absorbent and deodoriser of the droppings of cattle. At the Leicester meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society, Moule's earth system formed a very ...

    Article : 601 words
  13. THE MONT CENIS RAILWAY.

    Before entering upon the subject of the Council, I crave permission to call your readeas' attention to one or two matters that struck me during my journey as being worthy of especial ...

    Article : 587 words
  14. MAKING CANDLES.

    SIR: Can you or any of your numerous correspondents give me a receipt for making candles, as I have a quantity of bees wax. Yours, A SUBSCRIBER. ...

    Article : 170 words
  15. TO KEEP SWEET POTATOES.

    SIR: You would greatly favor a constant reader by publishing information upon the means of preserving sweet potatoes. Yours, READER. ...

    Article : 135 words
  16. THE COST OF LABOR AT FORT MACKAY.

    SIR: Mr. J. Ewen Davidson, writing upon the above subject in your issue of January 22, gives his experience of the profits of sugar cultivation. He mentions that there were ...

    Article : 536 words
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