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

    In some of the back country districts the loses of sheep by dogs are serious, and the contrivance described and illustrated by a correspondent in a southern exchange, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 360 words
  3. A NEW BREED OF SHEEP.

    In the "Philosophical Transactions" of [?]8l3 there is an account by Colonel Humphries of the origin of a new breed of sheep in Massachusetts. According to this ...

    Article : 130 words
  4. CATTLE MURRAIN IN 1744 TO 1755.

    When the Government of the day Adopted measures to cope with the cattle murrain that raged from 1744 to 1755, the principle of paying compensation for ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 298 words
  5. AN IMPROVISED TRACTION ENGINE.

    Mr. Geo. Wiburd, Assistant Forester, Corowa, has supplied the "Agricultural Gazette." New South Wales, with the accompanying photographs of a traction ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 114 words
  6. A LABOUR-SAVING CONTRIVANCE.

    E.A. Ryland, Dairy Supervisor. The accompanying illustrations are those of an ordinary barrel converted to the use of carrying skim milk from the separator room to the piggery on the farm of Mr. H. Cheyne, of Lake Boga. The barrel was purchased for 5/. and. for a similar ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 201 words
  7. ORCHARD LADDER.

    "Some years ago," writes an American fruitgrower, "I built a ladder on wheels. It has given such satisfaction that I feel sure orchardists everywhere will find it ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 286 words
  8. ESTIMATING THE WEIGHT OF CATTLE.

    Mr. J. A. Bridges, in his recently-published work, "A Sportsman of Limited Income," gives an interesting account of the celebrity and exactness with which Ben ...

    Article : 189 words
  9. A CATTLE LIFTING INCIDENT.

    In his recent book, "Pilgrimages to Old Homes," Mr. Fletcher Moss tells the following story of the old cattle lifting days on the Border:—"Once a cattle receiver ...

    Article : 184 words
  10. FRENCH HORSE.

    One noticeable feature in French horses is that in all sizes they are bred for speed in trotting, once wrote Mr. W. Burdett Coutts. This is a point which we seem to ...

    Article : 420 words
  11. SPRAYING WITH BORDEAUX.

    For some little time to come the fruit grower will have frequent need to mix up ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 266 words
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