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  2. FOR THE MAN UPON THE LAND.

    Among the many home-made handy devices that can be made out of fairly still wire, such as bed springs, the repair links, a and the hitching snaps, b, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 149 words
  3. HOW TO USE A FILE.

    The file is very frequently used in such an imperfect manner as to greatly reduce its value as a mechanical tool. The chief difficulty in using a file is in keeping it ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 563 words
  4. MANURIAL TESTS.

    The South Australian Journal of Agriculture has published the result of some manurial tests, which had been conducted on the farm of the hon. secretary of the ...

    Article : 197 words
  5. A FENCE-WIRE GRIP.

    The grip consists of a block of wood grooved to receive the wire and fitted with a wedge for the holder. The groove should be cut about one-half the depth ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 118 words
  6. SAWDUST AS A MULCH.

    A correspondent asked recently whether sawdust, mostly from pine timber, would be harmful if used as a mulching round fruit trees or in a vegetable garden. He ...

    Article : 97 words
  7. PEOPER SOIL VENTILATION.

    It is very important that the soil be properly ventilated. The pore spaces of soil not occupied by water are filled with air. If these pore spaces are large, of ...

    Article : 177 words
  8. PLANTS THAT GATHER NITROGEN.

    From the practical point of view there are two things the farmer wants to know about legumes—namely, how much nitrogen do they produce and add to the ...

    Article : 726 words
  9. EFFECTS OF LIGHT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF FRUIT.

    Experiments have been made to ascertain the influence that light exercises on the development of fruit, and the results are interesting. The experiments were ...

    Article : 174 words
  10. STORED-UP FEPITILITY IN THE SOIL.

    In the course of a lecture the other day, Professor Phelessor Phelps, of the that what Agricultural Department, said that what we needed to understand ...

    Article : 366 words
  11. EFFICIENCY OF BORDEAUX MIXTURE.

    The Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, has Just issued a bulletin on "Some Factors Influencing the Efficiency of Bordeaux ...

    Article : 276 words
  12. EAR REPAIR ON A BUCKET.

    A broken ear for a hail on a metal pail or bucket can be replaced with a window-shade fastener, such as shown at A in the sketch. The base of the [?] ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 59 words
  13. EXPERIMENTS IN MANURING HAY AND OATS.

    The average results of experiments in the manuring of the hay crop at 28 centres in 13 counties of Ireland are given in the "Journal of the Irish ...

    Article : 273 words
  14. DISEASED POTATOES.

    The quantity of disceased potatoes arriving in the Brisbane market is dis[?]ieting. Various districts have become affected including the Laidley and Gatton districts from which large ...

    Article : 91 words
  15. HOLDING WORK FOR TEE SAW

    "A good way to bold large heavy work that is to be sawed," Mr. Grolzaner writes to the "Scientific American," "is shown in this sketch. The work is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 147 words
  16. FOR RHEUMATISM—A FREE PRESCRIPTION.

    We are glad to be able to publish a valuable prescription for the treatment of inflammatory and muscular rheumatism, kidney and bladder troubles. This ...

    Article : 143 words
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