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  2. for the Man Upon the Land

    Probably most poultry keepers are familiar with the way of telling the age of an egg by specific gravity. For those who are not acquainted with the plan ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 529 words
  3. A NOTABLE HEREFORD BULL.

    In the United States, on October 3, the famous bull Woodford, head of the Hereford Farms herd of Colonel E.H. Taylor, jun., was burned to death in a ...

    Article : 135 words
  4. THE SUNROOT.

    The Jerusalem artichoke, because of its nutritive value and the heavy yields obtainable, have been receiving much attention in Great Britain in these times ...

    Article : 200 words
  5. SELLING FARM PRODUCTS TO MOTORISTS,

    In travelling across country one seldom sees efficient advertising signs displayed by farmers who may have something to sell—fruit, vegetables, eggs, poultry, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 211 words
  6. WHY A HORSE JIBS.

    Many horses are unreliable pullers and real jibbers when a heavy lift is required, through bad "seating" for the collar. In some the muscles of the ...

    Article : 309 words
  7. COUNTING BACTERIA IN MILK.

    You all know that milk contains bacteria—tiny organisms so small that they cannot be seen without the aid of a microscope. Sometimes these include ...

    Article : 492 words
  8. STARLINGS AND SHEEP.

    A senior stock inspector in New South Wales has reported to his department as follows;—In examining some sheep for lice infestation I noticed that ...

    Article : 242 words
  9. SIDELINES ON THE FARM,

    Mr. A. Crisp, in a paper read to members of the Amyton branch of the Agricultural Bureau of South Australia, on the above subject, the writer said ...

    Article : 169 words
  10. TESTING SEEDS.

    If at all in doubt about the freshness of seeds, test them before sowing by immersing in a basin of lukewarm water; the worthless ones will float. ...

    Article : 34 words
  11. FOOT-GUARD FOR SHOVEL.

    A foot-guard for a shovel which will be appreciated, especially by the many women gardeners who are practising wartime economics, can be made by ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 82 words
  12. COLLAPSIBLE SAW HORSE.

    A saw horse or several of them which will pack away in a mail space will be found a great convenience about the farm. Such a horse is made as ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 92 words
  13. NEW PIG RING.

    The principle is a sharp-pointed prong. This can be pushed through the gristle of the snout, and then each end turned over with a split key or round-nosed ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 117 words
  14. PEA HAY.

    "If a promising crop of peas fails to pod, either through frost or dry weather, and it is cut while green, will it be of any value as hay?" asked a ...

    Article : 228 words
  15. CURIOUS INSECTS.

    An interesting exhibit in a Melbourne window during the holidays was a collection of curious and striking Australian insects. The stick and leaf insects ...

    Article : 215 words
  16. FACTS CONCERNING BACTERIA.

    In a recent address by Dr. Jacob G, Lipman, dean of the New Jersey Experiment Station, the following facts were given in regard to the knowledge ...

    Article : 141 words
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