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Advertising : 262 wordsIn previous issues we have referred to what could be done in the way of growing crops and natural grasses through the means of irrigation (says the ...
Article : 535 wordsNo. 4 shows a self-locking bail in use in New Zealand. When the bar is pushed up to the cow's neck, the thick end of the lever falls down, thus holding the cow secure. ...
Article : 73 wordsPersons travelling with a dog have not Always a muzzle, but are seldom without a spur, which, if used as shown in No. 11, will prevent the dog picking up poisoned ...
Article : 141 wordsNo. 5 shows the necessary tackle adjusted on a vicious bull, so that one strong man, by drawing heavily on the rope, can quickly take a bull off his feet. It seems to ...
Article : 100 wordsA. H. Crosby writes to the "Rural New Yorker":—My bull is sixteen months old, and has more than his usual share of Jersey "temper;" and here is the "bully" device ...
Article : 219 wordsNo. 12 represents an improvement on the sawhorse which is found very useful in sawing wood for the stove. Instead of the sawyer holding the stick down by placing ...
Article : 83 wordsThe fruit fly—or rather the result of the labours of that indefatigable and destructive in[?]ect—is familiar to almost every Queenslander who eats fruit locally produced; but ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 330 wordsThe design shown in No. 6 is Lambert's sheep brand. It is a New Zealand invention, and very largely patronised already for its simplicity, quickness, and ...
Article : 168 wordsA sugar-planter's hoe, designed for use on hard ground to clean out cane furrows, is presented in No. 13. The hoe comprises a blade of increasing width from top towards ...
Article : 129 wordsA difficulty is sometimes experienced in erecting with netting in preventing it from bagging. The appliance illustrated in No. 7 will be found of considerable assistance. It ...
Article : 77 wordsNo. 2 shows a contrivance for preventing a cow from kicking. The first time it is used upon a cow, says a writer in "Hoard's Dairyman," she will strive to ...
Article : 240 wordsMr. Cavendish Liardet, of Sydney, has drawn our attention to a email indigenous fly which performs valuable Work in the destruction of aphis and scale insects. The ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 229 wordsNo. 8 is a handy contrivance for "paying out" barbed wire when building a fence of this material. A stout "skid" has a round stake set in one corner well braced. ...
Article : 142 wordsFor an exceedingly simple fence wire strainer the design in No. 9 could scarcely be surpassed:—It is made from a fork of hardwood. From A to B, ...
Article : 120 wordsNo. 10 represents a simple and ingenious machine, invented and patented by Mr. J. S. Reid, of Maraekakaho. Hawke's Bay, N.Z. It is called "Reid's Patent ...
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The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939), Sat 28 Jan 1899, Page 181
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