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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 23 words
  3. THE FARM, STATION, AND GARDEN.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 15 words
  4. WORK FOR THE WEEK.

    THE KITCHEN GARDEN.—Celery plants in particular require water. It is time that the old method of planting in trenches was given up; it seems absurd that a trench should be ...

    Article : 983 words
  5. SALT AS A FERTILISER.

    According to the modern notion of “ a complete manure,” neither salt, plaster, nor lima is a manure at all. A “complete manure,” are told, is anything that contains nitrogen, ...

    Article : 666 words
  6. WATER AND SOIL.

    A coarse sand may hold 25 per cent, of water ; a very fine sand or clay will hold 80 per cent, or more, while a good loam may hold more than its own weight of water, and pest ...

    Article : 193 words
  7. LARGE PLANTS IN SMALL POTS.

    It is well known that geraniums will bloom earlier and better in small pots than large ones, and the small, pots are much the more convenient for them and other plants in ...

    Article : 164 words
  8. AUSTRALIAN WINES IN ENGLAND.

    The Adelaide Register says:—While in England recently, Mr. Mark Attenborough, of this, city, interested himself in inquiries about the condition of the Australian wine trade in ...

    Article : 350 words
  9. THE HORSE’S FOOD.

    Feeding whole corn to hones is not wise Whole corn is exceedingly hard to digest, for obvious reasons. One difficulty is that the horse does not masticate it sufficiently. To ...

    Article : 150 words
  10. RINGING PIGS.

    It can scarcely be disputed that the necessity for ringing pigs arises at come time in every yard in which they are kept. Some people thing the custom unnecessary and ...

    Article : 131 words
  11. MILKING.

    A novice should always commence, with a cow which is easy to milk, and requires but little pressure on the teat[?] The cow must also be a quiet one, or the milker, with his ...

    Article : 239 words
  12. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    The fig is universal in the tropical climes. Leaves mentioned in Bible B C 4000. The grape is found in all parts of the world. Mentioned in Bible B C, 3500. ...

    Article : 451 words
  13. VENTILATION NECESSARY.

    Roots want air as well as water, and the soil should be somewhat open in order to permit air to circulate through it. When the earth does not dry up rapidly something is ...

    Article : 104 words
  14. SYMPTOMS OF GLANDERS.

    Langour, dry staring coat, red weeping eyes, impaired appetite, accelerated pulse and breathing, yellowish-red or purple [?]reaks or patches in the nose, watery nasal discharge, ...

    Article : 194 words
  15. THE FEEDING VALUE OF FLAX SEED.

    In many parts of America a ton of flax seed is sold as low as a ton of flax meal having the oil extracted, and a question has arisen whether cattle would thrive as well on the pure [?] ...

    Article : 167 words
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