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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 552 words
  3. SOUTHERN NOTES.

    I am glad to hear that northern Tasmanian poultry fanciers have decided to hold a show this year. They could not have got a better secretary than Mr. ...

    Article : 101 words
  4. CONSERVATORY, GREENHOUSE, AND FRAMES.

    When artificial heat is available the vicissitudes of the weather outside do not matter so much, but even in unheated houses a considerable amount of ...

    Article : 214 words
  5. THE GARDEN.

    This should be the busiest time in the year, when deciduous fruit trees have to be planted. Where practicable select a dull, quiet day for the operation; ...

    Article : 385 words
  6. PITH OF THE WEEK

    The General Manager of Railways has left Hobart for Zeehan to see how the Zeehan-Mount Reid tramway is progressing. ...

    Article : 1,404 words
  7. FARM & STATION

    Timber industry on the N.W. Coast looking up. Mr. W. Jones sends weekly shipments of blackwood to Melbourne, and the ...

    Article : 1,270 words
  8. RULES FOR THE DAIRY.

    A very serviceable set of rules has been adopted by one of the large dairy associations in England. These rules set out the conditions on which the ...

    Article : 189 words
  9. Poultry Notes.

    Recently arrived to the order of Messrs. Wallbridge and Harwood are a pair of new style game bantams; one a black red hen, the other a duckwing ...

    Article : 366 words
  10. THE TIRE QUESTION.

    Eleven local authorities in Victoria have signified their intention to take advantage of the act passed last session to regulate the width of tires on ...

    Article : 138 words
  11. KITCHEN GARDEN.

    In sandy or moderately dry soils and in warm situations small sowings of many of the hardy vegetables may be made, but for the main crops of ...

    Article : 307 words
  12. TREATMENT OF SANDCRACKS.

    There are two kinds of sandcracks (so-called), true and false. True sandcracks commence at the coronet, extend towards the sole, and are generally ...

    Article : 186 words
  13. THE TICK PLAGUE.

    The Queensland tick pest has been dealt with in the New South Wales Parliament with commendable promptitude. A bill to protect the colony from ...

    Article : 114 words
  14. Farm and Station Notes.

    The Tasmanian method of picking apples for export, ere ripe, apparently puzzles the envious South Australian. At a recent meeting of the Central ...

    Article : 132 words
  15. A VALUABLE DISCOVERY.

    Swedish papers mention the discovery by a large estate-owner in that country of a more profitable mode of utilising skim milk ...

    Article : 109 words
  16. DEEP CULTIVATION.

    The advice to agriculturists to cultivate deeply is the soundest that can be given, but in its application common sense should always be exercised. What ...

    Article : 476 words
  17. AGRICULTURAL BLUESTONE.

    Tasmanian wheatgrowers will probably be interested in the following extract from the South Australian "Garden and Field":—"An extensive ...

    Article : 164 words
  18. FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY.

    No better time for planting roses could be found than the present. To grow the rose to perfection it must have plenty of space for both top and roots ...

    Article : 334 words
  19. FLINTY WHEATS.

    At the rust conference recently held in Melbourne, attention was again directed to the fact that in America and Europe generally, millers are enabled ...

    Article : 128 words
  20. USEFUL HINTS.

    The following brief classification of the principal breeds should be of help to new beginners. Laying (or non-sitting) Varieties.— ...

    Article : 197 words
  21. THE POTATO MARKET.

    Relative to the potato market in Victoria, last week's "Leader" has the following:—"The potato market has during the last fortnight fallen to an ...

    Article : 254 words
  22. USE THE BRUSH HARROW.

    The unsightly irregularities that are often noticeable upon the surface of grass lands, both meadows and pastures, are usually due to preventable ...

    Article : 96 words
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