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  2. HORTICULTURAL.

    Owing to the recent wet weather, the early planting of fruit trees has been greatly delayed. Every possible means should now be taken to push on with ...

    Article : 319 words
  3. FARM NOTES.

    All the best American and Canadian authorties agree that potatoes should not he hilled up. At the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station in 1897, ...

    Article : 1,372 words
  4. GROWING CROTONS.

    Amongst ornamental fine-foliaged stove plants the Croton stands in the first rank for the rich color and gracefulness of its leases. Most varieties differ so much in ...

    Article : 1,333 words
  5. THE BEEKEEPER.

    In beekeeping, as in everything else, there are differences of opinion. This is an advantage, as it is not well for all to keep on the same beaten track and not ...

    Article : 1,027 words
  6. THE IMPORTANCE OF LIMING LAND.

    The value of time as an occasional dressing for the soil is generally recognised, yet its application does not receive much attention in Victoria. This ...

    Article : 502 words
  7. THE VINEYARD.

    (Concluded from last week.) At sixteen months it was in good order and perfectly dry: it was not delicate, but sound, clean-tasting, fresh, and with ...

    Article : 1,016 words
  8. THE KITCHEN GARDEN.

    The recent heavy rains have [?]eaten the surface soil into a solid state, rendering it almost impervious to the air. The first, opportunity should be taken to run the ...

    Article : 440 words
  9. PURE MILK REQUIRES PURE WATER

    As the water permeates every part of the cistern of the cow, its purity is the first consideration. The quality of the water effects the health of the cow and the ...

    Article : 314 words
  10. GRAIN CROPS REQUIRE BUT LITTLE LIME.

    A study or the foregoing table saows that grain crops require but little lime, and that most of it exists in the straw. With a proper system of farming most ...

    Article : 168 words
  11. ROOTS FOR HORSES.

    THEIR VALUE. The horse is strictly a vegetarian, and vegetables should enter into the vocabulary of his diet nearly as much as n the ...

    Article : 687 words
  12. THE FLOWER GARDEN.

    The planting of roses should be completed without delay. If the soil is very sandy it should have a little clay mixed with it, especially for Hybrid Perpetuate. ...

    Article : 157 words
  13. QUANTITY OF LIME TER ACRE.

    Regarding the quantity of lime that should be used per acre, this will altogether depend upon the character of the soil, the heavier the land, i.e., ...

    Article : 199 words
  14. CONSERVATORY AND POT PLANTS.

    The dull, foggy weather has been very trying to many soft wooded plants, especially where fire heat was not avaiable to maintain a dry atmosphere; a ...

    Article : 379 words
  15. ONE DOG POWER

    Our American cousins have remembered the turnspit dog, and “acted according.” A Wisconsin newspaper owner has a dog that runs the entire ...

    Article : 289 words
  16. A QUESTION FOR DAIRY FARMERS.

    It takes just the same quantity of food to run the machinery of each of an average herd of dairy cows. The question is, what does each cow do with the rest ...

    Article : 224 words
  17. PROFIT IN PIGS.

    'At a recent meeting the Farmers’ Association at Quorn, South Australia, Mr R. Thompson read a paper on “Profit in Pigs," from which I have condensed the ...

    Article : 572 words
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