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  2. JUDGING PIGS.

    In judging pigs Professor Wallace says: —"Begin at the feet and legs; these are most important, having to carry the weight when fat and heavy. Feet small and ...

    Article : 170 words
  3. FARM AND STATION.

    The full grown horse possesses twent four back teeth—that is, sis in each side of each jaw; these are called molars or grinders. He has twelve front teeth; ...

    Article : 406 words
  4. UNTAINTED BUTTER.

    Customers are great fault-finders. They find fault when they do not know what the trouble is, and often when there is no cause of complaint. But if the butter is ...

    Article : 328 words
  5. THE EFFECT OF THE KIMBERLEY GOLDFIELDS ON NEW ZEALAND.

    THE departure of the steamer Triumph for the Kimberley goldfields is thus referred to by the New Zealand Times of a late date:—"It was impossible to witness ...

    Article : 361 words
  6. AMERICAN DAIRY MAXIMS.

    In a herd the sire may be the father of one half of thirty or forty calves. The female is only the mother of one half of one calf, therefore it is all the more ...

    Article : 190 words
  7. IMPROVED DAIRYING IN ITALY.

    The dairymen in Italy are improving their facilities and rutter to such an extent as to become formidable rivals to the Dutch in the export trade with India, ...

    Article : 87 words
  8. WINDGAALLS IN HORSES.

    The windgalls often seen on the limbs of horses are caused by an increased secretion of synovial fluid, or what is commonly called joint oil, and ...

    Article : 188 words
  9. FARMERS' HINTS.

    It is a wasteful policy that of exhausting the soil so that it will no longer pay the cost of cultivation. The feeding of stock, and carting the manure on the ...

    Article : 304 words
  10. GOVERNMENT EXPERIMENTAL FARMS IN CANADA.

    The Dominion Government have in contemplation the establishment of a number of experimental farms in Canada on a system somewhat similar to that ...

    Article : 179 words
  11. A BANKRUPTCY CASE.

    A MEETING of the creditors of Mr. H. G. B. Mason was held on Tuesday in the Supreme Court, the Registrar presiding. Several debts were proved and a proof of ...

    Article : 356 words
  12. FEEDING FOR LEAN MEAT.

    For two years in succession Professor Sanborn has conducted experiments in America in feeding pigs with a view to compare results of using corn alone with ...

    Article : 342 words
  13. MR. GRIBBLE IN SYDNEY.

    ONE of the most humorous of the 'mots' of SYDNEY SMITH, is one which expresses the pious resignation with which he used to submit himself to be "preached to ...

    Article : 1,086 words
  14. A TURTLE FARM.

    One of the latest ventures of our ingenious and enterprising Yankee cousins is of a decidedly novel character, and has taken the form of turtle raising. It ...

    Article : 129 words
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