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  2. For the Man on the Land

    An interesting series of fertilising experiments have been conducted recently in Scotland. The first was an experiment on the farm of Midlocharwoods, ...

    Article : 1,324 words
  3. EFFECT OF MANURES

    Mr. James Long, writing on the effect of manares, says phosphates encourage the weight of grain, nitrates encourage the weight of straw among the cereals, ...

    Article : 365 words
  4. DAIRY

    The calf must be given the first milk taken from tile cow—the colostrum — as this is necessary for properly clearing the bowels and starting the digestive ...

    Article : 179 words
  5. SHEEP

    As to a remedy for this troublel variously called the "sheep fly," or "flyblow on sheep," the curative treatment as far as the destruction of the maggots is ...

    Article : 925 words
  6. POULTRY

    Some claim that the larger part of success in breeding for egg production lies in the feeding and care. Good layers must be well cared for and well fed, but ...

    Article : 300 words
  7. STRETCHING WIRE WITH A WHEEL

    Where a person has no better way of stretching wire, he can use the wheel and hub of a waggon, after the manner illustrated herewith ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 146 words
  8. COW HOLDING MILK

    It is a mistake to suppose that a cow gives down or, holds up milk voluntarily, It is also an error to think that the udder is a vessel filled with milk, and ...

    Article : 167 words
  9. THE HORSE

    In judging the quality of bone one Should take into account the character of the skin and hair overlaying it. If the skin be coarse, and the hair long and ...

    Article : 473 words
  10. GEESE HINTS

    Geese may simply be put out on waste pasture land, like cattle; but, unlike cattle, they will utilise places that are swampy and really of no value for other ...

    Article : 365 words
  11. COWS AND APPLES

    Experiments have been made to ascertain the feeding value of apples to dairy cows. Though hardly an economical article, it is a better way to dispose of ...

    Article : 163 words
  12. FEEDING AT MILKING

    Most farmers claim that cows will stand quieter, and let down their milk more freely if they are given something so eat Whilst they are being milked.But ...

    Article : 249 words
  13. CALF CORDIALS

    Very few of the remedies given to calves suffering from white scour prove of much service. This should not, however, debar breeders from devoting due ...

    Article : 330 words
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